With 99,693 people, Rome is a metro area. About 26% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The typical home is worth $217,900, having more than doubled since 2000. 7% of residents were born outside the United States. Renters pay $1,014 a month at the median. Median household income is $65,565, under the $82,259 national median.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $65,565, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 38.2
US median: 38.9
Less educated
26% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 46%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Rome
Among the 37 metro and micro areas based in Georgia
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)18.1%(874)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)17.2%(833)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era36.4%(1,760)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4.6%(221)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1%(47)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 4,829 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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Over time
Rome, decade by decade
Rome population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
81,251
$61,288
$117,603
13.7%
32.2
2000
90,565
$64,878
$148,829
15.8%
44.1
2010
96,317
$59,076
$170,183
17.9%
53.6
2020
98,584
$61,398
$166,777
21.4%
61.6
2024
99,693
$65,565
$217,900
25.9%
61.4
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
