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Population (year 2000): 34,950. Estimated
population in July 2005: 34,344 (-1.7% change)
Males: 17,909 (51.2%), Females: 17,041 (48.8%)
Zip codes:
13440.
Median resident age: 38.2 years
Median household income: $33,643 (year 2000)
Median house value: $66,200 (year 2000)
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
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%).
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 certified for carrier operations nearest to
Rome:
- ONEIDA COUNTY (about 9 miles; UTICA, NY; ID: UCA)
- SYRACUSE HANCOCK INTL (about 45 miles; SYRACUSE, NY;
ID: SYR)
- WHEELER-SACK AAF (about 60 miles; FORT DRUM, NY; ID:
GTB)
Other public-use airports nearest to Rome:
- GRIFFISS AIRPARK (about 5 miles; ROME, NY; ID: RME)
- BECKS GROVE (about 10 miles; ROME, NY; ID: K16)
- FRANKFORT-HIGHLAND (about 25 miles; UTICA/FRANKFORT,
NY; ID: 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/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/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; FT enrollment: 2,790)
- COLGATE UNIVERSITY (about 28 miles; HAMILTON, NY; FT
enrollment: 2,792)
- HERKIMER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 36 miles;
HERKIMER, NY; FT enrollment: 2,141)
- LE MOYNE COLLEGE (about 45 miles; SYRACUSE, NY; FT
enrollment: 2,517)
- SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY (about 49 miles; SYRACUSE, NY;
FT enrollment: 15,859)
- ONONDAGA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 55 miles;
SYRACUSE, NY; FT enrollment: 5,132)
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)
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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