Overview
          440
                  Total Population
                31.5
                  Median age
                54.77%
                  Female population %
                82.6:100
                  Gender ratio (M:F)
                30-34 years
                  Largest age group
                75.3
                  Total dependency ratio
                White
                  Largest racial group
                Zero
                  Hispanic population
                Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021
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Age
Rome's population is young compared to the rest of the country:
- The median age in Rome is 31.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
 - Rome's population under 18 was 32.27%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
 - Rome's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 15.45% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
 - Of the total population in Rome, 27.50% were under the age of 15, 20.00% aged 15 to 29, 37.05% aged 30 to 64, 13.41% aged 65 to 84, and 2.05% were 85 years of age and older.
 
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Gender
There are 42 more females than males in Rome:
- The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 54.77% females and 45.23% males in Rome, PA.
 - The Rome, PA gender ratio is 82.6:100 i.e. 82.6 men to 100 women (0.826).
 - For male population, the largest age group is 30-34 years with a population of 36.
 - For the female population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 52.
 
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Race / Ethnicity
Rome's population is moderately diverse:
- Racial distribution of Rome population: 95.23% are White, 3.86% are Black or African American and 0.91% are multiracial.
 - Rome's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the borough.
 - By ethnicity, Zero is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 44 (100% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
 - The largest racial group in Rome is White with a population of 419 (95.23% of the total population).
 
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Year by year
Rome's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:
- The peak population was 437 in the year 2010
 - From 2000 to 2010, Rome's population increased by 58 (15.30%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
 - From 2010 to 2020, Rome's population decreased by 51 (11.67%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
 - Between the year 2000 and 2022, Rome's population was lowest in year 2008 at 364.
 
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References
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2017-2021 5-Year Estimates
 - U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Population Estimates Program (PEP)