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Rome township, Athens County, OH

1,683 Population
36.5 square miles 46.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

50.6 ±6.7 Median age
  • about 1.5 times the figure in Athens County: 33.2 ±0.4
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in Ohio: 39.7 ±0.2
  • about 1.3 times the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$28,777 ±$5,049 Per capita income
  • a little less than the amount in Athens County: $30,645 ±$1,648
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Ohio: $40,552 ±$167
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$55,399 ±$21,511 Median household income
  • about the same as the amount in Athens County: $56,001 ±$2,207
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Ohio: $71,389 ±$321
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

10.8% ±10.7% (182  ±187) Persons below poverty line
  • about half the rate in Athens County: 21.5% 11,643 (±1.9% / ±1,023)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Ohio: 13.3% 1,529,692 (±0.2% / ±18,999)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

27.5 minutes ±2.1 (19,505  ±8,133) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Athens County: 24.1 † 576,365 (±2.8 / ±72,783)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Ohio: 23.4 114,422,230 (±0.1 / ±513,925)
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

747 ±209 Number of households
  • Athens County: 23,014 ±428
  • Ohio: 4,863,191 ±8,557
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.3 ±0.9 (1,683  ±452) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in Athens County: 2.4 54,126 (±0.1 / ±325)
  • a little less than the figure in Ohio: 2.4 11,519,651
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

N/A Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year

Housing

845 ±218 Number of housing units
  • Athens County: 26,471 ±141
  • Ohio: 5,292,391 ±464
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$89,800 ±$69,146 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about half the amount in Athens County: $185,000 ±$10,740
  • about two-fifths of the amount in Ohio: $214,800 ±$742
  • about one-quarter of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

5.1% ±3.7% (85  ±66) Moved since previous year
  • about one-fifth of the rate in Athens County: 25.8% 15,776 (±2% / ±1,241.9)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Ohio: 12% 1,396,093 (±0.1% / ±15,825.1)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

95.8% ±33.2% (1,333  ±318) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Athens County: 91.7% 33,393 (±3.5% / ±1,285)
  • a little higher than the rate in Ohio: 91.8% 7,495,699 (±0.3% / ±21,141.4)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
21.2% ±8.3% (295  ±137.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Athens County: 34.9% 12,711 (±2.3% / ±853.5)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Ohio: 31.5% 2,570,052 (±0.2% / ±13,133.4)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

1.3% ±1.4% (21  ±24) Foreign-born population
  • about one-third of the rate in Athens County: 3.7% 2,299
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Ohio: 5.2% 616,102
  • about 10 percent of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

3.6% ±3.7% (52  ±55) Population with veteran status
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Athens County: 5.9% † 3,075 (±0.9% / ±476)
  • about half the rate in Ohio: 6.6% 605,840 (±0.1% / ±5,765)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
52 Total veterans ±55 52 Male ±55 N/A Female ±13

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