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Muscle Shoals, AL vs Rome, GA

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- Rome is 0% more densely populated than Muscle Shoals.
- People are 14.6% less likely to be married in Rome.
- The Median Age is 0.3 years younger in Rome.
 Muscle Shoals, ALRome, GAUnited States
 Population  Unlock37,509329,725,481
 Female Population52.1%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.0%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock37.738.4
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 Population - 201013,248  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock34,980285,036,114
 Population - 19909,611  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock5.1%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now54.8%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,189.493.4
 Land Area16.5  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.7264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Muscle Shoals, ALRome, GAUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.5%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock7.2%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.2%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock4.5%3.9%
 Age 18 to 202.5%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.0%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3413.6%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock13.6%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.3%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.9%6.7%
 Age 60 to 648.3%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock9.9%9.6%
 Age 75 to 846.6%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.3%1.9%
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 Race
 Muscle Shoals, ALRome, GAUnited States
 White81.2%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock24.9%12.2%
 Asian0.8%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.4%0.4%
 Two or More Races1.4%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock22.1%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Muscle Shoals, ALRome, GAUnited States
 Married Population51.2%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock41.2%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.4%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock56.2%50.2%
 Never Married23.8%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock13.4%10.8%
 Widowed7.9%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.452.60
 Households6,201  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock8,94580,755,759
     Married couple, w/children30.5%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock32.7%42.9%
 Non Family Households1,935  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock21.9%15.8%
     Single householder, no children11.3%  Unlock10.8%
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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 11 years ago

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

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