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Population (year 2000): 1,776
Males: 911  (51.3%)
Females: 865  (48.7%)

Peoria County

Median resident age:  39.7 years
Illinois median age:  34.7 years

Zip codes: .


Estimated median household income in 2005: $45,400 (it was $40,962 in 2000)
Rome  $45,400
Illinois:  $50,260

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $102,000 (it was $80,500 in 2000)
Rome  $102,000
Illinois:  $183,900

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Races in Rome:

  • White Non-Hispanic (97.4%)
  • Hispanic (1.2%)
  • Two or more races (0.7%)

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Ancestries: German (24.0%), Irish (19.7%), English (15.5%), United States (6.2%), Italian (5.8%), French (2.7%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 465 feet

Land area: 1.90 square miles.

Population density: 932 people per square mile 
 
 (low).

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For population 25 years and over in Rome

  • High school or higher: 85.8%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.1%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 5.5%
  • Unemployed: 0.7%
  • Mean travel time to work: 20.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Rome CDP

  • Never married: 20.3%
  • Now married: 61.6%
  • Separated: 0.8%
  • Widowed: 5.6%
  • Divorced: 11.8%

32 residents are foreign born

This place:  1.8%
Illinois:  12.3%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this place in early 2007.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Rome:  1.4% ($1,119)
Illinois:  1.7% ($2,285)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Peoria, IL (12.8 miles , pop. 112,936).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Chicago, IL (142.3 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Chillicothe, IL (3.2 miles ), Spring Bay, IL (3.7 miles ), Bay View Gardens, IL (4.6 miles ), Germantown Hills, IL (8.0 miles ), Hopewell, IL (8.3 miles ), Peoria Heights, IL (10.1 miles ), Dunlap, IL (11.6 miles ), Sparland, IL (11.7 miles ).

Latitude: 40.88 N, Longitude: 89.51 W


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Area code commonly used in this area: 309

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Most common industries for males:



  • Machinery (19%)
  • Construction (10%)
  • Accommodation and food services (9%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (7%)
  • Educational services (5%)
  • Health care (4%)
  • Repair and maintenance (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (19%)
  • Educational services (16%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (13%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (6%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Machinery (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Metal workers and plastic workers (9%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (7%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (12%)
  • Registered nurses (11%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (6%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (4%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
  • Waiters and waitresses (4%)


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Rome-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Illinois state average. It is 103% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/29/1976, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 10.2 miles away from the Rome place center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 7/13/2004, a category 4 tornado 13.4 miles away from the place center injured 3 people.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Rome:
  • GEORGE A ZELLER MENTAL HLTH CTR (about 11 miles; PEORIA, IL)
  • PROCTOR COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 11 miles; PEORIA, IL)
  • SAINT FRANCIS MEDICAL CENTER (about 13 miles; PEORIA, IL)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Rome:
  • GREATER PEORIA REGIONAL (about 20 miles; PEORIA, IL; ID: PIA)
  • CENTRAL IL REGL ARPT AT BLOOMINGTON-NORMAL (about 51 miles; BLOOMINGTON/NORMAL, IL; ID: BMI)
  • WHITESIDE CO ARPT-JOS H BITTORF FLD (about 60 miles; STERLING/ROCKFALLS, IL; ID: SQI)
Other public-use airports nearest to Rome:
  • MOUNT HAWLEY AUXILIARY (about 9 miles; PEORIA, IL; ID: 3MY)
  • MARSHALL COUNTY (about 14 miles; LACON, IL; ID: C75)
  • RAINBOW (about 14 miles; PEORIA, IL; ID: 7B1)

Amtrak station near Rome:
  • 19 miles: PEORIA AIRPORT (6100 W. EVERETT M. DIRKSEN PKY.) - Bus Station. Services: enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for taxi service.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Rome:
  • BRADLEY UNIVERSITY (about 15 miles; PEORIA, IL; Full-time enrollment: 5,262)
  • ILLINOIS CENTRAL COLLEGE (about 18 miles; EAST PEORIA, IL; FT enrollment: 6,404)
  • ILLINOIS VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 43 miles; OGLESBY, IL; FT enrollment: 2,272)
  • ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 44 miles; NORMAL, IL; FT enrollment: 18,785)
  • ILLINOIS WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY (about 51 miles; BLOOMINGTON, IL; FT enrollment: 2,019)
  • HEARTLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 55 miles; Normal, IL; FT enrollment: 2,390)
  • LINCOLN LAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 78 miles; SPRINGFIELD, IL; FT enrollment: 3,756)

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Average household size:
This place:  2.5 people
Illinois:  2.6 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  72.3%
Whole state:  67.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  5.8%
Whole state:  4.8%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.4% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  4.4%
Whole state:  10.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  1.4%
Whole state:  5.1%

Rome compared to Illinois state average:

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  • Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in above state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.


