CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Rome

Georgia · 30,326 residents · 31.8 sq mi

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Rome is home to 30,326 people in Georgia. Owners hold 51% of the housing stock. The typical home is worth $50,200. That trails the Georgia median by roughly 27%. The average commute runs 14 minutes. Median rent is $294 a month.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 35.1

US median: 33.0

Average education

18% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 24%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

30,326

−13%vs 2000

vs 34,980 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

35.1

+1%vs 2000

vs 34.6 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

31.8 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202438K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.8%(2,054)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.6%(2,002)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.4%(1,955)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.4%(2,254)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.4%(2,250)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.2%(4,599)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413%(3,936)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.9%(2,988)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.5%(2,866)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.6%(2,898)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846.6%(1,997)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.7%(527)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$21,078

−10%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $30,930 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,973

−31%vs 2000

vs $17,327 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

18.7%

−1.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 20.3% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$50,200

−24%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $86,600 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$294

−13%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $443 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

51.4%

−1.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 53.0% in 2000

48.6% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic59.2%(20,704)

Black27.6%(9,638)

Hispanic / Latino10.3%(3,620)

Asian1.4%(494)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic68.8%(20,858)

Black29.8%(9,041)

Hispanic / Latino1.2%(359)

Asian0.7%(206)

Other0.7%(221)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican9.9%(3,787)

Central American9%(3,429)

Guatemalan8.1%(3,109)

Salvadoran0.8%(312)

Puerto Rican0.6%(232)

South American0.2%(94)

Colombian0.2%(59)

Spaniard0.1%(33)

Venezuelan0%(19)

Cuban0%(18)

Argentine0%(10)

Costa Rican0%(8)

+ 1 more hispanic origin group with data

Peruvian0%(6)

Asian origin

Vietnamese0.7%(281)

Asian Indian0.7%(250)

Korean0.4%(161)

Chinese0.1%(32)

Filipino0.1%(24)

Japanese0.1%(23)

Pakistani0%(13)

Thai0%(8)

Pacific Islander origin

Samoan0%(14)

Chamorro0%(4)

Ancestry

English16.1%(6,132)

Irish8.7%(3,304)

American8.5%(3,257)

German4.1%(1,567)

Scotch-Irish2.2%(844)

Scottish1.8%(671)

Italian1.1%(423)

Welsh1%(397)

Subsaharan African0.8%(291)

French0.7%(261)

Hungarian0.7%(255)

Dutch0.6%(245)

+ 26 more ancestry groups with data

British0.6%(229)

Polish0.5%(178)

Israeli0.5%(175)

Arab0.3%(101)

Greek0.2%(91)

Ukrainian0.2%(73)

Palestinian0.2%(70)

Russian0.2%(69)

Swedish0.2%(61)

Danish0.1%(54)

Romanian0.1%(44)

Slovak0.1%(37)

Austrian0.1%(36)

Lebanese0.1%(31)

Czech0.1%(30)

Norwegian0.1%(27)

West Indian0.1%(20)

Jamaican0.1%(20)

Belgian0%(16)

Armenian0%(14)

Brazilian0%(14)

Swiss0%(13)

Canadian0%(10)

Portuguese0%(9)

Finnish0%(8)

Lithuanian0%(5)

RANKED:Largest English population · Largest Mexican population · Largest Central American population · Largest Irish population · Largest American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

17.5%

−1.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 18.9% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

63.4%

−4.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 68.1% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

6.6%

−1.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.0% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

14.4 min

Unchangedvs 2000

vs 14.3 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married37.4%(5,277)

Married48.3%(6,814)

Widowed3.6%(510)

Divorced10.7%(1,509)

Women 15+

Never married34.3%(5,593)

Married40.1%(6,547)

Widowed9.6%(1,569)

Divorced16%(2,614)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

16.3%

−5.7 ptssince 2013

from 22.0% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

43.7%

−1.6 ptssince 2020

from 45.3% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

11.1%

−0.9 ptssince 2020

from 12.0% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

19.0%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 19.2% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

25.5%

+2.3 ptssince 2020

from 23.2% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

0.7%

−0.8 ptssince 2020

from 1.5% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

53.1%

−2.2 ptssince 2020

from 55.3% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

40.3%

+1.6 ptssince 2020

from 38.7% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)24.5%(368)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)20.9%(313)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era33.8%(507)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War7.7%(115)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.5%(8)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,501 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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