East Smithfield vs Rome

A side-by-side comparison of East Smithfield and Rome: population, income, housing, and more.

East Smithfield and Rome are places in Pennsylvania. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Rome has the higher population (459 vs 336 in East Smithfield). East Smithfield has the higher median household income ($80,938 vs $59,286 in Rome). East Smithfield has the higher median home value ($200,000 vs $147,500 in Rome).

Population, income & housing

	East Smithfield	Rome
Population	336	459
Median age	34.8 yrs	31.3 yrs
Median household income	$80,938	$59,286
Median home value	$200,000	$147,500
Median gross rent	$1,075	$856
Housing units	109	197
Homeownership rate	75.2%	56.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.4%	13.2%
Unemployment rate	10.3%	6.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East Smithfield	Rome
Population	—	484 → 459 (-5.2%)
Median household income	—	$47,798 → $59,286 (+24.0%)
Median home value	—	$85,000 → $147,500 (+73.5%)
Median gross rent	—	$878 → $856 (-2.5%)

East Smithfield

Rome

Population

484459

Median household income

$47,798$59,286

Median home value

$85,000$147,500

Median gross rent

$878$856

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	East Smithfield	Rome
Under 5	9.5%	7.0%
5 to 17	19.3%	25.1%
18 to 24	13.1%	8.7%
25 to 34	8.3%	19.4%
35 to 44	7.4%	15.0%
45 to 54	14.0%	5.0%
55 to 64	14.0%	7.4%
65 to 74	7.1%	6.8%
75 and over	7.1%	5.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East Smithfield	Rome
White (non-Hispanic)	97.9%	96.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.0%
Asian	1.8%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	East Smithfield	Rome
No high school diploma	4.1%	10.7%
High school graduate	62.1%	51.1%
Some college or associate's	19.5%	25.0%
Bachelor's degree	11.3%	10.3%
Graduate or professional degree	3.1%	2.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East Smithfield	Rome
Drove alone	50.7%	66.0%
Carpooled	34.1%	14.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.3%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	18.8%
Other means	10.9%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East Smithfield	Rome
1-unit, detached	67.9%	49.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	22.0%	11.2%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	3.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	10.1%	35.5%

Poverty & households

	East Smithfield	Rome
Poverty rate	2.1%	19.2%
Average household size	3.08	2.80
Mean commute (minutes)	30	24
Median year structure built	1959	1963