Rhome is a city in Wise County, Texas, United States. Its population was 1,630 in 2020.
Rhome has a large, 12-plaque war exhibit located at Veterans Memorial Park, in a residential area east of the downtown.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is covered by water.
Demographics
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Rhome had a population of 1,630. The median age was 36.5 years; 26.7% of residents were under 18 and 11.8% were 65 or older. For every 100 females, there were 97.1 males, and for every 100 females 18 and over, there were 94.8 males 18 and over.
None of the residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas.
Of the 595 households in Rhome, 39.8% had children under 18 living in them, 60.3% were married-couple households, 15.0% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 19.3% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 18.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.1% had someone living alone who was 65 or older.
The city had 628 housing units, of which 5.3% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.6% and the rental vacancy rate was 9.4%.
+ Racial composition as of the 2020 census Race Number Percentage White 1,316 80.7% Black or African American 8 0.5% American Indian and Alaska Native 14 0.9% Asian 14 0.9% Native Hawaiian and othr Pacific Islander 0 0.0% Some other race 84 5.2% Two or more races 194 11.9% Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 296 18.2%
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