Rome township, PA

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 1,803 ( 37 from 2010 )
Land area: 41.3 square miles
Population density: 43.7 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	1,736	96.28%	4.7%
Black:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	0.0%
Asian:	5	0.28%	0.0%
2+ races:	57	3.16%	470.0%
Hispanic:	5	0.28%	0.0%

Total non-White:	67	3.72%	272.2%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-86	-5.7
Change in Non-White pop.:	49	3.2

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
1,840
1,822	99.02%
1	0.05%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
10	0.54%
5	0.27%
18	0.98%

2000
1,720
1,693	98.43%
2	0.12%
9	0.52%
0	0.00%
16	0.93%
0	0.00%
27	1.57%

1990
1,521
1,519	99.87%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
2	0.13%
2	0.13%

1980
1,304
1,286	98.62%
0	0.00%
2	0.15%
0	0.00%
n/a
16	1.23%
18	1.38%

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

129	7.5
-9	-0.5

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

174	11.4
25	1.6

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

233	17.9
-16	-1.2

Age, Family & Household Data for Rome township, PA

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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
26.3
695	38.5%
1,108	61.5%
225	12.5%

508
3.55

396	78.0%
334	84.3%
45	11.4%
112	22.0%

2010
Number	Percent
27.2
710	38.6%
1,130	61.4%
196	10.7%

537
3.43

420	78.2%
360	85.7%
24	5.7%
117	21.8%

2000
Number	Percent
27.2
660	38.4%
1,060	61.6%
135	7.8%

524
3.28

413	78.8%
360	87.2%
21	5.1%
111	21.2%

1990
Number	Percent
25.6
596	39.2%
925	60.8%
133	8.7%

438
3.47

376	85.8%
321	85.4%
12	3.2%
62	14.2%

1980
Number	Percent
24.3
530	40.6%
774	59.4%
101	7.7%

371
3.51

325	87.6%
301	92.6%
7	2.2%
46	12.4%

2022 Housing Data for Rome township, PA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	44	8.7%
$10,000 to $14,999	13	2.6%
$15,000 to $19,999	44	8.7%
$20,000 to $24,999	23	4.5%
$25,000 to $29,999	15	3.0%
$30,000 to $34,999	33	6.5%
$35,000 to $39,999	16	3.1%
$40,000 to $44,999	20	3.9%
$45,000 to $49,999	27	5.3%
$50,000 to $59,999	37	7.3%
$60,000 to $74,999	85	16.7%
$75,000 to $99,999	76	15.0%
$100,000 to $124,999	24	4.7%
$125,000 to $149,999	22	4.3%
$150,000 to $199,999	22	4.3%
$200,000 or more	7	1.4%

Median Household Income	53,684
Per Capita Income	18,902

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	64	12.6%
Public Assistance	22	4.3%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	81	15.9%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	610	62.4%
Unemployed	47	4.8%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	657	67.2%
Not in Labor Force	321	32.8%

Real Unemployment Rate		37.6%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	273	142	65.8%
Non-Profit	20	23	46.5%
Self-Employed	120	28	81.1%

Local Government	12	13	48.0%
State Government	8	4	66.7%
Federal Government	2	3	40.0%

Total Private + Self	393	170	69.8%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	42	43	49.4%
Total	435	213	67.1%

Pct. Govt.	6.5%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	38	5.9%
Sales and Office Occupations	95	14.7%
Professional, Technical	46	7.1%
Service Occupations	88	13.6%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	56	8.6%
All others	381	58.8%

White Collar		27.6%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	177	27.3%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	78	12.0%
Retail trade	73	11.3%
Transportation and warehousing	65	10.0%
Other services	42	6.5%
Health care and social assistance	39	6.0%
Construction	35	5.4%
Accommodation and food services	32	4.9%
Educational services	19	2.9%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	18	2.8%
Public administration	18	2.8%
Wholesale trade	17	2.6%
Finance and insurance	17	2.6%
Utilities	6	0.9%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	5	0.8%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	4	0.6%
Professional, scientific, technical	3	0.5%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	0	0.00%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	5	0.28%
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	%
Vietnamese	2	0.11%
Filipino	1	0.06%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	890	55.6%
German, other Germanic	701	43.8%
Spanish	5	0.3%
Other Asian	2	0.1%
Vietnamese	2	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	396	22.0%
Dutch	183	10.1%
Irish	147	8.2%
English	141	7.8%
American	137	7.6%
Pennsylvania German	97	5.4%
Polish	63	3.5%
European	58	3.2%
Scotch-Irish	34	1.9%
French	21	1.2%
Italian	21	1.2%
Hungarian	19	1.1%
Swiss	18	1.0%
Scottish	17	0.9%
Czech	15	0.8%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	1,802	99.9%
Not a citizen	1	0.1%

