Cities / New York / Rome

Rome, NY

32,031 people

Right Now

Air Quality (PM2.5, Adirondacks Region)

Good

Nearest reporting area, 31.0 mi away. Preliminary and may be revised. Source: EPA AirNow.

Active Weather Alerts

Nearest Major Airport

ALB

117 mi — Albany International Airport

Population & People

Population

32,031

Median age

40.7

Median household income

$59,925

Poverty rate

18.1%

Unemployment rate

5.9%

Bachelor's degree+

20.8%

Avg. commute

16 min

Hispanic or Latino

7.6%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Housing & Rent

Median home value

$154,400

Median gross rent

$909/mo

Homeownership rate

56.6%

HUD FMR — 2 bedroom

$1,579

HUD Fair Market Rent (New York statewide average across 62 areas — not specific to Rome), 2026. Efficiency $1215, 1BR $1315, 2BR $1579, 3BR $1976, 4BR $2193. This is a different official figure from Census median gross rent above.

Energy

New York gasoline midgrade

$4.63

New York commercial electricity

21.07¢/kWh

New York industrial electricity

9.55¢/kWh

New York residential electricity

26.39¢/kWh

Economy

Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

2467674

Real Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

1894269.6

All-Transactions House Price Index for New York

1184.26

Unemployment Rate

4.4%

Source: FRED, New York-specific series.

Nearby Airports

ALB

Albany International Airport

117 mi away

SYR

Syracuse Hancock International Airport

152 mi away

PWM

Portland International Jetport

177 mi away

Sources & Data: National Weather Service (weather, alerts), EPA AirNow (air quality), U.S. Census Bureau (population, housing), HUD (Fair Market Rent), U.S. Energy Information Administration (New York energy prices), Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (New York economic indicators), OurAirports (airport directory).