Rome township, IL

Jefferson County, IL

2022 population: 1,576 ( 93 from 2010 )
Land area: 36.3 square miles
Population density: 43.5 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	1,473	93.46%	8.8%
Black:	6	0.38%	45.5%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	12	0.76%	14.3%
2+ races:	74	4.70%	640.0%
Hispanic:	6	0.38%	66.7%

Total non-White:	103	6.54%	90.7%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-142	-10.3
Change in Non-White pop.:	49	3.6

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
1,669
1,615	96.76%
11	0.66%
1	0.06%
14	0.84%
10	0.60%
18	1.08%
54	3.24%

2000
1,739
1,706	98.10%
17	0.98%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
9	0.52%
7	0.40%
33	1.90%

1990
1,576
1,490	94.54%
30	1.90%
30	1.90%
0	0.00%
n/a
26	1.65%
86	5.46%

1980
1,314
1,297	98.71%
11	0.84%
2	0.15%
0	0.00%
n/a
4	0.30%
17	1.29%

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

-91	-5.2
21	1.2

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

216	13.7
-53	-3.4

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

193	14.7
69	5.3

Age, Family & Household Data for Rome township, IL

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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
40.4
373	23.7%
1,203	76.3%
328	20.8%

671
2.35

417	62.1%
334	80.1%
22	5.3%
254	37.9%

2010
Number	Percent
42.7
357	21.4%
1,312	78.6%
268	16.1%

714
2.34

455	63.7%
364	80.0%
35	7.7%
259	36.3%

2000
Number	Percent
39.0
444	25.5%
1,295	74.5%
260	15.0%

749
2.32

496	66.2%
433	87.3%
25	5.0%
253	33.8%

1990
Number	Percent
37.3
406	25.8%
1,170	74.2%
325	20.6%

664
2.37

445	67.0%
423	95.1%
12	2.7%
219	33.0%

1980
Number	Percent
30.9
406	30.9%
908	69.1%
189	14.4%

470
2.75

376	80.0%
353	93.9%
9	2.4%
94	20.0%

2022 Housing Data for Rome township, IL

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	75	11.2%
$10,000 to $14,999	46	6.9%
$15,000 to $19,999	16	2.4%
$20,000 to $24,999	22	3.3%
$25,000 to $29,999	26	3.9%
$30,000 to $34,999	17	2.5%
$35,000 to $39,999	31	4.6%
$40,000 to $44,999	33	4.9%
$45,000 to $49,999	46	6.9%
$50,000 to $59,999	44	6.6%
$60,000 to $74,999	52	7.7%
$75,000 to $99,999	109	16.2%
$100,000 to $124,999	55	8.2%
$125,000 to $149,999	29	4.3%
$150,000 to $199,999	51	7.6%
$200,000 or more	19	2.8%

Median Household Income	58,102
Per Capita Income	31,171

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	26	3.9%
Public Assistance	6	0.9%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	97	14.5%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	714	76.5%
Unemployed	23	2.5%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	737	79.0%
Not in Labor Force	196	21.0%

Real Unemployment Rate		23.5%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	340	238	58.8%
Non-Profit	11	79	12.2%
Self-Employed	16	12	57.1%

Local Government	12	13	48.0%
State Government	14	26	35.0%
Federal Government	0	0	?%

Total Private + Self	356	250	58.7%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	37	118	23.9%
Total	393	368	51.6%

Pct. Govt.	8.5%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	44	5.8%
Sales and Office Occupations	132	17.3%
Professional, Technical	152	20.0%
Service Occupations	140	18.4%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	1	0.1%
All others	293	38.5%

White Collar		43.1%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	178	23.4%
Health care and social assistance	153	20.1%
Retail trade	86	11.3%
Transportation and warehousing	71	9.3%
Accommodation and food services	63	8.3%
Other services	36	4.7%
Construction	28	3.7%
Professional, scientific, technical	23	3.0%
Public administration	23	3.0%
Educational services	21	2.8%
Finance and insurance	20	2.6%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	15	2.0%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	12	1.6%
Information	12	1.6%
Wholesale trade	9	1.2%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	7	0.9%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	2	0.3%
Real estate and rental and leasing	2	0.3%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	0	0.00%
Puerto Rican	6	0.38%
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	%
Filipino	12	0.76%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	1,463	98.3%
Tagalog	12	0.8%
German, other Germanic	8	0.5%
Spanish	6	0.4%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	451	28.6%
Irish	249	15.8%
English	219	13.9%
American	140	8.9%
Scottish	41	2.6%
Scandinavian	40	2.5%
Dutch	24	1.5%
French	18	1.1%
Polish	17	1.1%
Swedish	16	1.0%
Scotch-Irish	15	1.0%
Hungarian	12	0.8%
Italian	10	0.6%
Welsh	9	0.6%
Russian	8	0.5%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	1,564	99.2%
Not a citizen	12	0.8%

