Georgia Northwestern Technical's Living Circumstances

Rome City School District Overview

Georgia Northwestern Technical College located in Rome City School District area. A total of 14,169 households are located in Rome City School District area. Among them, 4,345 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.16 people. The total number of children (under the age of 18) in the region is 10,924 and 8,473 students are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

9.38% (3,268) of residents are non-citizens and 18.13% (6,318) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

*Source of the social, economy, income, and demographic data: EDGE (Education Demographic and Geographic Estimates) dataset for year 2015-2019

Social Characteristics of Rome City School District, Georgia
Household	14,169
Population	34,849
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	4,345 (30.67%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	10,924
Total Students	8,473
Pre-Kindergarten	462
Kindergarten	513
Grade 1-8	4,003
Grade 9-12	1,699
College/Graduate School	1,796
Veterans	27,706
Non-citizen	3,268
Non-English Home Language	6,318
Internet Coverage	100.00%

Employment Statistics

28,538 residents are over the age of 16 and 16,308 people are in labor force. Among them, 16,293 people are in civilian labor force and 15 are in armed labor force. 15,426 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 5.30%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Rome City School District area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	15,037	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	11,978	79.66%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	1,619	10.77%
Public transportation	69	0.46%
Walked	447	2.97%
Other method	300	2.00%
Worked from home	624	4.15%
Average Commute Time	23 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	15,426	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	4,864	31.53%
Service	3,058	19.82%
Sales and office	2,846	18.45%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	1,080	7.00%
Production, transportation, and material moving	3,578	23.19%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	15,426	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	2	0.01%
Construction	903	5.85%
Manufacturing	3,406	22.08%
Wholesale trade	276	1.79%
Retail trade	1,357	8.80%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	341	2.21%
Information	280	1.82%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	562	3.64%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	1,105	7.16%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	4,059	26.31%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	1,596	10.35%
Other services, except public administration	842	5.46%
Public administration	697	4.52%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	15,426	-
Private wage and salary workers	12,363	80.14%
Government workers	2,232	14.47%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	823	5.34%
Unpaid family workers	8	0.05%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $63,754 for the 14,169 households in Rome City School District area, Georgia. The average income of a single worker is $26,764. 29,712 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 84.76%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	14,169	-
Less than $10,000	1,462	10.32%
$10,000 - $14,999	1,198	8.46%
$15,000 - $24,999	1,849	13.05%
$25,000 - $34,999	2,000	14.12%
$35,000 - $49,999	1,714	12.10%
$50,000 - $74,999	2,231	15.75%
$75,000 - $99,999	1,312	9.26%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,245	8.79%
$150,000 - $199,999	578	4.08%
More than $200,000	580	4.09%
Median Household Income	$38,443	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$63,754	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	8,870	-
Less than $10,000	467	5.26%
$10,000 - $14,999	526	5.93%
$15,000 - $24,999	906	10.21%
$25,000 - $34,999	1,150	12.97%
$35,000 - $49,999	1,135	12.80%
$50,000 - $74,999	1,641	18.50%
$75,000 - $99,999	982	11.07%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,056	11.91%
$150,000 - $199,999	535	6.03%
More than $200,000	472	5.32%

Median Family Income	$53,905	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$75,571	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$26,764	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$37,762	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$37,762	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	35,053	-
With health insurance coverage	29,712	84.76%
Public coverage	13,404	38.24%
Private health insurance	19,999	57.05%
Without health insurance coverage	5,341	15.24%

Housing

There are 15,938 housing units in Rome City School District area, Georgia with 14,169 units (88.90%) occupied. 6,532 houses (46.10%) are occupied by owner and 7,637 houses (53.90%) are rented. The average housing value is $151,200 and the average rental cost is $724. 144 houses (0.90%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 3,751 houses (23.53%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	15,938	-
Occupied	14,169	88.90%
Owner Occupied	6,532	46.10%
Renter Occupied	7,637	53.90%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	10,055	63.09%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	486	3.05%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	5,203	32.65%
Mobile Homes	194	1.22%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0	0.00%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	15,938	-
Built 2014 or later	144	0.90%
Built 2010 - 2013	371	2.33%
Built 2000 - 2009	2,106	13.21%
Built 1990 - 1999	1,873	11.75%
Built 1980 - 1989	1,614	10.13%
Built 1970 - 1979	2,217	13.91%
Built 1960 - 1969	1,641	10.30%
Built 1950 - 1959	2,221	13.94%
Built 1949 or earlier	3,751	23.53%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	15,938	-
1 room	529	3.32%
2 rooms	538	3.38%
3 rooms	1,433	8.99%
4 rooms	2,775	17.41%
5 rooms	3,586	22.50%
6 rooms	2,919	18.31%
7 rooms	1,584	9.94%
8 rooms	1,016	6.37%
9 rooms or more	1,558	9.78%
Median Number of Rooms	5.3 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	15,938	-
no bedroom	535	3.36%
1 bedroom	1,957	12.28%
2 bedrooms	5,108	32.05%
3 bedrooms	5,798	36.38%
4 bedrooms	1,946	12.21%
5 bedrooms or more	594	3.73%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	6,532	-
Less than $50,000	555	8.50%
$50,000 - $99,999	1,687	25.83%
$100,000 - $149,999	995	15.23%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,147	17.56%
$200,000 - $299,999	889	13.61%
$300,000 - $499,999	896	13.72%
$500,000 - $999,999	333	5.10%
$1,000,000 or more	30	0.46%
Median House Value	$151,200	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	7,406	-
Less than $500	1,560	21.06%
$500 - $999	4,301	58.07%
$1,000 - $1,499	1,248	16.85%
$1,500 - $1,999	143	1.93%
$2,000 - $2,499	74	1.00%
$2,500 - $2,999	13	0.18%
$3,000 or more	67	0.90%
Median Rental Costs	$724	-

Demographic

A total of 36,332 people lives in Rome City School District area, Georgia with 17,286 male and 19,046 female. The males to female ratio is 47.58 to 52.42. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	36,332	-
Male	17,286	47.58%
Female	19,046	52.42%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	36,332	-
Under 5 years	2,120	5.84%
5 - 9 years	2,402	6.61%
10 - 14 years	2,556	7.04%
15 - 19 years	2,579	7.10%
20 - 24 years	2,617	7.20%
25 - 34 years	4,841	13.32%
35 - 44 years	4,900	13.49%
45 - 54 years	4,853	13.36%
55 - 59 years	2,036	5.60%
60 - 64 years	1,982	5.46%
65 - 74 years	2,985	8.22%
75 - 84 years	1,506	4.15%
85 years and older	955	2.63%
Median Age	37.2 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	36,332	-
One Race	35,044	96.45%
White	22,440	61.76%
Black or African American	9,362	25.77%
American Indian and Alaska Native	103	0.28%
Asian	1,074	2.96%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	0	0.00%
Other	2,065	5.68%

Two or more races	1,288	3.55%
White and Black or African American	460	1.27%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	207	0.57%
White and Asian	24	0.07%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	29	0.08%