Rome, Illinois: commercial real estate data.
Rome is a Census CDP of 1,947 people across 1.92 square miles of land, in Peoria County. Median household income is $88,750, 89.3 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Rome
What Rome is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area1.92 sq mi
- Water area0.58 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,013
- County holding the largest share of its areaPeoria County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Rome
How many people live in Rome
- Population1,947
- Median age37.5 plus or minus 7.6
- Population under 18619 plus or minus 176
- Share under 1831.8 percent plus or minus 7.2
- Population 65 and over260 plus or minus 92
- Share 65 and over13.4 percent plus or minus 4.1
- Households748
- Family households489
- Share of households that are families65.4 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Rome
Income and work in Rome
- Median household income$88,750 plus or minus $19,171
- Per capita income$37,627
- Civilian labor force951 plus or minus 191
- Employed951 plus or minus 191
- Unemployed0
- Unemployment rate0.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over1,238
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher92.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher23.1 percent plus or minus 8.9
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree1.8 percent plus or minus 2.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Rome
Housing in Rome
- Housing units748
- Occupied units748
- Vacant units0
- Vacancy rate0.0 percent
- Owner occupied668
- Renter occupied80 plus or minus 66
- Ownership rate89.3 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$159,800
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,094
- Annual rent as a share of median income14.8 percent plus or minus 3.5
- Single family units748
- Share single family100.0 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more0
- Share in buildings of two or more0.0 percent
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1960
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Rome
How Rome gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute865 plus or minus 187
- Commuting under 15 minutes219 plus or minus 112
- Share commuting under 15 minutes25.3 percent plus or minus 11.8
- Commuting 30 minutes or more173 plus or minus 82
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more20.0 percent plus or minus 8.4
- Drove alone83.7 percent
- Carpooled8.3 percent plus or minus 6.2
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home7.7 percent plus or minus 4.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Peoria County, not Rome
Peoria County context, not Rome figures
- Establishments in Peoria County4,168
- Covered employment, Peoria County103,940
- Average annual pay, Peoria County$74,778
- Housing units permitted, Peoria County71
Every figure in this section is published for Peoria County as a whole and is not a measurement of Rome.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Rome questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Rome, Illinois?
1,947, in 748 households. Rome CDP covers 1.92 square miles of land, which is 1,013 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Rome in?
Peoria County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Rome?
$88,750. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $159,800. Median gross rent is $1,094 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Are the county figures on this page Rome figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Peoria County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Rome.
Is zoning published for Rome?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.