Social Statistics for Rome, New York
Updated August 5, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
Number | Percent | |
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT | ||
---|---|---|
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 7,498 | 100.0 |
Nursery school, preschool | 403 | 5.4 |
Kindergarten | 391 | 5.2 |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 3,696 | 49.3 |
High school (grades 9-12) | 1,795 | 23.9 |
College or graduate school | 1,213 | 16.2 |
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
Population 25 years and over | 24,305 | 100.0 |
Less than 9th grade | 1,793 | 7.4 |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 4,532 | 18.6 |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 7,912 | 32.6 |
Some college, no degree | 4,288 | 17.6 |
Associate degree | 1,960 | 8.1 |
Bachelor's degree | 2,434 | 10.0 |
Graduate or professional degree | 1,386 | 5.7 |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 74.0 | (X) |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 15.7 | (X) |
MARITAL STATUS | ||
Population 15 years and over | 28,554 | 100.0 |
Never married | 8,566 | 30.0 |
Now married, except separated | 13,637 | 47.8 |
Separated | 814 | 2.9 |
Widowed | 2,655 | 9.3 |
Female | 2,164 | 7.6 |
Divorced | 2,882 | 10.1 |
Female | 1,664 | 5.8 |
GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 382 | 100.0 |
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 147 | 38.5 |
VETERAN STATUS | ||
Civilian population 18 years and over | 27,067 | 100.0 |
Civilian veterans | 4,227 | 15.6 |
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
Population 5 to 20 years | 6,647 | 100.0 |
With a disability | 632 | 9.5 |
Population 21 to 64 years | 17,423 | 100.0 |
With a disability | 4,295 | 24.7 |
Percent employed | 47.4 | (X) |
No disability | 13,128 | 75.3 |
Percent employed | 78.7 | (X) |
Population 65 years and over | 5,379 | 100.0 |
With a disability | 2,114 | 39.3 |
RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
Population 5 years and over | 32,823 | 100.0 |
Same house in 1995 | 19,988 | 60.9 |
Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 12,507 | 38.1 |
Same county | 9,384 | 28.6 |
Different county | 3,123 | 9.5 |
Same state | 1,632 | 5.0 |
Different state | 1,491 | 4.5 |
Elsewhere in 1995 | 328 | 1.0 |
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
Total population | 34,922 | 100.0 |
Native | 33,578 | 96.2 |
Born in United States | 32,935 | 94.3 |
State of residence | 28,385 | 81.3 |
Different state | 4,550 | 13.0 |
Born outside United States | 643 | 1.8 |
Foreign born | 1,344 | 3.8 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 374 | 1.1 |
Naturalized citizen | 642 | 1.8 |
Not a citizen | 702 | 2.0 |
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
Total (excluding born at sea) | 1,344 | 100.0 |
Europe | 524 | 39.0 |
Asia | 251 | 18.7 |
Africa | 26 | 1.9 |
Oceania | 6 | 0.4 |
Latin America | 393 | 29.2 |
Northern America | 144 | 10.7 |
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
Population 5 years and over | 32,823 | 100.0 |
English only | 30,475 | 92.8 |
Language other than English | 2,348 | 7.2 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 843 | 2.6 |
Spanish | 868 | 2.6 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 319 | 1.0 |
Other Indo-European languages | 1,349 | 4.1 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 430 | 1.3 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 105 | 0.3 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 71 | 0.2 |
ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
Total population | 34,922 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 37,429 | 107.2 |
Arab | 118 | 0.3 |
Czech1 | 49 | 0.1 |
Danish | 72 | 0.2 |
Dutch | 639 | 1.8 |
English | 3,327 | 9.5 |
French (except Basque)1 | 1,750 | 5.0 |
French Canadian1 | 544 | 1.6 |
German | 5,119 | 14.7 |
Greek | 33 | 0.1 |
Hungarian | 173 | 0.5 |
Irish1 | 5,455 | 15.6 |
Italian | 8,978 | 25.7 |
Lithuanian | 85 | 0.2 |
Norwegian | 55 | 0.2 |
Polish | 2,516 | 7.2 |
Portuguese | 70 | 0.2 |
Russian | 84 | 0.2 |
Scotch-Irish | 188 | 0.5 |
Scottish | 314 | 0.9 |
Slovak | 31 | 0.1 |
Subsaharan African | 143 | 0.4 |
Swedish | 235 | 0.7 |
Swiss | 281 | 0.8 |
Ukrainian | 386 | 1.1 |
United States or American | 1,960 | 5.6 |
Welsh | 868 | 2.5 |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 116 | 0.3 |
Other ancestries | 3,840 | 11.0 |
(X) Not applicable. 1 The data represent a combination of two ancestries shown separately in Summary File 3. Czech includes Czechoslovakian. French includes Alsatian. French Canadian includes Acadian/Cajun. Irish includes Celtic. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3, Matrices P18, P19, P21, P22, P24, P36, P37, P39, P42, PCT8, PCT16, PCT17, and PCT19 |