Demographics of Rome city, New York

Rome city, New York had 31,682 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −211 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Rome city, in four figures

31,682
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 31,795 ±47.; −0.7%
Change since July 2020: −211 people.; 40.7 ±1.9
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $59,925 ±$3,439
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Rome city, New York's population shrank 0.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Rome city, New York's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Rome city, New York's population shrank 0.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Rome city, New York's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	31,893	100.0	100.0
2021	31,724	99.5	100.2
2022	31,683	99.3	100.7
2023	31,648	99.2	101.6
2024	31,817	99.8	102.5
2025	31,682	99.3	103.1

Population of Rome city, New York on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	31,893	—
2021	31,724	−169
2022	31,683	−41
2023	31,648	−35
2024	31,817	+169
2025	31,682	−135

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 40.7 ±1.9: for men 38.3 ±1.9 and for women 44.4 ±2.6. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Rome city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	New York	United States
Under 5	1,598 ±315	5.0% ±1.0	5.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	4,597 ±542	14.5% ±1.7	15.0% ±<0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	2,647 ±381	8.3% ±1.2	8.9% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	8,461 ±679	26.6% ±2.1	27.1% ±<0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	8,202 ±629	25.8% ±2.0	25.6% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	6,290 ±532	19.8% ±1.7	17.9% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $59,925 ±$3,439, and income per person $33,321 ±$1,610, in 2024 dollars. The median is $85,974 ±$402 in New York and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Rome city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	New York	United States
Under $25,000	2,916 ±460	21.0% ±3.2	16.0% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	3,177 ±426	22.9% ±2.9	15.1% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	2,163 ±329	15.6% ±2.3	13.6% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,716 ±314	12.4% ±2.2	11.4% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	2,451 ±320	17.7% ±2.2	16.7% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	916 ±213	6.6% ±1.5	10.1% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	531 ±143	3.8% ±1.0	17.1% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Rome city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	New York	United States
All ages	5,419 ±893	18.1% ±3.0	14.0% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,459 ±467	24.0% ±7.2	18.3% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	2,903 ±451	18.1% ±2.7	12.8% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,057 ±207	13.5% ±2.4	13.1% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Rome city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Rome city	New York	United States
Housing units	15,300 ±497	8,585,241 ±652	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	90.7% ±1.9	90.0% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	9.3% ±1.7	10.0% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	56.6% ±2.9	54.3% ±0.2	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	43.4% ±2.7	45.7% ±0.1	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$154,400 ±$6,016	$423,800 ±$1,627	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$909 ±$59	$1,621 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1955 ±2	1959 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Rome city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	New York	United States
Hispanic or Latino	2,405 ±479	7.6% ±1.5	19.8% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	25,757 ±760	81.0% ±2.4	52.8% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	1,384 ±234	4.4% ±0.7	13.4% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	454 ±203	1.4% ±0.6	9.0% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 94	0% to 0.3%	0.2% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 29	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 417	0% to 1.3%	1.0% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,553 ±434	4.9% ±1.4	3.8% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Rome city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	New York	United States
Born in the state	26,052 ±615	81.9% ±1.9	62.4% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	3,999 ±622	12.6% ±2.0	12.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	575 ±154	1.8% ±0.5	2.5% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,169 ±337	3.7% ±1.1	22.8% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	552 ±190	1.7% ±0.6	13.6% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	617 ±223	1.9% ±0.7	9.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Rome city among the places of New York

41st of 354 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the New York page.

Places of New York near Rome city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Uniondale CDP	33,148 ±2,045
Ithaca city	32,814 ±31
Huntington Station CDP	32,601 ±1,631
Poughkeepsie city	31,958 ±37
Centereach CDP	31,839 ±1,924
Rome city	31,795 ±47
Bay Shore CDP	31,683 ±2,135
Oceanside CDP	31,639 ±1,346
Port Chester village	31,102 ±43
Franklin Square CDP	30,897 ±2,049
Middletown city	30,289 ±46

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Rome city, New York

Rankings this appears in

No. 24 Places in New York by poverty rate
No. 48 Places in New York by median age
No. 152 Places in New York by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 219 Places in New York by homeownership rate
No. 255 Places in New York by per capita income
No. 256 Places in New York by foreign-born share

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026