Indiana · Census place 65808
Rome City town, IN
Quick answer
Rome City town has 1,271 residents, ranking #306 of 976 places in Indiana. Median household income is $72,054, the median home is worth $231,300 and median gross rent runs $846 a month.
- Population
- 1,271Rome City town residents
- Median household income
- $72,054Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $231,300Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $846Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 51.5 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 84.6%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Rome City town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Rome City town median would spend about 14.1% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 3.2× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 9.6% of residents and 84.6% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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