Rome, GA Demographic Statistics

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

SEX AND AGE
	Number	Percent

Total population	34,980	100.0

Male	16,586	47.4
Female	18,394	52.6

Under 5 years	2,355	6.7
5 to 9 years	2,409	6.9
10 to 14 years	2,345	6.7
15 to 19 years	2,528	7.2
20 to 24 years	3,070	8.8
25 to 34 years	4,964	14.2
35 to 44 years	4,712	13.5
45 to 54 years	4,140	11.8
55 to 59 years	1,566	4.5
60 to 64 years	1,327	3.8
65 to 74 years	2,667	7.6
75 to 84 years	2,078	5.9
85 years and over	819	2.3

Median age (years)	34.6	(X)

18 years and over	26,506	75.8
Male	12,271	35.1
Female	14,235	40.7
21 years and over	24,608	70.3
62 years and over	6,350	18.2
65 years and over	5,564	15.9
Male	1,909	5.5
Female	3,655	10.4

RACE
One race	34,407	98.4
White	22,081	63.1
Black or African American	9,677	27.7
American Indian and Alaska Native	135	0.4
Asian	496	1.4
Asian Indian	188	0.5
Chinese	35	0.1
Filipino	25	0.1
Japanese	11	0.0
Korean	39	0.1
Vietnamese	149	0.4
Other Asian ¹	49	0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	56	0.2
Native Hawaiian	3	0.0
Guamanian or Chamorro	50	0.1
Samoan	1	0.0
Other Pacific Islander ²	2	0.0
Some other race	1,962	5.6
Two or more races	573	1.6

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races ³
White	22,559	64.5
Black or African American	9,870	28.2
American Indian and Alaska Native	251	0.7
Asian	595	1.7
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	75	0.2
Some other race	2,230	6.4

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	34,980	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	3,620	10.3
Mexican	1,747	5.0
Puerto Rican	86	0.2
Cuban	31	0.1
Other Hispanic or Latino	1,756	5.0
Not Hispanic or Latino	31,360	89.7
White alone	20,704	59.2

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	34,980	100.0
In households	32,866	94.0
Householder	13,320	38.1
Spouse	5,489	15.7
Child	9,236	26.4
Own child under 18 years	7,062	20.2
Other relatives	2,702	7.7
Under 18 years	1,124	3.2
Nonrelatives	2,119	6.1
Unmarried partner	651	1.9
In group quarters	2,114	6.0
Institutionalized population	1,422	4.1
Noninstitutionalized population	692	2.0

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	13,320	100.0
Family households (families)	8,438	63.3
With own children under 18 years	3,873	29.1
Married-couple family	5,489	41.2
With own children under 18 years	2,340	17.6
Female householder, no husband present	2,265	17.0
With own children under 18 years	1,252	9.4
Nonfamily households	4,882	36.7
Householder living alone	4,116	30.9
Householder 65 years and over	1,875	14.1

Households with individuals under 18 years	4,534	34.0
Households with individuals 65 years and over	3,850	28.9

Average household size	2.47	(X)
Average family size	3.07	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	14,508	100.0
Occupied housing units	13,320	91.8
Vacant housing units	1,188	8.2
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	46	0.3

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	2.2	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	9.1	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	13,320	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	7,060	53.0
Renter-occupied housing units	6,260	47.0

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.50	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.43	(X)

(X) Not applicable
¹ Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
² Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
³ In combination with one or more other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, Matrices P1, P3, P4, P8, P9, P12, P13, P,17, P18, P19, P20, P23, P27, P28, P33, PCT5, PCT8, PCT11, PCT15, H1, H3, H4, H5, H11, and H12.

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