Memphis vs Romeo

A side-by-side comparison of Memphis and Romeo: population, income, housing, and more.

Memphis and Romeo are places in Michigan. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Romeo has the higher population (3,654 vs 1,107 in Memphis). Romeo has the higher median household income ($73,500 vs $60,884 in Memphis). Romeo has the higher median home value ($245,700 vs $190,400 in Memphis).

Population, income & housing

	Memphis	Romeo
Population	1,107	3,654
Median age	41.6 yrs	44.6 yrs
Median household income	$60,884	$73,500
Median home value	$190,400	$245,700
Median gross rent	$832	$1,010
Housing units	520	1,814
Homeownership rate	65.6%	60.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.8%	27.3%
Unemployment rate	5.0%	1.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Memphis	Romeo
Population	1,236 → 1,107 (-10.4%)	3,836 → 3,654 (-4.7%)
Median household income	$52,083 → $60,884 (+16.9%)	$58,668 → $73,500 (+25.3%)
Median home value	$126,800 → $190,400 (+50.2%)	$189,000 → $245,700 (+30.0%)
Median gross rent	$723 → $832 (+15.1%)	$785 → $1,010 (+28.7%)

Memphis

Population

1,2361,107

Median household income

$52,083$60,884

Median home value

$126,800$190,400

Median gross rent

$723$832

Romeo

Population

3,8363,654

Median household income

$58,668$73,500

Median home value

$189,000$245,700

Median gross rent

$785$1,010

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Memphis	Romeo
Under 5	5.1%	5.3%
5 to 17	15.2%	11.7%
18 to 24	8.5%	6.0%
25 to 34	12.4%	14.7%
35 to 44	10.4%	13.2%
45 to 54	16.0%	11.6%
55 to 64	15.9%	13.2%
65 to 74	11.5%	16.6%
75 and over	5.1%	7.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Memphis	Romeo
White (non-Hispanic)	93.0%	85.6%
Black or African American	1.9%	1.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.5%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	2.0%
Two or more races	2.0%	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino	2.7%	6.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Memphis	Romeo
No high school diploma	11.2%	14.0%
High school graduate	33.1%	26.5%
Some college or associate's	40.9%	32.2%
Bachelor's degree	10.1%	20.0%
Graduate or professional degree	4.7%	7.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Memphis	Romeo
Drove alone	82.8%	84.0%
Carpooled	6.5%	7.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.5%
Walked	5.3%	0.9%
Bicycle	1.2%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.2%	6.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Memphis	Romeo
1-unit, detached	63.3%	56.6%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	12.8%
2 to 4 units	2.7%	6.6%
5 to 19 units	23.5%	20.9%
20 or more units	7.5%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.5%	3.1%

Poverty & households

	Memphis	Romeo
Poverty rate	23.3%	10.1%
Average household size	2.28	2.01
Mean commute (minutes)	33	32
Median year structure built	1958	1967