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Jefferson County

Population in July 2007: 606.
Males: 304  (50.2%)
Females: 302  (49.8%)

Median resident age:  38.9 years
Wisconsin median age:  36.0 years

Zip codes: 53178.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $64,514 (it was $55,357 in 2000)
Rome:  $64,514
Wisconsin:  $50,578

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $24,216
Rome:  $24,216
Wisconsin:  $25,993

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $191,983 (it was $131,100 in 2000)
Rome:  $191,983
Wisconsin:  $168,800

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $214,989; Detached houses: $216,150; Mobile homes: $45,000

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Races in Rome:

  • White Non-Hispanic (99.0%)
  • Hispanic (0.5%)
  • American Indian (0.5%)

2008 cost of living index in Rome: 80.2 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (70.2%), Irish (12.9%), Polish (12.9%), English (5.6%), French (5.4%), Norwegian (4.9%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 832 feet

Land area: 3.94 square miles.

Population density: 154 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Rome

  • High school or higher: 83.5%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.6%
  • Unemployed: 3.1%
  • Mean travel time to work: 28.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Rome CDP

  • Never married: 21.9%
  • Now married: 66.7%
  • Separated: 1.5%
  • Widowed: 4.6%
  • Divorced: 5.3%

8 residents are foreign born

This place:  1.4%
Wisconsin:  3.6%


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:  1.5% ($1,944)
Wisconsin:  2.0% ($2,245)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Waukesha, WI (20.0 miles , pop. 64,825).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Milwaukee, WI (34.5 miles , pop. 596,974).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (92.6 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Sullivan, WI (1.2 miles ), Hebron, WI (2.0 miles ), Helenville, WI (2.1 miles ), Hebron, WI (2.2 miles ), Concord, WI (2.5 miles ), Jefferson, WI (2.7 miles ), Palmyra, WI (2.7 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 47 buildings, average cost: $99,400
  • 1997: 54 buildings, average cost: $108,400
  • 1998: 60 buildings, average cost: $110,000
  • 1999: 59 buildings, average cost: $125,500
  • 2000: 56 buildings, average cost: $139,400
  • 2001: 48 buildings, average cost: $143,800
  • 2002: 72 buildings, average cost: $161,400
  • 2003: 67 buildings, average cost: $147,400
  • 2004: 87 buildings, average cost: $152,800
  • 2005: 102 buildings, average cost: $156,900
  • 2006: 90 buildings, average cost: $167,600
  • 2007: 52 buildings, average cost: $184,900
  • 2008: 25 buildings, average cost: $207,700

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in $1000s)


Latitude: 42.98 N, Longitude: 88.63 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 262

Rome household income distribution Rome home values distribution

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (19%)
  • Metal and metal products (12%)
  • Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (10%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
  • Truck transportation (5%)
  • Finance and insurance (4%)
  • Educational services (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (18%)
  • Educational services (12%)
  • Construction (7%)
  • Food (7%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)
  • Miscellaneous manufacturing (6%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (13%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (11%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (11%)
  • Carpenters (7%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (12%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
  • Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
  • Other healthcare support occupations (4%)



Average climate in Rome, Wisconsin

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Rome-area historical tornado activity is above Wisconsin state average. It is 115% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/27/1984, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 13.2 miles away from the Rome place center killed one person and injured 14 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 6/5/1980, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 7.0 miles away from the place center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.


Rome-area historical earthquake activity is slightly above Wisconsin state average. It is 100% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 9/2/1999 at 16:17:29, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 96.3 miles away from Rome center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Rome:
  • OCONOMOWOC MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; OCONOMOWOC, WI)
  • ROGERS MEMORIAL HOSP (about 12 miles; OCONOMOWOC, WI)
  • FORT ATKINSON MEMORIAL HEALTH SERVICES (about 12 miles; FORT ATKINSON, WI)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Rome:
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-WHITEWATER (about 13 miles; WHITEWATER, WI; Full-time enrollment: 9,493)
  • WAUKESHA COUNTY TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 20 miles; PEWAUKEE, WI; FT enrollment: 3,465)
  • CARROLL COLLEGE (about 21 miles; WAUKESHA, WI; FT enrollment: 2,332)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MILWAUKEE (about 35 miles; MILWAUKEE, WI; FT enrollment: 18,994)
  • MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY (about 36 miles; MILWAUKEE, WI; FT enrollment: 9,589)
  • MILWAUKEE AREA TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 36 miles; MILWAUKEE, WI; FT enrollment: 7,048)
  • MADISON AREA TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 36 miles; MADISON, WI; FT enrollment: 7,914)

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Cemeteries: Riverview Cemetery (1), Hoffman Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoirs and swamps: Rome Pond (A), Rome Pond 114 (B), Slabtown Pond (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

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

Percentage of family households:
This place:  76.4%
Whole state:  66.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  4.1%
Whole state:  5.7%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  5.3%
Whole state:  8.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  0.0%
Whole state:  3.7%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Rome, WI



Rome compared to Wisconsin state average:
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.


