Demographics of Rome city, Georgia

Rome city, Georgia had 38,934 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +1,089 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Rome city, in four figures

38,934
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 38,189 ±43.; +2.9%
Change since July 2020: +1,089 people.; 37.1 ±1.1
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $54,435 ±$3,595
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Rome city, Georgia's population grew 2.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Rome city, Georgia's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Rome city, Georgia's population grew 2.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Rome city, Georgia's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	37,845	100.0	100.0
2021	37,704	99.6	100.2
2022	38,058	100.6	100.7
2023	38,302	101.2	101.6
2024	38,666	102.2	102.5
2025	38,934	102.9	103.1

Population of Rome city, Georgia on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	37,845	—
2021	37,704	−141
2022	38,058	+354
2023	38,302	+244
2024	38,666	+364
2025	38,934	+268

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 37.1 ±1.1: for men 36.5 ±1.0 and for women 37.5 ±1.1. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Rome city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Georgia	United States
Under 5	2,186 ±310	5.7% ±0.8	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	6,894 ±602	18.1% ±1.6	17.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	3,832 ±496	10.0% ±1.3	9.5% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	10,470 ±675	27.4% ±1.8	27.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	8,548 ±676	22.4% ±1.8	25.1% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	6,259 ±608	16.4% ±1.6	15.0% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $54,435 ±$3,595, and income per person $33,560 ±$2,582, in 2024 dollars. The median is $77,353 ±$407 in Georgia and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Rome city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Georgia	United States
Under $25,000	3,290 ±489	22.0% ±3.2	15.4% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	3,556 ±555	23.7% ±3.6	17.5% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	2,420 ±390	16.2% ±2.6	15.9% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,376 ±263	9.2% ±1.7	13.0% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	2,488 ±481	16.6% ±3.2	17.3% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	933 ±237	6.2% ±1.6	9.2% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	920 ±259	6.1% ±1.7	11.9% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Rome city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Georgia	United States
All ages	7,550 ±1,171	20.6% ±3.2	13.4% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	2,704 ±578	30.2% ±5.7	18.3% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	3,659 ±609	18.5% ±2.9	12.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,187 ±231	15.0% ±2.6	11.5% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Rome city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Rome city	Georgia	United States
Housing units	16,566 ±480	4,541,835 ±1,384	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	90.4% ±0.4	89.7% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	9.6% ±1.6	10.3% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	49.2% ±3.8	65.7% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	50.8% ±3.6	34.3% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$234,300 ±$16,063	$303,300 ±$1,171	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,032 ±$44	$1,393 ±$6	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1974 ±2	1992 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Rome city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Georgia	United States
Hispanic or Latino	7,811 ±758	20.5% ±2.0	11.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	19,497 ±887	51.1% ±2.3	49.1% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	8,452 ±947	22.1% ±2.5	30.7% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	823 ±275	2.2% ±0.7	4.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 30	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 36	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 82	< 0.1% to 0.2%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,551 ±442	4.1% ±1.2	3.9% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Rome city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Georgia	United States
Born in the state	24,962 ±871	65.4% ±2.3	53.4% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	8,820 ±753	23.1% ±2.0	33.8% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	176 to 632	0.5% to 1.7%	1.6% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	4,003 ±644	10.5% ±1.7	11.2% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	1,534 ±347	4.0% ±0.9	5.4% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	2,469 ±571	6.5% ±1.5	5.8% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Rome city among the places of Georgia

26th of 167 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Georgia page.

Places of Georgia near Rome city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Newnan city	44,235 ±81
Peachtree Corners city	42,373 ±43
Milton city	41,546 ±49
Peachtree City city	39,576 ±42
East Point city	38,335 ±43
Rome city	38,189 ±43
Douglasville city	37,536 ±78
Woodstock city	37,381 ±42
Tucker city	37,123 ±58
Evans CDP	36,998 ±1,983
Canton city	35,741 ±42

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Rome city, Georgia

Rankings this appears in

No. 12 Places in Georgia by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 15 Places in Georgia by poverty rate
No. 23 Places in Georgia by median age
No. 40 Places in Georgia by foreign-born share
No. 47 Places in Georgia by per capita income
No. 71 Places in Georgia by homeownership rate

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026