Rome vs Sullivan

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

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

Sullivan has the higher population (711 vs 609 in Rome). Rome has the higher median household income ($88,281 vs $82,500 in Sullivan). Rome has the higher median home value ($290,000 vs $244,500 in Sullivan).

Population, income & housing

	Rome	Sullivan
Population	609	711
Median age	42.9 yrs	40.5 yrs
Median household income	$88,281	$82,500
Median home value	$290,000	$244,500
Median gross rent	$1,033	$1,055
Housing units	260	276
Homeownership rate	83.4%	47.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	31.3%	19.8%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	1.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Rome	Sullivan
Population	711 → 609 (-14.3%)	686 → 711 (+3.6%)
Median household income	$71,198 → $88,281 (+24.0%)	$59,375 → $82,500 (+38.9%)
Median home value	$195,500 → $290,000 (+48.3%)	$183,300 → $244,500 (+33.4%)
Median gross rent	$950 → $1,033 (+8.7%)	$857 → $1,055 (+23.1%)

Rome

Population

711609

Median household income

$71,198$88,281

Median home value

$195,500$290,000

Median gross rent

$950$1,033

Sullivan

Population

686711

Median household income

$59,375$82,500

Median home value

$183,300$244,500

Median gross rent

$857$1,055

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Rome	Sullivan
Under 5	9.2%	4.1%
5 to 17	15.6%	18.7%
18 to 24	0.7%	10.5%
25 to 34	11.0%	10.4%
35 to 44	20.2%	10.8%
45 to 54	8.2%	15.6%
55 to 64	17.6%	15.2%
65 to 74	8.2%	11.3%
75 and over	9.4%	3.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Rome	Sullivan
White (non-Hispanic)	91.6%	97.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.1%
Two or more races	6.2%	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino	2.1%	1.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Rome	Sullivan
No high school diploma	6.4%	5.9%
High school graduate	38.1%	36.9%
Some college or associate's	24.2%	37.3%
Bachelor's degree	22.9%	16.5%
Graduate or professional degree	8.4%	3.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Rome	Sullivan
Drove alone	90.7%	76.1%
Carpooled	5.6%	2.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.9%	5.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.8%	15.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Rome	Sullivan
1-unit, detached	95.0%	51.4%
1-unit, attached	1.5%	3.6%
2 to 4 units	3.5%	19.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	18.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	6.5%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Rome	Sullivan
Poverty rate	4.9%	23.0%
Average household size	2.47	2.59
Mean commute (minutes)	42	26
Median year structure built	1973	1976