Allen Park vs Romulus

A side-by-side comparison of Allen Park and Romulus: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Allen Park has the higher population (28,128 vs 24,951 in Romulus). Allen Park has the higher median household income ($80,045 vs $72,235 in Romulus). Allen Park has the higher median home value ($174,500 vs $149,100 in Romulus).

Population, income & housing

	Allen Park	Romulus
Population	28,128	24,951
Median age	43.2 yrs	35.5 yrs
Median household income	$80,045	$72,235
Median home value	$174,500	$149,100
Median gross rent	$1,181	$1,050
Housing units	12,413	9,909
Homeownership rate	86.2%	70.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	29.9%	17.8%
Unemployment rate	4.9%	8.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Allen Park	Romulus
Population	27,216 → 28,128 (+3.4%)	23,527 → 24,951 (+6.1%)
Median household income	$67,130 → $80,045 (+19.2%)	$51,504 → $72,235 (+40.3%)
Median home value	$123,800 → $174,500 (+41.0%)	$97,300 → $149,100 (+53.2%)
Median gross rent	$980 → $1,181 (+20.5%)	$933 → $1,050 (+12.5%)

Allen Park

Population

27,21628,128

Median household income

$67,130$80,045

Median home value

$123,800$174,500

Median gross rent

$980$1,181

Romulus

Population

23,52724,951

Median household income

$51,504$72,235

Median home value

$97,300$149,100

Median gross rent

$933$1,050

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Allen Park	Romulus
Under 5	4.3%	6.0%
5 to 17	15.8%	21.8%
18 to 24	7.3%	8.8%
25 to 34	12.9%	12.9%
35 to 44	12.8%	12.7%
45 to 54	14.0%	11.4%
55 to 64	14.6%	12.5%
65 to 74	10.7%	9.2%
75 and over	7.6%	4.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Allen Park	Romulus
White (non-Hispanic)	77.2%	45.9%
Black or African American	4.7%	43.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	1.4%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.3%
Two or more races	3.9%	7.7%
Hispanic or Latino	12.6%	1.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Allen Park	Romulus
No high school diploma	6.4%	11.4%
High school graduate	26.2%	36.5%
Some college or associate's	37.6%	34.2%
Bachelor's degree	19.0%	12.7%
Graduate or professional degree	10.9%	5.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Allen Park	Romulus
Drove alone	81.4%	79.2%
Carpooled	7.4%	7.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.2%
Walked	0.6%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.9%	10.5%
Other means	0.5%	1.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Allen Park	Romulus
1-unit, detached	91.4%	69.7%
1-unit, attached	1.8%	5.0%
2 to 4 units	1.9%	1.1%
5 to 19 units	2.9%	10.0%
20 or more units	2.0%	4.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	10.3%

Poverty & households

	Allen Park	Romulus
Poverty rate	6.1%	11.0%
Average household size	2.37	2.72
Mean commute (minutes)	24	25
Median year structure built	1955	1972