Rome town, WI

Adams County, WI

2022 population: 3,027 ( 307 from 2010 )
Land area: 54.1 square miles
Population density: 56.0 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	2,796	92.37%	5.2%
Black:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
2+ races:	108	3.57%	730.8%
Hispanic:	61	2.02%	258.8%

Total non-White:	231	7.63%	278.7%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	137	6.1
Change in Non-White pop.:	170	7.6

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
2,720
2,659	97.76%
3	0.11%
9	0.33%
15	0.55%
13	0.48%
17	0.62%
61	2.24%

2000
2,642
2,576	97.50%
0	0.00%
5	0.19%
21	0.79%
24	0.91%
8	0.30%
66	2.50%

1990
1,674
1,635	97.67%
0	0.00%
11	0.66%
2	0.12%
n/a
24	1.43%
39	2.33%

1980
1,110
1,107	99.73%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
3	0.27%
3	0.27%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

83	3.1
-5	-0.2

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

941	56.2
27	1.6

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

528	47.6
36	3.2

Age, Family & Household Data for Rome town, WI

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
63.9
225	7.4%
2,802	92.6%
1,353	44.7%

1,557
1.94

1,149	73.8%
1,074	93.5%
9	0.8%
408	26.2%

2010
Number	Percent
58.5
341	12.5%
2,379	87.5%
932	34.3%

1,282
2.12

933	72.8%
844	90.5%
20	2.1%
349	27.2%

2000
Number	Percent
50.8
457	17.3%
2,185	82.7%
652	24.7%

1,190
2.22

902	75.8%
793	87.9%
9	1.0%
288	24.2%

1990
Number	Percent
46.1
302	18.0%
1,372	82.0%
309	18.5%

712
2.35

555	77.9%
517	93.2%
9	1.6%
157	22.1%

1980
Number	Percent
38.8
285	25.7%
825	74.3%
133	12.0%

412
2.69

342	83.0%
329	96.2%
2	0.6%
70	17.0%

2022 Housing Data for Rome town, WI

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	51	3.3%
$10,000 to $14,999	31	2.0%
$15,000 to $19,999	29	1.9%
$20,000 to $24,999	56	3.6%
$25,000 to $29,999	111	7.1%
$30,000 to $34,999	43	2.8%
$35,000 to $39,999	40	2.6%
$40,000 to $44,999	79	5.1%
$45,000 to $49,999	58	3.7%
$50,000 to $59,999	55	3.5%
$60,000 to $74,999	159	10.2%
$75,000 to $99,999	249	16.0%
$100,000 to $124,999	262	16.8%
$125,000 to $149,999	111	7.1%
$150,000 to $199,999	185	11.9%
$200,000 or more	38	2.4%

Median Household Income	85,792
Per Capita Income	44,614

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	80	5.1%
Public Assistance	0	0.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	34	2.2%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	921	64.0%
Unemployed	35	2.4%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	956	66.5%
Not in Labor Force	482	33.5%

Real Unemployment Rate		36.0%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	356	368	49.2%
Non-Profit	0	94	0.0%
Self-Employed	72	48	60.0%

Local Government	49	72	40.5%
State Government	9	16	36.0%
Federal Government	8	0	100.0%

Total Private + Self	428	416	50.7%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	66	182	26.6%
Total	494	598	45.2%

Pct. Govt.	14.1%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	175	16.0%
Sales and Office Occupations	282	25.8%
Professional, Technical	211	19.3%
Service Occupations	177	16.2%
All others	247	22.6%

White Collar		61.2%

Industry
	Number	%
Retail trade	166	15.2%
Manufacturing	163	14.9%
Educational services	157	14.4%
Health care and social assistance	100	9.2%
Construction	62	5.7%
Professional, scientific, technical	62	5.7%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	62	5.7%
Other services	55	5.0%
Finance and insurance	49	4.5%
Public administration	44	4.0%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	39	3.6%
Transportation and warehousing	37	3.4%
Wholesale trade	28	2.6%
Real estate and rental and leasing	23	2.1%
Accommodation and food services	18	1.6%
Utilities	15	1.4%
Information	9	0.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	3	0.3%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	61	2.02%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	0	0.00%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	0	0.00%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	2,941	98.8%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	17	0.6%
Other Indo-European	17	0.6%
German, other Germanic	3	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	1,293	42.7%
Irish	392	13.0%
Polish	352	11.6%
English	312	10.3%
Norwegian	254	8.4%
Italian	141	4.7%
French	126	4.2%
American	101	3.3%
Czech	85	2.8%
Dutch	63	2.1%
Danish	54	1.8%
Yugoslavian	50	1.7%
Finnish	43	1.4%
Swedish	41	1.4%
European	28	0.9%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	3,018	99.7%
Not a citizen	9	0.3%

