2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Rome, GA vs Waveland, MS

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Highlights
- Household income in Waveland, is 16% more than it is in Rome and is 49% below the National Average.
- Rome unemployment rate is 4.6%.
- Waveland unemployment rate is 6.9%.
 Rome, GAWaveland, MSUnited States
 Unemployment Rate4.6%6.9%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth2.1%0.3%1.6%
 Future Job Growth37.4%28.3%33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.0%7.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes5.8%5.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$26,749$27,326$37,638
 Household Income$40,000$46,250$69,021
 Family Median Income$54,394$64,602$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Rome, GAWaveland, MSUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K15.7%8.4%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K8.1%8.6%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K10.8%5.4%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K15.5%17.6%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K6.1%11.5%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K5.5%7.0%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K10.1%4.1%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K8.4%12.9%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K12.2%20.7%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K3.4%1.9%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K4.3%1.8%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Rome, GAWaveland, MSUnited States
 Management, business, finance7.9%18.3%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science2.2%8.3%6.5%
 Community, social services2.8%3.8%1.8%
 Legal1.3%0.7%1.2%
 Education, library6.9%0.3%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment2.5%0.0%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology7.0%0.4%6.2%
 Healthcare support4.2%0.4%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.6%0.0%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving5.9%13.5%5.4%
 Building maintenance7.0%8.5%3.6%
 Personal care2.0%1.1%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support19.1%20.9%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.4%1.4%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair9.2%7.4%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving19.8%15.0%13.1%
Reviews for Rome    11 Reviews

Outside of the Atlanta area, ROME is one of Georgia's largest cities and is the heart of the ABC TRIANGLE (Atlanta, Birmingham and Chattanooga all easy drives from  More

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I moved to Rome Georgia with my wife almost 30 years ago from New Jersey and raised four children in this wonderful community. It is a beautiful place to  More

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Over 10 years ago

Climate is very comfortable. Some humidity, but overall, it isn't too hot or  More

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