2024 population: 101,390 ( 2,810 from 2020)
Land area: 509.8 square miles
Population density: 198.9 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	69,327	68.38%	0.1%
Black:	14,569	14.37%	1.4%
Indian:	267	0.26%	13.1%
Asian:	1,680	1.66%	14.4%
2+ races:	2,078	2.05%	16.4%
Hispanic:	13,469	13.28%	17.4%

Total non-White:	32,063	31.62%	9.3%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	4,801	12.2
Deaths:	5,707	14.5
Net Migration:	2,554	6.5
Net Immigration:	1,024	2.6

Change in White population:	71	0.1
Change in Non-White pop.:	2,739	2.8

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2020
98,580
69,256	70.25%
14,363	14.57%
236	0.24%
1,468	1.49%
1,785	1.81%
11,472	11.64%
29,324	29.75%

2010
96,317
70,959	73.67%
13,494	14.01%
194	0.20%
1,281	1.33%
1,294	1.34%
8,987	9.33%
25,358	26.33%

2000
90,565
71,674	79.14%
11,984	13.23%
204	0.23%
877	0.97%
780	0.86%
4,983	5.50%
18,891	20.86%

1990
81,251
69,122	85.07%
10,966	13.50%
127	0.16%
392	0.48%
n/a
644	0.79%
12,129	14.93%

1980
79,800
68,941	86.39%
10,087	12.64%
89	0.11%
151	0.19%
n/a
519	0.65%
10,859	13.61%

1970
73,742
63,744	86.44%
9,663	13.10%
17	0.02%
27	0.04%
n/a
260	0.35%
9,998	13.56%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
10,991	11.4
9,781	10.2
-340	-0.4
1,375	1.4

-1,703	-1.8
3,966	4.1

Number	Rate
2000's
12,998	14.4
9,128	10.1
482	0.5
1,929	2.1

-715	-0.8
6,467	7.1

Number	Rate
1990's
11,917	14.7
9,282	11.4
1,826	2.2
640	0.8

2,552	3.1
6,762	8.3

Number	Rate
1980's
11,400	14.3
8,017	10.0
-1,515	-1.9
n/a

181	0.2
1,270	1.6

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
493	0.7
n/a

5,197	7.0
861	1.2

Age, Family & Household Data for Rome, GA Metro Area

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
38.0
22,300	22.0%
79,090	78.0%
16,284	16.1%

35,996
2.62

24,596	68.3%
17,110	69.6%
3,073	12.5%
11,400	31.7%

2010
Number	Percent
37.6
23,445	24.3%
72,872	75.7%
13,702	14.2%

35,930
2.58

24,916	69.3%
17,746	71.2%
2,864	11.5%
11,014	30.7%

2000
Number	Percent
35.7
22,152	24.5%
68,413	75.5%
12,580	13.9%

34,030
2.55

24,459	71.9%
18,881	77.2%
2,222	9.1%
9,571	28.1%

1990
Number	Percent
34.5
19,477	24.0%
61,774	76.0%
11,871	14.6%

30,475
2.56

22,701	74.5%
18,223	80.3%
1,934	8.5%
7,774	25.5%

1980
Number	Percent
31.3
22,232	27.9%
57,568	72.1%
9,491	11.9%

28,368
2.74

22,041	77.7%
18,207	82.6%
1,688	7.7%
6,327	22.3%

2022 Housing Data for Rome, GA Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	1,972	5.5%
$10,000 to $14,999	2,022	5.6%
$15,000 to $19,999	1,758	4.9%
$20,000 to $24,999	1,879	5.2%
$25,000 to $29,999	1,365	3.8%
$30,000 to $34,999	1,886	5.2%
$35,000 to $39,999	1,980	5.5%
$40,000 to $44,999	1,683	4.7%
$45,000 to $49,999	1,379	3.8%
$50,000 to $59,999	2,514	7.0%
$60,000 to $74,999	3,801	10.6%
$75,000 to $99,999	3,772	10.5%
$100,000 to $124,999	3,078	8.6%
$125,000 to $149,999	2,719	7.6%
$150,000 to $199,999	2,288	6.4%
$200,000 or more	1,900	5.3%

Median Household Income	57,868
Per Capita Income	30,523

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	80

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	2,116	5.9%
Public Assistance	721	2.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	5,094	14.2%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	36,276	66.0%
Unemployed	1,638	3.0%
In Armed Forces	68	0.1%

Total Labor Force	37,982	69.1%
Not in Labor Force	16,973	30.9%

Real Unemployment Rate		33.9%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	16,926	13,946	54.8%
Non-Profit	1,352	1,817	42.7%
Self-Employed	2,596	1,542	62.7%

Local Government	1,187	1,988	37.4%
State Government	427	1,061	28.7%
Federal Government	213	438	32.7%

Total Private + Self	19,522	15,488	55.8%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	3,179	5,304	37.5%
Total	22,701	20,792	52.2%

Pct. Govt.	12.2%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	4,420	10.1%
Sales and Office Occupations	8,529	19.6%
Professional, Technical	9,000	20.6%
Service Occupations	8,039	18.4%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	209	0.5%
All others	13,628	31.2%

