Berry College vs Rome

A side-by-side comparison of Berry College and Rome: population, income, housing, and more.

Berry College and Rome are places in Georgia. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Rome has the higher population (37,754 vs 1,712 in Berry College). Since 2019, Rome's population has grown faster (+3.9% vs -8.7%).

Population, income & housing

	Berry College	Rome
Population	1,712	37,754
Median age	19.7 yrs	36.7 yrs
Median household income	—	$51,106
Median home value	—	$214,700
Median gross rent	—	$976
Housing units	23	16,371
Homeownership rate	0.0%	48.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	88.9%	28.5%
Unemployment rate	6.5%	4.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Berry College	Rome
Population	1,876 → 1,712 (-8.7%)	36,332 → 37,754 (+3.9%)
Median household income	$123,750 → $181,136 (+46.4%)	$38,443 → $51,106 (+32.9%)
Median home value	—	$151,200 → $214,700 (+42.0%)
Median gross rent	—	$724 → $976 (+34.8%)

Berry College

Population

1,8761,712

Median household income

$123,750$181,136

Rome

Population

36,33237,754

Median household income

$38,443$51,106

Median home value

$151,200$214,700

Median gross rent

$724$976

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Berry College	Rome
Under 5	0.0%	5.7%
5 to 17	0.6%	18.9%
18 to 24	96.2%	10.1%
25 to 34	0.4%	12.7%
35 to 44	1.1%	13.9%
45 to 54	0.4%	11.4%
55 to 64	0.0%	11.6%
65 to 74	1.3%	9.3%
75 and over	0.0%	6.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Berry College	Rome
White (non-Hispanic)	70.1%	48.9%
Black or African American	15.0%	24.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	9.5%	1.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.1%
Two or more races	1.8%	4.4%
Hispanic or Latino	3.7%	20.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Berry College	Rome
No high school diploma	0.0%	18.5%
High school graduate	11.1%	25.9%
Some college or associate's	0.0%	27.1%
Bachelor's degree	33.3%	15.3%
Graduate or professional degree	55.6%	13.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Berry College	Rome
Drove alone	40.0%	72.1%
Carpooled	0.3%	14.3%
Public transit	0.4%	0.1%
Walked	38.4%	4.1%
Bicycle	1.9%	0.0%
Worked from home	18.3%	7.0%
Other means	0.6%	2.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Berry College	Rome
1-unit, detached	100.0%	63.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	14.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	9.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	10.3%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.7%

Poverty & households

	Berry College	Rome
Poverty rate	0.0%	20.5%
Average household size	1.78	2.43
Mean commute (minutes)	9	23
Median year structure built	—	1975