Monroe vs Rome

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

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

Monroe has the higher population (562 vs 459 in Rome). Rome has the higher median household income ($59,286 vs $57,250 in Monroe). Monroe has the higher median home value ($175,000 vs $147,500 in Rome).

Population, income & housing

	Monroe	Rome
Population	562	459
Median age	39.7 yrs	31.3 yrs
Median household income	$57,250	$59,286
Median home value	$175,000	$147,500
Median gross rent	$775	$856
Housing units	267	197
Homeownership rate	71.1%	56.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.9%	13.2%
Unemployment rate	1.6%	6.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Monroe	Rome
Population	590 → 562 (-4.7%)	484 → 459 (-5.2%)
Median household income	$55,486 → $57,250 (+3.2%)	$47,798 → $59,286 (+24.0%)
Median home value	$128,500 → $175,000 (+36.2%)	$85,000 → $147,500 (+73.5%)
Median gross rent	$883 → $775 (-12.2%)	$878 → $856 (-2.5%)

Monroe

Population

590562

Median household income

$55,486$57,250

Median home value

$128,500$175,000

Median gross rent

$883$775

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)

	Monroe	Rome
Under 5	2.5%	7.0%
5 to 17	16.9%	25.1%
18 to 24	9.3%	8.7%
25 to 34	15.1%	19.4%
35 to 44	10.3%	15.0%
45 to 54	11.7%	5.0%
55 to 64	16.0%	7.4%
65 to 74	10.1%	6.8%
75 and over	8.0%	5.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Monroe	Rome
White (non-Hispanic)	97.5%	96.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.4%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.7%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino	1.4%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Monroe	Rome
No high school diploma	7.7%	10.7%
High school graduate	43.1%	51.1%
Some college or associate's	27.2%	25.0%
Bachelor's degree	13.5%	10.3%
Graduate or professional degree	8.5%	2.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Monroe	Rome
Drove alone	86.4%	66.0%
Carpooled	11.2%	14.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.2%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.2%	18.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Monroe	Rome
1-unit, detached	80.5%	49.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	18.0%	11.2%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	3.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.5%	35.5%

Poverty & households

	Monroe	Rome
Poverty rate	9.4%	19.2%
Average household size	2.35	2.80
Mean commute (minutes)	29	24
Median year structure built	1945	1963