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Population: 34,950. Estimated population in July 2024: 34,344 (-1.7% change)
Males: 17,909 (51.2%), Females: 17,041 (48.8%)

Zip codes: 13440.

Demographics

Median resident age: 38.2 years
Median household income: $33,643
Median house value: $66,200

Population by Race

Races in Rome:

  • White Non-Hispanic (85.5%)
  • Black (7.6%)
  • Hispanic (4.7%)
  • Two or more races (2.0%)
  • Other race (1.4%)
  • American Indian (0.6%)

Ancestries: Italian (25.7%), Irish (15.6%), German (14.6%), English (9.5%), Polish (7.2%), United States (5.6%).

Land area: 74.9 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Rome

  • High school or higher: 74.0%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 15.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 5.7%
  • Unemployed: 7.1%
  • Mean travel time to work: 18.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Rome city

  • Never married: 30.0%
  • Now married: 47.8%
  • Separated: 2.9%
  • Widowed: 9.3%
  • Divorced: 10.1%

3.8% Foreign born (1.5% Europe, 1.1% Latin America, 0.7% Asia, 0.4% North America).

Population change in the 1990s: -9,522 (-21.4%).

Hospitals

Hospital/medical center in Rome:

  • ROME HOSPITAL & MURPHY MEM HOSPITAL (1500 N JAMES ST)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Rome:

  • ONEIDA CITY HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; ONEIDA, NY)
  • ST LUKES MEMORIAL HOSPITAL CENTER (about 18 miles; UTICA, NY)
  • MOHAWK VALLEY PSYCHIATRIC CENTER (about 19 miles; UTICA, NY)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Rome:

  • ONEIDA COUNTY (about 9 miles; UTICA, NY; Abbreviation: UCA)
  • SYRACUSE HANCOCK INTL (about 45 miles; SYRACUSE, NY; Abbreviation: SYR)
  • WHEELER-SACK AAF (about 60 miles; FORT DRUM, NY; Abbreviation: GTB)

Other public-use airports nearest to Rome:

  • GRIFFISS AIRPARK (about 5 miles; ROME, NY; Abbreviation: RME)
  • BECKS GROVE (about 10 miles; ROME, NY; Abbreviation: K16)
  • FRANKFORT-HIGHLAND (about 25 miles; UTICA/FRANKFORT, NY; Abbreviation: 6B4)

Amtrak station:
ROME (6599 MARTIN ST.). Services: enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, full-service food facilities, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service, public transit connection.

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/Universities in Rome:

  • MOHAWK VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE-ROME BRANCH (Location: FLOYD AVE; Public)
  • CENTRAL NEW YORK BIBLE INSTITUTE (Location: 5963 SLEEPY HOLLOW RD; Private, not-for-profit)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Rome:

  • MOHAWK VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE-UTICA BRANCH (about 19 miles; UTICA, NY; Full-time enrollment: 3,768)
  • SUNY COLLEGE OF AGRIC AND TECHN AT MORRISVILLE (about 25 miles; MORRISVILLE, NY; Full-time enrollment: 2,790)
  • COLGATE UNIVERSITY (about 28 miles; HAMILTON, NY; Full-time enrollment: 2,792)
  • HERKIMER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 36 miles; HERKIMER, NY; Full-time enrollment: 2,141)
  • LE MOYNE COLLEGE (about 45 miles; SYRACUSE, NY; Full-time enrollment: 2,517)
  • SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY (about 49 miles; SYRACUSE, NY; Full-time enrollment: 15,859)
  • ONONDAGA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 55 miles; SYRACUSE, NY; Full-time enrollment: 5,132)

Schools

Public high school in Rome:

  • ROME FREE ACADEMY (Students: 1,727; Location: 95 DART CIRCLE; Grades: 09 – 12)

Private high schools in Rome:

  • ROME CATHOLIC JR SR HIGH SCHOO (Students: 272; Location: 800 CYPRESS STREET; Grades: 7 – 12)
  • ROME COMMUNITY CHRISTIAN SCH (Students: 29; Location: 5963 SLEEPY HOLLOW ROAD; Grades: 1 – 12)

Biggest public primary/middle schools in Rome:

  • LYNDON H. STROUGH MS (Students: 766; Location: 801 LAUREL ST; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • GEORGE R. STALEY JHS (Students: 698; Location: 602 E BLOOMFIELD ST; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • LOUIS DENTI SCHOOL (Students: 472; Location: 1001 RUBY ST; Grades: KG – 05)
  • FORT STANWIX SCHOOL (Students: 424; Location: 110 W LINDEN ST; Grades: KG – 05)
  • GANSEVOORT SCHOOL (Students: 364; Location: 758 W LIBERTY ST; Grades: KG – 05)
  • BELLAMY SCHOOL (Students: 323; Location: 7118 BRENNAN AVE; Grades: KG – 05)
  • STOKES SCHOOL (Students: 319; Location: TURIN RD; Grades: KG – 05)
  • JOY SCHOOL (Students: 300; Location: 8194 BIELBY RD; Grades: KG – 05)
  • JERRY C. CLOUGH SCHOOL (Students: 273; Location: 409 BELL RD; Grades: KG – 05)
  • RIDGE MILLS SCHOOL (Students: 247; Location: 7841 ROME-WSTRNVLL RD; Grades: KG – 05)

Private primary/middle schools in Rome:

  • ST PETER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 285; Location: 400 FLOYD AVENUE; Grades: PK – 6)
  • TRANSFIGURATION SCHOOL (Students: 125; Location: 400 SO JAMES STREET; Grades: KG – 6)

Libraries

Library in Rome:

  • JERVIS PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $1,498,729; Location: 613 NORTH WASHINGTON STREET; 134,220 books; 7,413 audio materials; 3,582 video materials; 358 serial subscriptions)

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