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School Enrollment by Level of School


Rome travel time to work
Rome mode of transportation to work chart


2004 Presidential Election results in Jefferson County Wisconsin:


Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (53%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (18%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (14%)
  • Wood (9%)
  • Electricity (6%)
  • Other fuel (1%)


Religion statistics for Rome

Adherents


NameCatholic ChurchWisconsin Evangelical Lutheran SynodEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaUnited Methodist ChurchUnited Church of Christ
Adherents37.8%29.2%13.8%5.4%3.1%
Congregations12.5%20.0%12.5%16.3%5.0%
NameLutheran ChurchMoravian Church in America Non-Charismatic Churches IndependentNew Testament Association Independent Baptist Churches/Other Fundamental BaptistsOther religions
Adherents3.0%2.8%1.3%1.2%2.2%
Congregations7.5%5.0%1.3%6.3%13.8%
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.


7.60% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($39,953 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.60%
Wisconsin average:  6.06%

0.04% of residents moved from foreign countries ($73 average AGI)
Jefferson County:  0.04%
Wisconsin average:  0.08%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Waukesha County, WI  1.57% ($46,643 average AGI)
from Dane County, WI  1.18% ($41,295)
from Dodge County, WI  1.08% ($33,817)


7.54% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($36,525 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.54%
Wisconsin average:  6.22%

0.03% of residents moved to foreign countries ($153 average AGI)
Jefferson County:  0.03%
Wisconsin average:  0.04%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Dodge County, WI  1.29% ($36,545 average AGI)
to Dane County, WI  1.28% ($36,843)
to Waukesha County, WI  0.97% ($40,479)


Strongest AM radio stations in Rome:
  • WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • WISN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WAUK (1510 AM; daytime; 10 kW; WAUKESHA, WI; Owner: WALT-WEST WISCONSIN, INC.)
  • WGN (720 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WGN CONTINENTAL BROADCASTING CO.)
  • WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WKSH (1640 AM; 10 kW; SUSSEX, WI; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WBBM (780 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WFAW (940 AM; 1 kW; FORT ATKINSON, WI; Owner: NEWRADIO GROUP, LLC)
  • WTSO (1070 AM; 10 kW; MADISON, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WMVP (1000 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WNAM (1280 AM; 50 kW; NEENAH-MENASHA, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WOKY (920 AM; 5 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WLS (890 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WLS, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Rome:
  • WKCH (106.5 FM; WHITEWATER, WI; Owner: NEWRADIO GROUP, LLC)
  • WHAD (90.7 FM; DELAFIELD, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
  • WFZH (105.3 FM; MUKWONAGO, WI; Owner: CARON BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WSJY (107.3 FM; FORT ATKINSON, WI; Owner: NEWRADIO GROUP, LLC)
  • WSLD (104.5 FM; WHITEWATER, WI; Owner: WPW BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WJZI (93.3 FM; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: MILWAUKEE RADIO ALLIANCE, LLC)
  • WJJO (94.1 FM; WATERTOWN, WI; Owner: MID-WEST MANAGMENT, INC.)
  • WMIL-FM (106.1 FM; WAUKESHA, WI; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WERN (88.7 FM; MADISON, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
  • WKTI-FM (94.5 FM; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • WLTQ (97.3 FM; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WSUW (91.7 FM; WHITEWATER, WI; Owner: BD. OF REGENTS, UNIV. OF WIS.)
  • WUWM (89.7 FM; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: BOARD OF REGENTS, UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM)
  • WXSS (103.7 FM; WAUWATOSA, WI; Owner: ENTERCOM MILWAUKEE LICENSE, LLC)
  • WZEE (104.1 FM; MADISON, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WKLH (96.5 FM; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: LAKEFRONT COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • WVCY-FM (107.7 FM; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: VCY AMERICA, INC.)
  • WMWK (88.1 FM; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
  • WLUM-FM (102.1 FM; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: MILWAUKEE RADIO ALLIANCE, LLC)
  • WMYX-FM (99.1 FM; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: ENTERCOM MILWAUKEE LICENSE, LLC)

