Demographics of Romulus city, Michigan

Romulus city, Michigan had 24,547 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −547 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Romulus city, in four figures

24,547
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 24,831 ±24.; −2.2%
Change since July 2020: −547 people.; 37.9 ±4.8
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $69,151 ±$8,013
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Romulus city, Michigan's population shrank 2.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Romulus city, Michigan's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns

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Romulus city, Michigan's population shrank 2.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Romulus city, Michigan's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	25,094	100.0	100.0
2021	25,000	99.6	100.2
2022	24,728	98.5	100.7
2023	24,587	98.0	101.6
2024	24,562	97.9	102.5
2025	24,547	97.8	103.1

Population of Romulus city, Michigan on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	25,094	—
2021	25,000	−94
2022	24,728	−272
2023	24,587	−141
2024	24,562	−25
2025	24,547	−15

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 37.9 ±4.8: for men 34.0 ±8.2 and for women 38.9 ±2.5. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Romulus city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Michigan	United States
Under 5	1,298 ±411	5.2% ±1.7	5.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	4,999 ±808	20.1% ±3.3	15.9% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	2,349 ±466	9.5% ±1.9	9.2% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	6,289 ±691	25.3% ±2.8	25.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	5,977 ±605	24.1% ±2.4	25.6% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	3,919 ±485	15.8% ±2.0	18.6% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $69,151 ±$8,013, and income per person $31,079 ±$1,774, in 2024 dollars. The median is $72,875 ±$293 in Michigan and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Romulus city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Michigan	United States
Under $25,000	1,763 ±337	18.7% ±3.4	15.8% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,961 ±377	20.7% ±3.8	18.7% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,308 ±280	13.8% ±2.9	16.8% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,349 ±309	14.3% ±3.2	13.2% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,987 ±372	21.0% ±3.7	17.3% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	808 ±261	8.5% ±2.7	8.6% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	276 ±96	2.9% ±1.0	9.5% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Romulus city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Michigan	United States
All ages	3,331 ±834	13.5% ±3.4	13.2% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,097 ±469	17.9% ±7.1	17.6% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,515 ±397	11.4% ±2.9	12.7% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	719 ±225	13.8% ±4.1	10.5% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Romulus city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Romulus city	Michigan	United States
Housing units	10,280 ±551	4,622,236 ±795	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	91.9% ±2.0	88.2% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	8.1% ±2.2	11.8% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	69.9% ±2.7	73.2% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	30.1% ±3.7	26.8% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$159,500 ±$7,997	$231,600 ±$642	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,049 ±$109	$1,129 ±$4	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1972 ±2	1972 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Romulus city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Michigan	United States
Hispanic or Latino	385 ±184	1.6% ±0.7	5.9% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	10,911 ±1,377	43.9% ±5.5	72.4% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	11,041 ±1,384	44.5% ±5.6	13.1% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	20 to 94	0.1% to 0.4%	3.4% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 75	0% to 0.3%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 234	0% to 0.9%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	2,299 ±809	9.3% ±3.3	4.5% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Romulus city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Michigan	United States
Born in the state	21,874 ±469	88.1% ±1.9	76.0% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	2,303 ±419	9.3% ±1.7	16.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	19 to 209	0.1% to 0.8%	0.9% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	540 ±258	2.2% ±1.0	7.2% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	119 to 471	0.5% to 1.9%	4.1% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	40 to 450	0.2% to 1.8%	3.1% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Romulus city among the places of Michigan

52nd of 179 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Michigan page.

Places of Michigan near Romulus city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Inkster city	25,428 ±30
Walker city	25,386 ±51
Holt CDP	25,316 ±905
Auburn Hills city	25,105 ±45
Norton Shores city	25,041 ±40
Romulus city	24,831 ±24
Wyandotte city	24,489 ±35
Waverly CDP	23,575 ±712
Birmingham city	21,763 ±46
Marquette city	21,325 ±32
Mount Pleasant city	21,236 ±39

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026