Richmond vs Romeo

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

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

Richmond has the higher population (5,839 vs 3,654 in Romeo). Romeo has the higher median household income ($73,500 vs $61,715 in Richmond). Romeo has the higher median home value ($245,700 vs $228,000 in Richmond).

Population, income & housing

	Richmond	Romeo
Population	5,839	3,654
Median age	38.3 yrs	44.6 yrs
Median household income	$61,715	$73,500
Median home value	$228,000	$245,700
Median gross rent	$870	$1,010
Housing units	2,480	1,814
Homeownership rate	75.3%	60.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.6%	27.3%
Unemployment rate	8.4%	1.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Richmond	Romeo
Population	5,869 → 5,839 (-0.5%)	3,836 → 3,654 (-4.7%)
Median household income	$57,885 → $61,715 (+6.6%)	$58,668 → $73,500 (+25.3%)
Median home value	$182,300 → $228,000 (+25.1%)	$189,000 → $245,700 (+30.0%)
Median gross rent	$682 → $870 (+27.6%)	$785 → $1,010 (+28.7%)

Richmond

Population

5,8695,839

Median household income

$57,885$61,715

Median home value

$182,300$228,000

Median gross rent

$682$870

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)

	Richmond	Romeo
Under 5	10.9%	5.3%
5 to 17	10.0%	11.7%
18 to 24	6.7%	6.0%
25 to 34	19.5%	14.7%
35 to 44	7.4%	13.2%
45 to 54	10.9%	11.6%
55 to 64	15.6%	13.2%
65 to 74	12.2%	16.6%
75 and over	6.7%	7.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Richmond	Romeo
White (non-Hispanic)	80.3%	85.6%
Black or African American	2.2%	1.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	7.5%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	2.0%
Two or more races	2.5%	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino	7.4%	6.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Richmond	Romeo
No high school diploma	18.4%	14.0%
High school graduate	31.2%	26.5%
Some college or associate's	29.8%	32.2%
Bachelor's degree	13.2%	20.0%
Graduate or professional degree	7.4%	7.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Richmond	Romeo
Drove alone	76.0%	84.0%
Carpooled	14.4%	7.0%
Public transit	0.3%	0.5%
Walked	0.0%	0.9%
Bicycle	2.2%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.2%	6.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Richmond	Romeo
1-unit, detached	61.7%	56.6%
1-unit, attached	15.4%	12.8%
2 to 4 units	10.8%	6.6%
5 to 19 units	8.3%	20.9%
20 or more units	3.9%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	3.1%

Poverty & households

	Richmond	Romeo
Poverty rate	23.4%	10.1%
Average household size	2.34	2.01
Mean commute (minutes)	26	32
Median year structure built	1985	1967