Rome is home to 620 people in Wisconsin. Owners hold 84% of the housing stock. The average commute runs 45 minutes. That puts it in the top 10% of US cities for household income. 1% of locals were born outside the United States. People stay put here: 96% were in the same home a year ago.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $92,083, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 41.2
US median: 38.9
Average education
35% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 37%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Rome
What changed most since 2000
Adults with a bachelor's degree14.0% → 35.1%(+21.2 pts)US over the same years: +11.3 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$238,819 → $326,200(+37%)US over the same years: +71%
White share99.0% → 93.9%(−5.1 pts)US over the same years: −11.3 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)43.3%(13)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era40%(12)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 30 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
2000
574
$100,841
$238,819
14.0%
2.6
2010
689
$75,125
$303,395
20.6%
9.1
2020
752
$107,568
$289,192
27.5%
13.8
2024
620
$92,083
$326,200
35.1%
14.6
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.
