Rome

Population: 609
Median household income: $88,281
Median home value: $290,000

Located in Jefferson County, Wisconsin, Rome is a community with a population of 609. At $88,281, its median household income sits above Jefferson County's $80,604.

Between 2019 and 2023, Rome's population declined 14.3% from 711 to 609, while its median home value rose 48.3% from $195,500 to $290,000.

90.7% of workers drive to work alone. 95.0% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 609
Median age: 42.9 yrs
Median household income: $88,281
Median home value: $290,000
Median gross rent: $1,033
Housing units: 260
Homeownership rate: 83.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 31.3%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

711609

Median household income

$71,198$88,281

Median home value

$195,500$290,000

Median gross rent

$950$1,033

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	711	$71,198	$195,500	$950
2020	647	$88,750	$238,600	$1,078
2021	645	$89,688	$247,000	$1,078
2022	582	$83,365	$250,000	$1,144
2023	609	$88,281	$290,000	$1,033

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

Age distribution

Under 59.2%

5 to 1715.6%

18 to 240.7%

25 to 3411.0%

35 to 4420.2%

45 to 548.2%

55 to 6417.6%

65 to 748.2%

75 and over9.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	56	9.2%
5 to 17	95	15.6%
18 to 24	4	0.7%
25 to 34	67	11.0%
35 to 44	123	20.2%
45 to 54	50	8.2%
55 to 64	107	17.6%
65 to 74	50	8.2%
75 and over	57	9.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	558	91.6%
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	38	6.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	13	2.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.4%

High school graduate38.1%

Some college or associate's24.2%

Bachelor's degree22.9%

Graduate or professional degree8.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	29	6.4%
High school graduate	173	38.1%
Some college or associate's	110	24.2%
Bachelor's degree	104	22.9%
Graduate or professional degree	38	8.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 42 min

Drove alone90.7%

Carpooled5.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.8%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	291	90.7%
Carpooled	18	5.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	3	0.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	9	2.8%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	20	6.4%
15 to 29 min	104	33.3%
30 to 44 min	110	35.3%
45 to 59 min	18	5.8%
60+ min	60	19.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.47
Poverty rate: 4.9% (30 of 609)

	Count	Share
Family households	180	72.9%
Nonfamily households	67	27.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1973

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	247	95.0%
Vacant	13	5.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	206	83.4%
Renter-occupied	41	16.6%

1-unit, detached95.0%

1-unit, attached1.5%

2 to 4 units3.5%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	247	95.0%
1-unit, attached	4	1.5%
2 to 4 units	9	3.5%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5569300
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 3.71 sq mi
Water area: 0.24 sq mi
Center point: 42.9853, -88.6499