Mount Union vs Rome

A side-by-side comparison of Mount Union and Rome: population, income, housing, and more.

Mount Union and Rome are places in Iowa. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Mount Union has the higher population (111 vs 77 in Rome). Mount Union has the higher median household income ($48,250 vs $29,531 in Rome). Mount Union has the higher median home value ($84,500 vs $61,300 in Rome).

Population, income & housing

	Mount Union	Rome
Population	111	77
Median age	37.7 yrs	42.8 yrs
Median household income	$48,250	$29,531
Median home value	$84,500	$61,300
Median gross rent	—	$1,021
Housing units	47	47
Homeownership rate	85.1%	69.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.2%	1.9%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Mount Union	Rome
Population	153 → 111 (-27.5%)	101 → 77 (-23.8%)
Median household income	$38,542 → $48,250 (+25.2%)	$35,625 → $29,531 (-17.1%)
Median home value	$72,800 → $84,500 (+16.1%)	$21,900 → $61,300 (+179.9%)
Median gross rent	—	$900 → $1,021 (+13.4%)

Mount Union

Population

153111

Median household income

$38,542$48,250

Median home value

$72,800$84,500

Rome

Population

10177

Median household income

$35,625$29,531

Median home value

$21,900$61,300

Median gross rent

$900$1,021

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Mount Union	Rome
Under 5	1.8%	3.9%
5 to 17	32.4%	19.5%
18 to 24	4.5%	7.8%
25 to 34	3.6%	13.0%
35 to 44	18.0%	7.8%
45 to 54	9.9%	22.1%
55 to 64	8.1%	19.5%
65 to 74	13.5%	6.5%
75 and over	8.1%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Mount Union	Rome
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	87.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	13.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Mount Union	Rome
No high school diploma	5.9%	15.1%
High school graduate	32.4%	67.9%
Some college or associate's	45.6%	15.1%
Bachelor's degree	16.2%	1.9%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Mount Union	Rome
Drove alone	86.5%	82.0%
Carpooled	0.0%	18.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	13.5%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Mount Union	Rome
1-unit, detached	80.9%	63.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	14.9%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.3%	36.2%

Poverty & households

	Mount Union	Rome
Poverty rate	9.9%	19.5%
Average household size	2.36	1.79
Mean commute (minutes)	—	18
Median year structure built	1973	1976