Recent News About Rome
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Week ending April 22: Peoria County home sales
There were 45 reported residential sales in Peoria County in the week ending April 22, according to BlockShopper.com.
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10.9% of households in Rome received food stamps in 2020
Rome ranked 778th in Illinois for the percentage of households receiving food stamps in 2020, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.
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25.9 percent of people 25 or older have an associate's degree or higher in Rome
25.9 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Rome in 2020, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.
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Census Bureau: 78.1 percent of people in Rome were old enough to vote in 2020
Of the 1,394 citizens living in Rome in 2020, 1,088 were old enough to vote as of March 24, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.
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Census Bureau reports Rome population was 1,394 in 2020
Rome had a population of 1,394 people in 2020, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained by the Peoria Standard.
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Census Bureau: 1% of people in Rome identified as multi-racial in 2020
Of the 1,394 citizens living in Rome in 2020, 99 percent said they were only one race, while one percent said they were two or more races, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained in March.
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Pritzker Tax Hike Amendment: average retiree in Rome to pay up to $4,384 more in state income tax
The Pritzker Tax Hike Amendment would increase the average retiree's income tax in Rome by up to $4,384, a 9.3-percent tax increase.
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46.2% unemployed in Rome in 2018
46.2 percent of Rome residents between 16 and 65 years old were unemployed in 2018, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.
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43.2% unemployed in Rome in 2017
43.2 percent of Rome residents between 16 and 65 years old were unemployed in 2017, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.
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Rome's population decreases by 103 people between 2017 and 2018
Rome's population decreased by 103 people between 2017 and 2018, according to U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey.
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The white population in Rome decreases by 107 people between 2017 and 2018
The white population in Rome decreased by 107 people between 2017 and 2018, according to U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey.