Rome, GA Social Statistics

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

Number

Percent

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school9,009100.0
Nursery school, preschool6927.7
Kindergarten4424.9
Elementary school (grades 1-8)4,03944.8
High school (grades 9-12)1,88720.9
College or graduate school1,94921.6
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over22,397100.0
Less than 9th grade3,23314.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma3,90517.4
High school graduate (includes equivalency)6,45228.8
Some college, no degree3,77216.8
Associate degree7983.6
Bachelor's degree2,45010.9
Graduate or professional degree1,7878.0
Percent high school graduate or higher68.1(X)
Percent bachelor's degree or higher18.9(X)
MARITAL STATUS
Population 15 years and over28,057100.0
Never married8,03028.6
Now married, except separated13,27247.3
Separated6712.4
Widowed2,7849.9
Female
2,3358.3
Divorced3,30011.8
Female
2,0037.1
GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years932100.0
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren44948.2
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over26,727100.0
Civilian veterans2,94211.0
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years8,057100.0
With a disability88811.0
Population 21 to 64 years18,271100.0
With a disability4,90626.9
Percent employed
50.0(X)
No disability13,36573.1
Percent employed
75.7(X)
Population 65 years and over5,086100.0
With a disability2,55250.2
RESIDENCE IN 1995
Population 5 years and over32,854100.0
Same house in 199515,56647.4
Different house in the U.S. in 199516,19749.3
Same county
10,23531.2
Different county
5,96218.1
Same state
3,0659.3
Different state
2,8978.8
Elsewhere in 19951,0913.3
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population35,055100.0
Native31,92691.1
Born in United States
31,67590.4
State of residence
23,57667.3
Different state
8,09923.1
Born outside United States
2510.7
Foreign born3,1298.9
Entered 1990 to March 2000
2,0515.9
Naturalized citizen
7672.2
Not a citizen
2,3626.7
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Total (excluding born at sea)3,129100.0
Europe1555.0
Asia45914.7
Africa140.4
Oceania00.0
Latin America2,43977.9
Northern America622.0
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over32,854100.0
English only28,73487.5
Language other than English4,12012.5
Speak English less than 'very well
2,6818.2
Spanish
3,2449.9
Speak English less than "very well"
2,2366.8
Other Indo-European languages
4331.3
Speak English less than "very well"
1860.6
Asian and Pacific Island languages
2140.7
Speak English less than "very well"
1840.6
ANCESTRY (single or multiple)
Total population35,055100.0

Total ancestries reported

26,83476.5
Arab1960.6
Czech1400.1
Danish220.1
Dutch2880.8
English2,4236.9
French (except Basque)12670.8
French Canadian1740.2
German1,4744.2
Greek670.2
Hungarian120.0
Irish12,3366.7
Italian2480.7
Lithuanian50.0
Norwegian880.3
Polish1620.5
Portuguese00.0
Russian290.1
Scotch-Irish5781.6
Scottish6231.8
Slovak00.0
Subsaharan African4421.3
Swedish1000.3
Swiss00.0
Ukrainian80.0
United States or American4,61513.2
Welsh1000.3
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)80.0
Other ancestries12,62936.0
(X) Not applicable.
1 The data represent a combination of two ancestries shown separately in Summary File 3. Czech includes Czechoslovakian. French includes Alsatian. French Canadian includes Acadian/Cajun. Irish includes Celtic.



Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3, Matrices P18, P19, P21, P22, P24, P36, P37, P39, P42, PCT8, PCT16, PCT17, and PCT19

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