White Collar		50.3%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	7,806	17.9%
Health care and social assistance	6,521	15.0%
Educational services	4,420	10.1%
Retail trade	4,392	10.1%
Accommodation and food services	3,389	7.8%
Construction	3,150	7.2%
Other services	2,582	5.9%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	2,361	5.4%
Transportation and warehousing	1,730	4.0%
Public administration	1,650	3.8%
Professional, scientific, technical	1,540	3.5%
Wholesale trade	1,157	2.7%
Finance and insurance	748	1.7%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	581	1.3%
Real estate and rental and leasing	554	1.3%
Information	395	0.9%
Utilities	371	0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	240	0.6%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	24	0.1%
Management	5	0.0%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	7,177	7.28%
Puerto Rican	363	0.37%
Cuban	70	0.07%
Dominican	14	0.01%

Total Central American	3,556	3.61%
Costa Rican	9	0.01%
Guatemalan	3,102	3.15%
Honduran	121	0.12%
Nicaraguan	54	0.05%
Panamanian	20	0.02%
Salvadoran	250	0.25%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	181	0.18%
Argentinean	12	0.01%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	100	0.10%
Ecuadorian	45	0.05%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	24	0.02%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	286	0.29%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	477	0.48%
Vietnamese	335	0.34%
Korean	190	0.19%
Chinese	151	0.15%
Filipino	46	0.05%
Japanese	17	0.02%
Thai	6	0.01%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	82,378	88.7%
Spanish	8,810	9.5%
Other Indo-European	602	0.6%
Vietnamese	326	0.4%
Arabic	175	0.2%
Korean	152	0.2%
French, Haitian, Cajun	115	0.1%
Chinese	99	0.1%
Other Asian	90	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
American	15,347	15.6%
English	13,419	13.6%
Irish	9,076	9.2%
German	5,904	6.0%
Scottish	1,865	1.9%
Italian	1,666	1.7%
Scotch-Irish	1,315	1.3%
European	1,307	1.3%
French	748	0.8%
British	601	0.6%
Welsh	573	0.6%
Dutch	456	0.5%
Swedish	372	0.4%
Polish	363	0.4%
Norwegian	290	0.3%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	93,472	94.9%
Not a citizen	5,069	5.1%

Native	91,426	92.8%
Foreign-born	7,115	7.2%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
4,060	6.2%	6,323	9.7%	21,379	32.6%	19,141	29.2%	8,512	13.0%	6,106	9.3%
Average years of education: 12.8

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	4,060	6.2%
9-12 Years	6,323	9.7%
H.S. Grad or GED	21,379	32.6%
Some College	19,141	29.2%
Bach. Degree	8,512	13.0%
Grad Degree	6,106	9.3%
Average years of education: 12.8

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	84,424	78,028	6,396	7.6%
1991	85,188	80,120	5,068	5.9%
1992	87,524	81,588	5,936	6.8%
1993	89,386	83,726	5,660	6.3%
1994	91,544	87,108	4,436	4.8%
1995	90,322	85,534	4,788	5.3%
1996	91,258	86,550	4,708	5.2%
1997	92,808	88,516	4,292	4.6%
1998	90,784	86,780	4,004	4.4%
1999	90,858	86,652	4,206	4.6%

2000	88,952	85,576	3,376	3.8%
2001	90,286	86,184	4,102	4.5%
2002	93,738	88,770	4,968	5.3%
2003	98,542	93,636	4,906	5.0%
2004	98,680	93,664	5,016	5.1%
2005	100,528	94,974	5,554	5.5%
2006	98,678	93,908	4,770	4.8%
2007	99,484	94,396	5,088	5.1%
2008	100,344	93,326	7,018	7.0%
2009	99,176	88,212	10,964	11.1%

2010	90,470	79,598	10,872	12.0%
2011	89,520	78,796	10,724	12.0%
2012	89,284	79,666	9,618	10.8%
2013	87,424	79,172	8,252	9.4%
2014	86,434	79,574	6,860	7.9%
2015	84,994	79,222	5,772	6.8%
2016	87,006	81,712	5,294	6.1%
2017	89,254	84,562	4,692	5.3%
2018	88,954	85,084	3,870	4.4%
2019	88,310	84,806	3,504	4.0%

2020	86,468	81,044	5,424	6.3%
2021	87,004	83,768	3,236	3.7%
2022	87,596	84,856	2,740	3.1%
2023	93,448	90,500	2,948	3.2%
2024	95,730	92,358	3,372	3.5%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	40,568
Median Value	$174,000

Occupied	35,996	88.7%
Vacant	4,572	11.3%

Owned	22,717	63.1%
Rented	13,279	36.9%
Median Rent	$890

Single-Family Units	29,825	73.5%
Detached	29,155	71.9%
Attached	670	1.7%
Buldings with 5+ Units	3,986	9.8%
Mobile Homes	3,581	8.8%

Rome, GA Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Rome, GA Metro Area

2022 Housing Data for Rome, GA Metro Area

2022 Income & Employment Data for Rome, GA Metro Area

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Rome, GA Metro Area

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Rome, GA Metro Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Rome, GA Metro Area