Rome

Population: 77
Median household income: $29,531
Median home value: $61,300

Located in Henry County, Iowa, Rome is a community with a population of 77. At $29,531, its median household income sits below Henry County's $64,604.

Between 2019 and 2023, Rome's population declined 23.8% from 101 to 77, while its median home value rose 179.9% from $21,900 to $61,300.

1.9% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 69.8% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 77
Median age: 42.8 yrs
Median household income: $29,531
Median home value: $61,300
Median gross rent: $1,021
Housing units: 47
Homeownership rate: 69.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 1.9%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

10177

Median household income

$35,625$29,531

Median home value

$21,900$61,300

Median gross rent

$900$1,021

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	101	$35,625	$21,900	$900
2020	70	$37,500	$25,000	$925
2021	100	$27,500	$34,200	$925
2022	72	$36,250	$35,000	$1,054
2023	77	$29,531	$61,300	$1,021

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

Age distribution

Under 53.9%

5 to 1719.5%

18 to 247.8%

25 to 3413.0%

35 to 447.8%

45 to 5422.1%

55 to 6419.5%

65 to 746.5%

75 and over0.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	3	3.9%
5 to 17	15	19.5%
18 to 24	6	7.8%
25 to 34	10	13.0%
35 to 44	6	7.8%
45 to 54	17	22.1%
55 to 64	15	19.5%
65 to 74	5	6.5%
75 and over	0	0.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	67	87.0%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	10	13.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma15.1%

High school graduate67.9%

Some college or associate's15.1%

Bachelor's degree1.9%

Graduate or professional degree0.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	8	15.1%
High school graduate	36	67.9%
Some college or associate's	8	15.1%
Bachelor's degree	1	1.9%
Graduate or professional degree	0	0.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone82.0%

Carpooled18.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	41	82.0%
Carpooled	9	18.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	14	28.0%
15 to 29 min	28	56.0%
30 to 44 min	8	16.0%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 1.79
Poverty rate: 19.5% (15 of 77)

	Count	Share
Family households	18	41.9%
Nonfamily households	25	58.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1976

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	43	91.5%
Vacant	4	8.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	30	69.8%
Renter-occupied	13	30.2%

1-unit, detached63.8%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other36.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	30	63.8%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	17	36.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1968565
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 0.12 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 40.9822, -91.6812