Rome City

Population: 1,271
Median household income: $72,054
Median home value: $231,300

Rome City is a community in Noble County, Indiana, home to 1,271 residents. At $72,054, its median household income sits in line with Noble County's $70,908.

Between 2019 and 2023, Rome City's population declined 5.4% from 1,343 to 1,271, while its median home value rose 21.2% from $190,900 to $231,300.

78.9% of workers drive to work alone. 87.5% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,271
Median age: 51.5 yrs
Median household income: $72,054
Median home value: $231,300
Median gross rent: $846
Housing units: 797
Homeownership rate: 84.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.5%
Unemployment rate: 3.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,3431,271

Median household income

$64,000$72,054

Median home value

$190,900$231,300

Median gross rent

$724$846

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,343	$64,000	$190,900	$724
2020	1,439	$61,094	$182,900	$689
2021	1,347	$63,333	$199,300	$753
2022	1,341	$67,639	$229,900	$792
2023	1,271	$72,054	$231,300	$846

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.2%

5 to 179.7%

18 to 2410.8%

25 to 3411.7%

35 to 447.5%

45 to 5411.9%

55 to 6417.7%

65 to 7418.0%

75 and over8.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	53	4.2%
5 to 17	123	9.7%
18 to 24	137	10.8%
25 to 34	149	11.7%
35 to 44	95	7.5%
45 to 54	151	11.9%
55 to 64	225	17.7%
65 to 74	229	18.0%
75 and over	109	8.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,216	95.7%
Black or African American	8	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	4	0.3%
Two or more races	10	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	33	2.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.8%

High school graduate40.8%

Some college or associate's27.9%

Bachelor's degree12.6%

Graduate or professional degree6.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	113	11.8%
High school graduate	391	40.8%
Some college or associate's	267	27.9%
Bachelor's degree	121	12.6%
Graduate or professional degree	66	6.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 30 min

Drove alone78.9%

Carpooled10.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.4%

Other means2.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	478	78.9%
Carpooled	62	10.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	12	2.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	39	6.4%
Other means	15	2.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	126	22.2%
15 to 29 min	216	38.1%
30 to 44 min	97	17.1%
45 to 59 min	66	11.6%
60+ min	62	10.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.41
Poverty rate: 9.6% (122 of 1,271)

	Count	Share
Family households	375	71.2%
Nonfamily households	152	28.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1958

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	527	66.1%
Vacant	270	33.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	446	84.6%
Renter-occupied	81	15.4%

1-unit, detached87.5%

1-unit, attached0.5%

2 to 4 units2.8%

5 to 19 units1.4%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other7.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	697	87.5%
1-unit, attached	4	0.5%
2 to 4 units	22	2.8%
5 to 19 units	11	1.4%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	63	7.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1865808
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 1.47 sq mi
Water area: 1 sq mi
Center point: 41.4894, -85.3588