| | People QuickFacts | Rome | Georgia |
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Population, 2011 estimate | 36,181 | 9,815,210 |
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Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 36,303 | 9,687,660 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 | -0.3% | 1.3% |
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Population, 2010 | 36,303 | 9,687,653 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 | 8.2% | 7.1% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 | 25.7% | 25.7% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 | 14.2% | 10.7% |
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Female persons, percent, 2010 | 52.4% | 51.2% |
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White persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 57.4% | 59.7% |
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Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 27.8% | 30.5% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.6% | 0.3% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 1.9% | 3.2% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.2% | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 | 2.5% | 2.1% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) | 16.2% | 8.8% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 | 52.3% | 55.9% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010 | 80.1% | 82.3% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2006-2010 | 11.7% | 9.6% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010 | 16.6% | 12.7% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 70.8% | 83.5% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 23.1% | 27.2% |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010 | 18.3 | 27.0 |
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Homeownership rate, 2006-2010 | 53.4% | 67.2% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010 | 29.6% | 20.5% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010 | $124,100 | $161,400 |
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Households, 2006-2010 | 13,206 | 3,468,704 |
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Persons per household, 2006-2010 | 2.57 | 2.66 |
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Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010 | $19,833 | $25,134 |
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Median household income 2006-2010 | $34,339 | $49,347 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010 | 25.7% | 15.7% |
| | Business QuickFacts | Rome | Georgia |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 3,763 | 901,105 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 20.4% |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.7% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 5.3% | 5.1% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.1% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 3.6% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 23.5% | 30.9% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 2,006,567 | 144,280,774 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 510,657 | 141,962,359 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 897,215 | 117,516,907 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $25,055 | $12,326 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 125,644 | 16,976,235 |