Native	1,796	99.6%
Foreign-born	7	0.4%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
197	20.9%	70	7.4%	441	46.8%	151	16.0%	76	8.1%	7	0.7%
Average years of education: 11.5

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	197	20.9%
9-12 Years	70	7.4%
H.S. Grad or GED	441	46.8%
Some College	151	16.0%
Bach. Degree	76	8.1%
Grad Degree	7	0.7%
Average years of education: 11.5

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +86	R +82	R + 3.7%
D +4
2020 vs. 2012	R +174	R +190	R + 20.0%
D -16
2020 vs. 2008	R +166	R +228	R + 35.5%
D -62

2016 vs. 2008	R +80	R +146	R + 31.8%
D -66
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	37%	Donald Trump* (R)	460	86.1%	Joe Biden (D)	72	13.5%	2	0.4%	534	37	39	0.01%
2016	36%	Donald Trump (R)	374	80.3%	Hillary Clinton (D)	68	14.6%	24	5.2%	466	32	34	0.01%
2012	32%	Mitt Romney (R)	286	74.5%	Barack Obama* (D)	88	22.9%	10	2.6%	384	28	27	0.01%
2008	39%	John McCain (R)	294	67.6%	Barack Obama (D)	134	30.8%	7	1.6%	435	23	22	0.01%
2004	43%	George W. Bush* (R)	353	75.6%	John Kerry (D)	107	22.9%	7	1.5%	467	27	25	0.01%
2000	36%	George W. Bush (R)	275	72.9%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	85	22.5%	17	4.5%	377	27	25	0.01%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Rome township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

13.5%

Donald Trump* (R)

460

86.1%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

0.4%

TOTAL

534

Turnout: 37%	Diff (St): 37	Diff (US): 39

2016 President, Rome township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

14.6%

Donald Trump (R)

374

80.3%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

2.8%

Other

2.4%

TOTAL

466

Turnout: 36%	Diff (St): 32	Diff (US): 34

2012 President, Rome township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

22.9%

Mitt Romney (R)

286

74.5%

Other

2.6%

TOTAL

384

Turnout: 32%	Diff (St): 28	Diff (US): 27

2008 President, Rome township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

134

30.8%

John McCain (R)

294

67.6%

Other

1.6%

TOTAL

435

Turnout: 39%	Diff (St): 23	Diff (US): 22

2004 President, Rome township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

353

75.6%

John Kerry (D)

107

22.9%

Other

1.5%

TOTAL

467

Turnout: 43%	Diff (St): 27	Diff (US): 25

2000 President, Rome township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

275

72.9%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

22.5%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

2.1%

Other

2.4%

TOTAL

377

Turnout: 36%	Diff (St): 27	Diff (US): 25

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Rome township, PA

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	27%	Mehmet Oz (R)	323	84.3%	John Fetterman (D)	53	13.8%	7 [+]	1.8%	383	38	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Erik Gerhardt (Libertarian) 5 (1.3%); Richard Weiss (Green) 1 (0.3%); Dan Wassmer (Keystone) 1 (0.3%);
2022	G	27%	Doug Mastriano (R)	307	80.2%	Josh Shapiro (D)	66	17.2%	10 [+]	2.6%	383	38	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Joseph Soloski (Keystone) 5 (1.3%); Matt Hackenburg (Libertarian) 4 (1.0%); Christina Digiulo (Green) 1 (0.3%);
2018	S1	28%	Lou Barletta (R)	295	76.0%	Bob Casey, Jr.* (D)	86	22.2%	7 [+]	1.8%	388	33	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Neal Gale (Green) 4 (1.0%); Dale Kerns (Libertarian) 3 (0.8%);
2018	G	29%	Scott Wagner (R)	296	75.5%	Tom Wolf* (D)	92	23.5%	4 [+]	1.0%	392	35	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Paul Glover (Green) 2 (0.5%); Ken Krawchuk (Libertarian) 2 (0.5%);
2016	S3	35%	Pat Toomey* (R)	361	78.3%	Katie McGinty (D)	79	17.1%	21 [+]	4.6%	461	30	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Edward Clifford (Libertarian) 21 (4.6%);
2014	G	20%	Tom Corbett* (R)	199	77.7%	Tom Wolf (D)	57	22.3%	0	0.0%	256	33	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014:

*: 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	601
Median Value	$123,600

Occupied	508	84.5%
Vacant	93	15.5%

Owned	412	81.1%
Rented	96	18.9%
Median Rent	$935

Single-Family Units	479	79.7%
Detached	466	77.5%
Attached	13	2.2%
Buldings with 5+ Units	10	1.7%
Mobile Homes	105	17.5%

Rome township, PA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Rome township, PA

2022 Housing Data for Rome township, PA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Rome township, PA

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Rome township, PA

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Rome township, PA

Historical Presidential Election Results for Rome township, PA

Historical Statewide Election Results for Rome township, PA