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2004 Presidential Election results in Peoria County Illinois:




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6.41% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($40,496 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.41%
Illinois average:  5.66%

0.19% of residents moved from foreign countries ($409 average AGI)
Peoria County:  0.19%
Illinois average:  0.19%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Tazewell County, IL  1.55% ($33,412 average AGI)
from Cook County, IL  0.25% ($43,530)
from Fulton County, IL  0.21% ($33,345)


6.65% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($49,689 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.65%
Illinois average:  5.99%

0.12% of residents moved to foreign countries ($2,516 average AGI)
Peoria County:  0.12%
Illinois average:  0.07%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Tazewell County, IL  1.81% ($39,334 average AGI)
to Cook County, IL  0.36% ($40,317)
to Woodford County, IL  0.29% ($61,474)


Strongest AM radio stations in Rome:
  • WWFS (1290 AM; 5 kW; PEORIA, IL; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
  • WVEL (1140 AM; daytime; 5 kW; PEKIN, IL)
  • WMBD (1470 AM; 5 kW; PEORIA, IL; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
  • WPEO (1020 AM; daytime; 1 kW; PEORIA, IL)
  • WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WGN (720 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WGN CONTINENTAL BROADCASTING CO.)
  • WBBM (780 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WLS (890 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WLS, INC.)
  • WYLL (1160 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: SCA LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • WMVP (1000 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • KXEN (1010 AM; 50 kW; FESTUS-ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: BDJ RADIO ENTERPRISES, LLC)
  • KMOX (1120 AM; 50 kW; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Rome:
  • WPMJ (94.3 FM; CHILLICOTHE, IL; Owner: KELLY COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WSWT (106.9 FM; PEORIA, IL; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
  • WIXO (99.9 FM; BARTONVILLE, IL; Owner: REGENT BROADCASTING OF PEORIA, INC.)
  • WXMP (105.7 FM; PEORIA, IL; Owner: AAA ENTERTAINMENT LICENSING LLC)
  • WCBU (89.9 FM; PEORIA, IL; Owner: BRADLEY UNIVERSITY)
  • WBNH (88.5 FM; PEKIN, IL; Owner: CENTRAL ILLINOIS RADIO FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
  • WPBG (93.3 FM; PEORIA, IL; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
  • WGLO (95.5 FM; PEKIN, IL; Owner: REGENT BROADCASTING OF PEORIA, INC.)
  • W278AE (103.5 FM; PEORIA, IL; Owner: ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • WZPW (92.3 FM; PEORIA, IL; Owner: B&G BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WCIC (91.5 FM; PEKIN, IL; Owner: ILLINOIS BIBLE INSTITUTE, INC.)
  • WXCL (104.9 FM; PEKIN, IL; Owner: AAA ENTERTAINMENT LICENSING LLC)
  • WRVY-FM (100.5 FM; HENRY, IL; Owner: WZOE, INC)
  • WFYR (97.3 FM; ELMWOOD, IL; Owner: REGENT BROADCASTING OF PEORIA, INC.)
  • WDQX (102.3 FM; MORTON, IL; Owner: AAA ENTERTAINMENT LICENSING LLC)
  • WRVP (98.5 FM; EUREKA, IL; Owner: REGENT BROADCASTING OF PEORIA, INC.)
  • WPPY (101.1 FM; GLASFORD, IL; Owner: REGENT BROADCASTING OF PEORIA, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Rome:
  • WAOE (Channel 59; PEORIA, IL; Owner: FOUR SEASONS PEORIA, LLC)
  • WHOI (Channel 19; PEORIA, IL; Owner: CHELSEY BROADCASTING COMPANY OF PEORIA, LLC)
  • WEEK-TV (Channel 25; PEORIA, IL; Owner: WEEK-TV LICENSE, INC.)
  • WTVP (Channel 47; PEORIA, IL; Owner: ILLINOIS VALLEY PUB TELECOMM CORP)
  • WYZZ-TV (Channel 43; BLOOMINGTON, IL; Owner: WYZZ LICENSEE, INC.)
  • WMBD-TV (Channel 31; PEORIA, IL; Owner: NEXSTAR BROADCASTING OF PEORIA, L.L.C.)
  • WWTO-TV (Channel 35; LASALLE, IL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • W41BO (Channel 41; PEORIA, IL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • W67CW (Channel 67; PEORIA, IL; Owner: M.C. PRODUCTIONS)

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