Helenville vs Rome

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

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

Rome has the higher population (609 vs 119 in Helenville). Helenville has the higher median household income ($120,486 vs $88,281 in Rome). Helenville has the higher median home value ($327,800 vs $290,000 in Rome).

Population, income & housing

	Helenville	Rome
Population	119	609
Median age	42.2 yrs	42.9 yrs
Median household income	$120,486	$88,281
Median home value	$327,800	$290,000
Median gross rent	—	$1,033
Housing units	55	260
Homeownership rate	81.8%	83.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.6%	31.3%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Helenville	Rome
Population	321 → 119 (-62.9%)	711 → 609 (-14.3%)
Median household income	$100,625 → $120,486 (+19.7%)	$71,198 → $88,281 (+24.0%)
Median home value	$174,400 → $327,800 (+88.0%)	$195,500 → $290,000 (+48.3%)
Median gross rent	—	$950 → $1,033 (+8.7%)

Helenville

Population

321119

Median household income

$100,625$120,486

Median home value

$174,400$327,800

Rome

Population

711609

Median household income

$71,198$88,281

Median home value

$195,500$290,000

Median gross rent

$950$1,033

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Helenville	Rome
Under 5	0.0%	9.2%
5 to 17	2.5%	15.6%
18 to 24	9.2%	0.7%
25 to 34	37.8%	11.0%
35 to 44	2.5%	20.2%
45 to 54	10.9%	8.2%
55 to 64	24.4%	17.6%
65 to 74	9.2%	8.2%
75 and over	3.4%	9.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Helenville	Rome
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	91.6%
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%	6.2%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	2.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Helenville	Rome
No high school diploma	3.8%	6.4%
High school graduate	19.0%	38.1%
Some college or associate's	68.6%	24.2%
Bachelor's degree	3.8%	22.9%
Graduate or professional degree	4.8%	8.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Helenville	Rome
Drove alone	96.3%	90.7%
Carpooled	0.0%	5.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.7%	0.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	2.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Helenville	Rome
1-unit, detached	49.1%	95.0%
1-unit, attached	9.1%	1.5%
2 to 4 units	41.8%	3.5%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Helenville	Rome
Poverty rate	0.0%	4.9%
Average household size	2.16	2.47
Mean commute (minutes)	31	42
Median year structure built	1938	1973