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Rome, GA

37,754 Population
31.8 square miles 1,187.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

36.7 ±1.2 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in the Rome, GA Metro Area: 37.8 ±0.4
  • about the same as the figure in Georgia: 37.4 ±0.1

Economics

$32,985 ±$2,527 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in the Rome, GA Metro Area: $32,628 ±$1,401
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Georgia: $39,525 ±$194
$51,106 ±$2,683 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in the Rome, GA Metro Area: $62,540 ±$3,154
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Georgia: $74,664 ±$431

20.6% ±2.9% (7,461  ±1,053) Persons below poverty line
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in the Rome, GA Metro Area: 16.8% † 15,943 (±1.7% / ±1,649)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Georgia: 13.5% 1,423,159 (±0.2% / ±19,046)

22.5 minutes ±1.8 (331,765  ±32,421) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in the Rome, GA Metro Area: 23.5 951,445 (±0.9 / ±45,516)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Georgia: 28.3 123,275,350 (±0.1 / ±629,504)

Families

14,853 ±500 Number of households
  • the Rome, GA Metro Area: 36,688 ±611
  • Georgia: 4,008,013 ±9,372
2.4 ±0.1 (36,074  ±97) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in the Rome, GA Metro Area: 2.6 94,770 (±0 / ±93)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Georgia: 2.6 10,571,720

5.7% ±2.3% (536  ±221) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Rome, GA Metro Area: 4.8% † 1,115 (±1.2% / ±290)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Georgia: 5.2% 138,505 (±0.2% / ±4,175)

Housing

16,371 ±496 Number of housing units
  • the Rome, GA Metro Area: 40,763 ±64
  • Georgia: 4,483,873 ±944

$214,700 ±$20,559 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in the Rome, GA Metro Area: $194,100 ±$8,956
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Georgia: $272,900 ±$1,058

16.3% ±2.4% (6,114  ±912.4) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Rome, GA Metro Area: 14.6% † 14,375 (±1.6% / ±1,563.8)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Georgia: 13.3% 1,418,224 (±0.2% / ±18,188.3)

Social

81.5% ±3.8% (20,117  ±1,086.1) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in the Rome, GA Metro Area: 84.9% 55,957 (±2.9% / ±1,896.6)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Georgia: 89% 6,451,736 (±0.3% / ±23,526)
28.5% ±2.2% (7,043  ±583.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Rome, GA Metro Area: 25% 16,438 (±1.4% / ±894.3)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Georgia: 34.2% 2,480,907 (±0.2% / ±14,380)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

11.1% ±1.8% (4,198  ±693) Foreign-born population
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in the Rome, GA Metro Area: 6.7% 6,594
  • a little higher than the rate in Georgia: 10.8% 1,172,488

5.2% ±0.8% (1,467  ±240) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the Rome, GA Metro Area: 6.5% 4,945 (±0.5% / ±396)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Georgia: 7.4% 608,876 (±0.1% / ±6,777)
1,467 Total veterans ±240 1,379 Male ±237 88 Female ±58

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