Romeo vs Utica

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

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

Utica has the higher population (5,184 vs 3,654 in Romeo). Romeo has the higher median household income ($73,500 vs $55,524 in Utica). Romeo has the higher median home value ($245,700 vs $216,800 in Utica).

Population, income & housing

	Romeo	Utica
Population	3,654	5,184
Median age	44.6 yrs	44.8 yrs
Median household income	$73,500	$55,524
Median home value	$245,700	$216,800
Median gross rent	$1,010	$984
Housing units	1,814	2,570
Homeownership rate	60.7%	56.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.3%	28.7%
Unemployment rate	1.8%	3.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Romeo	Utica
Population	3,836 → 3,654 (-4.7%)	5,006 → 5,184 (+3.6%)
Median household income	$58,668 → $73,500 (+25.3%)	$56,033 → $55,524 (-0.9%)
Median home value	$189,000 → $245,700 (+30.0%)	$156,800 → $216,800 (+38.3%)
Median gross rent	$785 → $1,010 (+28.7%)	$884 → $984 (+11.3%)

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

Utica

Population

5,0065,184

Median household income

$56,033$55,524

Median home value

$156,800$216,800

Median gross rent

$884$984

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Romeo	Utica
Under 5	5.3%	4.5%
5 to 17	11.7%	12.1%
18 to 24	6.0%	7.8%
25 to 34	14.7%	13.5%
35 to 44	13.2%	12.2%
45 to 54	11.6%	10.9%
55 to 64	13.2%	14.1%
65 to 74	16.6%	15.5%
75 and over	7.7%	9.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Romeo	Utica
White (non-Hispanic)	85.6%	80.7%
Black or African American	1.4%	3.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.6%	5.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	2.0%	1.9%
Two or more races	4.2%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino	6.2%	5.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Romeo	Utica
No high school diploma	14.0%	6.7%
High school graduate	26.5%	28.7%
Some college or associate's	32.2%	35.9%
Bachelor's degree	20.0%	18.3%
Graduate or professional degree	7.3%	10.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Romeo	Utica
Drove alone	84.0%	80.6%
Carpooled	7.0%	6.0%
Public transit	0.5%	1.2%
Walked	0.9%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.7%	9.4%
Other means	0.9%	1.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Romeo	Utica
1-unit, detached	56.6%	33.9%
1-unit, attached	12.8%	23.0%
2 to 4 units	6.6%	8.0%
5 to 19 units	20.9%	17.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	17.7%
Mobile home & other	3.1%	0.4%

Poverty & households

	Romeo	Utica
Poverty rate	10.1%	6.9%
Average household size	2.01	2.05
Mean commute (minutes)	32	24
Median year structure built	1967	1976