Demographic Statistics for Rome, New York

Updated August 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

SEX AND AGE
	Number	Percent

Total population	34,950	100.0

Male	17,909	51.2
Female	17,041	48.8

Under 5 years	2,045	5.9
5 to 9 years	2,182	6.2
10 to 14 years	2,184	6.2
15 to 19 years	2,136	6.1
20 to 24 years	2,165	6.2
25 to 34 years	4,982	14.3
35 to 44 years	5,459	15.6
45 to 54 years	4,596	13.2
55 to 59 years	1,736	5.0
60 to 64 years	1,469	4.2
65 to 74 years	2,721	7.8
75 to 84 years	2,438	7.0
85 years and over	837	2.4

Median age (years)	38.2	(X)

18 years and over	27,224	77.9
Male	13,943	39.9
Female	13,281	38.0
21 years and over	26,033	74.5
62 years and over	6,853	19.6
65 years and over	5,996	17.2
Male	2,341	6.7
Female	3,655	10.5

RACE
One race	34,235	98.0
White	30,704	87.9
Black or African American	2,650	7.6
American Indian and Alaska Native	93	0.3
Asian	309	0.9
Asian Indian	65	0.2
Chinese	55	0.2
Filipino	33	0.1
Japanese	22	0.1
Korean	38	0.1
Vietnamese	14	0.0
Other Asian ¹	82	0.2
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	6	0.0
Native Hawaiian	4	0.0
Guamanian or Chamorro	1	0.0
Samoan	0	0.0
Other Pacific Islander ²	1	0.0
Some other race	473	1.4
Two or more races	715	2.0

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races ³
White	31,338	89.7
Black or African American	2,984	8.5
American Indian and Alaska Native	211	0.6
Asian	408	1.2
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	24	0.1
Some other race	746	2.1

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	34,950	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	1,648	4.7
Mexican	146	0.4
Puerto Rican	919	2.6
Cuban	46	0.1
Other Hispanic or Latino	537	1.5
Not Hispanic or Latino	33,302	95.3
White alone	29,872	85.5

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	34,950	100.0
In households	31,452	90.0
Householder	13,653	39.1
Spouse	5,820	16.7
Child	9,208	26.3
Own child under 18 years	7,053	20.2
Other relatives	1,015	2.9
Under 18 years	385	1.1
Nonrelatives	1,756	5.0
Unmarried partner	1,017	2.9
In group quarters	3,498	10.0
Institutionalized population	3,152	9.0
Noninstitutionalized population	346	1.0

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	13,653	100.0
Family households (families)	8,332	61.0
With own children under 18 years	3,843	28.1
Married-couple family	5,820	42.6
With own children under 18 years	2,218	16.2
Female householder, no husband present	1,901	13.9
With own children under 18 years	1,255	9.2
Nonfamily households	5,321	39.0
Householder living alone	4,533	33.2
Householder 65 years and over	1,988	14.6

Households with individuals under 18 years	4,131	30.3
Households with individuals 65 years and over	4,118	30.2

Average household size	2.30	(X)
Average family size	2.93	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	16,272	100.0
Occupied housing units	13,653	83.9
Vacant housing units	2,619	16.1
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	40	0.2

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	3.3	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	14.6	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	13,653	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	7,792	57.1
Renter-occupied housing units	5,861	42.9

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.45	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.11	(X)

(X) Not applicable
¹ Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
² Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
³ In combination with one or more other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, Matrices P1, P3, P4, P8, P9, P12, P13, P,17, P18, P19, P20, P23, P27, P28, P33, PCT5, PCT8, PCT11, PCT15, H1, H3, H4, H5, H11, and H12.

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