New Albany vs Rome

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

New Albany 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 318 in New Albany). New Albany has the higher median household income ($72,750 vs $59,286 in Rome). Rome has the higher median home value ($147,500 vs $112,500 in New Albany).

Population, income & housing

	New Albany	Rome
Population	318	459
Median age	28.3 yrs	31.3 yrs
Median household income	$72,750	$59,286
Median home value	$112,500	$147,500
Median gross rent	$924	$856
Housing units	135	197
Homeownership rate	56.1%	56.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	7.0%	13.2%
Unemployment rate	6.5%	6.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	New Albany	Rome
Population	270 → 318 (+17.8%)	484 → 459 (-5.2%)
Median household income	$34,107 → $72,750 (+113.3%)	$47,798 → $59,286 (+24.0%)
Median home value	$104,700 → $112,500 (+7.4%)	$85,000 → $147,500 (+73.5%)
Median gross rent	$663 → $924 (+39.4%)	$878 → $856 (-2.5%)

New Albany

Population

270318

Median household income

$34,107$72,750

Median home value

$104,700$112,500

Median gross rent

$663$924

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)

	New Albany	Rome
Under 5	4.1%	7.0%
5 to 17	22.3%	25.1%
18 to 24	11.0%	8.7%
25 to 34	21.4%	19.4%
35 to 44	14.2%	15.0%
45 to 54	12.9%	5.0%
55 to 64	6.3%	7.4%
65 to 74	6.6%	6.8%
75 and over	1.3%	5.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	New Albany	Rome
White (non-Hispanic)	95.6%	96.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	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	4.1%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	New Albany	Rome
No high school diploma	6.5%	10.7%
High school graduate	59.3%	51.1%
Some college or associate's	27.1%	25.0%
Bachelor's degree	7.0%	10.3%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	2.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	New Albany	Rome
Drove alone	88.2%	66.0%
Carpooled	2.8%	14.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	8.3%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	18.8%
Other means	0.7%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	New Albany	Rome
1-unit, detached	79.3%	49.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	14.8%	11.2%
5 to 19 units	3.7%	3.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.2%	35.5%

Poverty & households

	New Albany	Rome
Poverty rate	15.9%	19.2%
Average household size	2.79	2.80
Mean commute (minutes)	27	24
Median year structure built	1938	1963