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| Rome |
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| Population 2002: | 35,237 |
| Population 2000: | 34,980 |
| Area codes: | 706 |
| Elevation: | 605 feet |
| Population growth: | +257 (+0.73%) |
| Land area: | 29.4 square miles |
| Foreign born: | 8.9% (7.0% Latin America, 1.3% Asia) |
| County: | Floyd |
| Industries: | Educational,health and social services (25.5%), Manufacturing (24.5%), Retail trade (10.6%). |
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| Races |
| White Non-Hispanic: | 59.2% |
| Black: | 27.7% |
| Hispanic: | 10.3% |
| Other race: | 5.6% |
| Two or more races: | 1.6% |
| American Indian: | 0.7% |
| Asian Indian: | 0.5% |
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| Marital Status |
| Now married: | 47.3% |
| Never married: | 28.6% |
| Divorced: | 11.8% |
| Widowed: | 9.9% |
| Separated: | 2.4% |
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| Median |
| House value: | $87,100 |
| Household income: | $30,930 |
| Resident age: | 34.6 years |
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| Rome Compared to Georgia State Average |
| Median house value: | below |
| Institutionalized population percentage: | above |
| Foreign-born population percentage: | below |
| Population density: | below |
| Median household income: | below |
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| Education |
| High school or higher: | 68.1% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher: | 18.9% |
| Graduate or professional degree: | 8.0% |
| Unemployed: | 7.8% |
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| Crime Statistics |
| 2002 burglaries: | 448 (1224.8 per 100,000) |
| 2002 crime index: | 430.4 - nationwide average is 329, higher means more crime |
| 2002 assaults: | 145 (396.4 per 100,000) |
| 2002 auto thefts: | 126 (344.5 per 100,000) |
| 2002 robberies: | 76 (207.8 per 100,000) |
| 2002 rapes: | 11 (30.1 per 100,000) |
| 2002 larceny counts: | 1,323 (3616.9 per 100,000) |
| 2002 murders: | none |
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| Ancestries |
| United States: | 13.2% |
| English: | 6.9% |
| Irish: | 6.7% |
| German: | 4.2% |
| Scottish: | 1.8% |
| Scotch-Irish: | 1.7% |