Native	1,549	98.3%
Foreign-born	27	1.7%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
25	2.3%	28	2.5%	343	31.0%	496	44.8%	130	11.8%	84	7.6%
Average years of education: 13.4

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	25	2.3%
9-12 Years	28	2.5%
H.S. Grad or GED	343	31.0%
Some College	496	44.8%
Bach. Degree	130	11.8%
Grad Degree	84	7.6%
Average years of education: 13.4

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +37	R +9	D + 3.5%
D +28
2020 vs. 2012	R +142	R +150	R + 9.4%
D -8
2020 vs. 2008	R +180	R +256	R + 24.7%
D -76

2016 vs. 2008	R +143	R +247	R + 28.2%
D -104
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	74%	Donald Trump* (R)	709	78.3%	Joe Biden (D)	184	20.3%	13	1.4%	906	38	31	0.01%
2016	68%	Donald Trump (R)	672	78.1%	Hillary Clinton (D)	156	18.1%	32	3.7%	860	40	32	0.02%
2012	59%	Mitt Romney (R)	567	74.0%	Barack Obama* (D)	192	25.1%	7	0.9%	766	33	27	0.01%
2008	62%	John McCain (R)	529	65.6%	Barack Obama (D)	260	32.2%	18	2.2%	807	29	20	0.01%
2000	54%	George W. Bush (R)	414	59.4%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	266	38.2%	17	2.4%	697	17	11	0.01%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Rome township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

184

20.3%

Donald Trump* (R)

709

78.3%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

0.8%

Other

0.7%

TOTAL

906

Turnout: 74%	Diff (St): 38	Diff (US): 31

2016 President, Rome township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

156

18.1%

Donald Trump (R)

672

78.1%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

1.4%

Other

2.3%

TOTAL

860

Turnout: 68%	Diff (St): 40	Diff (US): 32

2012 President, Rome township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

192

25.1%

Mitt Romney (R)

567

74.0%

Other

0.9%

TOTAL

766

Turnout: 59%	Diff (St): 33	Diff (US): 27

2008 President, Rome township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

260

32.2%

John McCain (R)

529

65.6%

Other

2.2%

TOTAL

807

Turnout: 62%	Diff (St): 29	Diff (US): 20

2000 President, Rome township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

414

59.4%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

266

38.2%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

1.6%

Other

0.9%

TOTAL

697

Turnout: 54%	Diff (St): 17	Diff (US): 11

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Rome township, IL

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	59%	Kathy Salvi (R)	556	76.2%	Tammy Duckworth* (D)	167	22.9%	7 [+]	1.0%	730	35	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: William Redpath (Libertarian) 7 (1.0%);
2022	G	60%	Darren Bailey (R)	600	81.9%	J.B. Pritzker* (D)	115	15.7%	18 [+]	2.5%	733	39	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Scott Schluter (Libertarian) 18 (2.5%);
2020	S2	72%	Mark Curran (R)	661	74.4%	Richard Durbin* (D)	203	22.8%	25 [+]	2.8%	889	35	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Danny Malouf (Libertarian) 11 (1.2%); Other (Write-in) 8 (0.9%); Willie Wilson (I) 6 (0.7%);
2018	G	57%	Bruce Rauner* (R)	460	64.7%	J.B. Pritzker (D)	183	25.7%	68 [+]	9.6%	711	26	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Sam McCann (Conservative) 54 (7.6%); Grayson Jackson (Libertarian) 14 (2.0%);
2016	S3	67%	Mark Kirk* (R)	536	63.5%	Tammy Duckworth (D)	263	31.2%	45 [+]	5.3%	844	24	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Scott Summers (Green) 23 (2.7%); Ken McMillen (Libertarian) 21 (2.5%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.1%);
2014	S2	47%	Jim Oberweis (R)	395	66.4%	Richard Durbin* (D)	169	28.4%	31 [+]	5.2%	595	24	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Sharon Hansen (Libertarian) 31 (5.2%);
2014	G	47%	Bruce Rauner (R)	475	79.4%	Pat Quinn* (D)	99	16.6%	24 [+]	4.0%	598	29	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Chad Grimm (Libertarian) 24 (4.0%);

*: 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	722
Median Value	$139,800

Occupied	671	92.9%
Vacant	51	7.1%

Owned	508	75.7%
Rented	163	24.3%
Median Rent	$425

Single-Family Units	434	60.1%
Detached	434	60.1%
Attached	0	0.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	96	13.3%
Mobile Homes	185	25.6%

Rome township, IL

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Rome township, IL

2022 Housing Data for Rome township, IL

2022 Income & Employment Data for Rome township, IL

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Rome township, IL

Historical Presidential Election Results for Rome township, IL

Historical Statewide Election Results for Rome township, IL