Rome is home to 547 people in Pennsylvania. This skews young, with a median age of 28.1. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 11% of adults. 165 more people live here than in 2000. The poverty rate is 25.8%, above the 12.5% national rate. Owners hold 51% of the housing stock.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $55,000, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 28.1
US median: 38.9
Less educated
11% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 135%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Rome
What changed most since 1990
Homes owned by their occupants68.4% → 50.6%(−17.8 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$124,804 → $150,000(+20%)US over the same years: +67%
White share100.0% → 91.4%(−8.6 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)45.8%(11)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)8.3%(2)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era37.5%(9)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 24 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Rome, decade by decade
Rome population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
484
$54,002
$124,804
10.4%
0.0
2000
382
$48,123
$63,758
12.8%
2.6
2010
441
$51,429
$124,149
7.3%
2.8
2020
384
$60,718
$137,445
12.1%
17.0
2024
547
$55,000
$150,000
10.9%
20.2
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