Native	2,984	98.6%
Foreign-born	43	1.4%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
0	0.0%	144	5.4%	705	26.3%	957	35.7%	653	24.4%	220	8.2%
Average years of education: 13.9

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	0	0.0%
9-12 Years	144	5.4%
H.S. Grad or GED	705	26.3%
Some College	957	35.7%
Bach. Degree	653	24.4%
Grad Degree	220	8.2%
Average years of education: 13.9

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +221	R +87	R + 0.1%
D +134
2020 vs. 2012	R +365	R +342	R + 13.4%
D +23
2020 vs. 2008	R +470	R +524	R + 23.2%
D -54

2016 vs. 2008	R +249	R +437	R + 23.2%
D -188
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	88%	Donald Trump* (R)	1,390	61.7%	Joe Biden (D)	849	37.7%	15	0.7%	2,254	13	15	0.07%
2016	78%	Donald Trump (R)	1,169	59.9%	Hillary Clinton (D)	715	36.6%	67	3.4%	1,951	13	14	0.07%
2012	77%	Mitt Romney (R)	1,025	55.1%	Barack Obama* (D)	826	44.4%	9	0.5%	1,860	9	8	0.06%
2008	79%	John McCain (R)	920	49.6%	Barack Obama (D)	903	48.7%	30	1.6%	1,853	7	4	0.06%
2004	83%	George W. Bush* (R)	1,008	54.0%	John Kerry (D)	848	45.4%	11	0.6%	1,867	5	3	0.06%
2000	76%	George W. Bush (R)	803	48.6%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	802	48.5%	47	2.8%	1,652	1	1	0.06%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Rome town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

849

37.7%

Donald Trump* (R)

1,390

61.7%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

0.4%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

2,254

Turnout: 88%	Diff (St): 13	Diff (US): 15

2016 President, Rome town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

715

36.6%

Donald Trump (R)

1,169

59.9%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

1.7%

Other

1.7%

TOTAL

1,951

Turnout: 78%	Diff (St): 13	Diff (US): 14

2012 President, Rome town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

826

44.4%

Mitt Romney (R)

1,025

55.1%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

1,860

Turnout: 77%	Diff (St): 9	Diff (US): 8

2008 President, Rome town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

903

48.7%

John McCain (R)

920

49.6%

Other

1.6%

TOTAL

1,853

Turnout: 79%	Diff (St): 7	Diff (US): 4

2004 President, Rome town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

1,008

54.0%

John Kerry (D)

848

45.4%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.5%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

1,867

Turnout: 83%	Diff (St): 5	Diff (US): 3

2000 President, Rome town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

803

48.6%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

802

48.5%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

1.3%

Other

1.5%

TOTAL

1,652

Turnout: 76%	Diff (St): 1	Diff (US): 1

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Rome town, WI

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	83%	Ron Johnson* (R)	1,333	63.0%	Mandela Barnes (D)	777	36.7%	7 [+]	0.3%	2,117	13	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Other (Write-in) 7 (0.3%);
2022	G	83%	Tim Michels (R)	1,264	59.8%	Tony Evers* (D)	828	39.1%	23 [+]	1.1%	2,115	12	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Joan Beglinger (I) 23 (1.1%);
2018	S1	75%	Leah Vukmir (R)	1,009	53.2%	Tammy Baldwin* (D)	887	46.8%	1 [+]	0.1%	1,897	9	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Other (Write-in) 1 (0.1%);
2018	G	75%	Scott Walker* (R)	1,104	58.3%	Tony Evers (D)	766	40.4%	25 [+]	1.3%	1,895	10	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Maggie Turnbull (I) 9 (0.5%); Phillip Anderson (Libertarian) 7 (0.4%); Michael White (Green) 7 (0.4%); Arnie Enz (Wisconsin Party) 2 (0.1%);
2016	S3	78%	Ron Johnson* (R)	1,120	57.5%	Russ Feingold (D)	755	38.7%	74 [+]	3.8%	1,949	7	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Phillip Anderson (Libertarian) 73 (3.7%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.1%);
2014	G	68%	Scott Walker* (R)	929	55.9%	Mary Burke (D)	716	43.1%	17 [+]	1.0%	1,662	4	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Robert Burke (Libertarian) 13 (0.8%); Dennis Fehr (People's) 4 (0.2%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	3,167
Median Value	$260,100

Occupied	1,557	49.2%
Vacant	1,610	50.8%

Owned	1,508	96.9%
Rented	49	3.1%
Median Rent	n/a

Single-Family Units	2,933	92.6%
Detached	2,871	90.7%
Attached	62	2.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	224	7.1%

Rome town, WI

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Rome town, WI

2022 Housing Data for Rome town, WI

2022 Income & Employment Data for Rome town, WI

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Rome town, WI

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Rome town, WI

Historical Presidential Election Results for Rome town, WI

Historical Statewide Election Results for Rome town, WI