COMPARING TWO PLACES
Menlo vs Rome
PLACE A
Menlo, Georgia
VS
PLACE B
Rome, Pennsylvania
Menlo is 27% larger than Rome. Menlo earns more, with a median household income $17,250 higher. Menlo has grown faster since 2000 (1% vs -13%).
MENLOROMEDIFFERENCE
Total population475373+27% vs Rome
Population density607719−112
Population growth1.3%-12.9%+14.2 pts
Median age37.228.1+9.1
Male40.8%47.5%−6.7 pts
Female59.2%52.5%+6.7 pts
Foreign-born2.7%0.0%+2.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic87.7%91.4%−3.7 pts
Black5.0%4.4%+0.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.5%2.6%−2.1 pts
Asian4.4%0.0%+4.4 pts
Other2.4%1.6%+0.8 pts
Median household income$72,250$55,000+$17,250
Per capita income$29,201$22,937+$6,264
Poverty rate14.5%25.8%−11.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3640.350+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher30.4%10.9%+19.5 pts
Graduate degree11.4%0.7%+10.7 pts
Unemployment rate8.2%6.7%+1.5 pts
Labor force participation78.0%68.6%+9.4 pts
Median home value$144,900$150,000−$5,100
Median gross rent$595$942−$347
Owner-occupied44.1%50.6%−6.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate5.1%19.8%−14.8 pts
Rent-burdened households18.4%32.9%−14.6 pts
Average commute28.722.6+6.1
Worked from home0.3%20.6%−20.3 pts
Public transit to work5.3%0.0%+5.3 pts
Uninsured7.3%5.5%+1.8 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025