TV broadcast stations around Rome:
  • WWRS-TV (Channel 52; MAYVILLE, WI; Owner: NATIONAL MINORITY T.V., INC.)
  • WISC-TV (Channel 3; MADISON, WI; Owner: TELEVISION WISCONSIN, INC.)
  • WDJT-TV (Channel 58; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: WDJT-TV LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WISN-TV (Channel 12; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: WISN HEARST-ARGYLE TV, INC. (CA CORP.))
  • WPXE (Channel 55; KENOSHA, WI; Owner: PAXSON MILWAUKEE LICENSE, INC.)
  • WMVS (Channel 10; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: MILWAUKEE AREA TECHNICAL COLLEGE DISTRICT BOARD)
  • WMVT (Channel 36; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: MILWAUKEE AREA TECHNICAL COLLEGE DISTRICT BOARD)
  • WCGV-TV (Channel 24; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: WCGV LICENSEE, LLC)
  • WMLW-CA (Channel 46; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: CHANNEL 41 AND 63 LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • W63CU (Channel 63; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: CHANNEL 41 AND 63 LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WITI (Channel 6; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: WITI LICENSE,INC.)
  • WMSN-TV (Channel 47; MADISON, WI; Owner: WMSN LICENSEE, LLC)
  • WVTV (Channel 18; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: WVTV LICENSEE, INC.)
  • WTMJ-TV (Channel 4; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • WKOW-TV (Channel 27; MADISON, WI; Owner: WKOW TELEVISION, INC.)
  • WHA-TV (Channel 21; MADISON, WI; Owner: BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIV. OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM)
  • WVCY-TV (Channel 30; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: VCY AMERICA, INC.)
  • WJJA (Channel 49; RACINE, WI; Owner: TV-49, INC.)
  • WTAS-LP (Channel 43; WAUKESHA, WI; Owner: WAUKESHA TOWER ASSOCIATES)
  • WMTV (Channel 15; MADISON, WI; Owner: GRAY MIDAMERICA TV LICENSEE CORP.)


FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 1
  • E Of 8th Ave Off Aspen Ave Nw 1/4 Sec 31 Leo, Type: Tower, Structure height: 106.6 m, Overall height: 113.3 m, , Licensee ID: L00016858
    Registrant: State Of Wisconsin, 4802 Sheboygan Ave, Madison, WI 53707-7912, Phone: (608) 267-9763, Email:

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 3
  • 1358 Country Road D, Type: Tower, Structure height: 113 m, Overall height: 114 m, Call Sign: KNAI754
    Assigned Frequencies : 154.100 MHz
    Grant Date: 06/05/2003, Expiration Date: 06/29/2013
    Registrant: Rassbach Communications, 2912 London Road, Eau Claire, WI 54701, Phone: (715) 832-6763, Fax: (715) 831-1698, Email:
  • 1 Blk W Of Hwy P On Hwy 135, Call Sign: KRX373, Licensee ID: L00114280
    Assigned Frequencies : 45.6400 MHz
    Grant Date: 06/04/1997, Expiration Date: 08/19/2002, Cancelation Date: 12/22/2002
    Registrant: Sullivan, Township Of, N3866 West St, Sullivan, WI 53178, Phone: (414) 593-2209
  • Aspen Ave E Of 8th Ave, Type: Tower, Structure height: 107 m, Overall height: 113 m, Call Sign: WPMK515
    Assigned Frequencies : 151.145 MHz, 151.205 MHz, 151.310 MHz, 151.355 MHz
    Grant Date: 08/01/2003, Expiration Date: 10/05/2012, Certifier: Thomas L Tuttle
    Registrant: St Wi Dept Of Natl Resource, Madison, WI 53707-7912, Fax: (608) 267-4495

FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 2
  • ROME, 675 Aspen Ave, Type: Tower, Structure height: 106.7 m, Overall height: 113.4 m, Call Sign: WPOQ324
    Assigned Frequencies : 6286.19 MHz, 6226.89 MHz, 6391.20 MHz, 933.575 MHz
    Grant Date: 09/16/2008, Expiration Date: 11/16/2018
    Registrant: Wisconsin Dot, Madison, WI 53707-7912, Phone: (608) 267-9763, Fax: (608) 267-4495, Email:
  • ROME, E Of 8th Ave Off Aspen Ave Nw 1/4 Sec 31 Leo, Type: Tower, Structure height: 106.6 m, Overall height: 113.3 m, Call Sign: WQJV261
    Assigned Frequencies : 957.950 MHz
    Grant Date: 01/09/2009, Expiration Date: 01/09/2019, Certifier: Jane Grabarski
    Registrant: Communications Service Inc., 305 East Albert Street, Portage, WI 53901, Phone: (608) 745-3300, Fax: (608) 745-0300, Email:


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