Inkster vs Romulus

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

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

Inkster has the higher population (25,602 vs 24,951 in Romulus). Romulus has the higher median household income ($72,235 vs $39,632 in Inkster). Romulus has the higher median home value ($149,100 vs $75,700 in Inkster).

Population, income & housing

	Inkster	Romulus
Population	25,602	24,951
Median age	34.4 yrs	35.5 yrs
Median household income	$39,632	$72,235
Median home value	$75,700	$149,100
Median gross rent	$1,127	$1,050
Housing units	11,497	9,909
Homeownership rate	45.8%	70.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.8%	17.8%
Unemployment rate	12.8%	8.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Inkster	Romulus
Population	24,520 → 25,602 (+4.4%)	23,527 → 24,951 (+6.1%)
Median household income	$32,014 → $39,632 (+23.8%)	$51,504 → $72,235 (+40.3%)
Median home value	$48,700 → $75,700 (+55.4%)	$97,300 → $149,100 (+53.2%)
Median gross rent	$887 → $1,127 (+27.1%)	$933 → $1,050 (+12.5%)

Inkster

Population

24,52025,602

Median household income

$32,014$39,632

Median home value

$48,700$75,700

Median gross rent

$887$1,127

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)

	Inkster	Romulus
Under 5	7.2%	6.0%
5 to 17	20.2%	21.8%
18 to 24	6.7%	8.8%
25 to 34	16.2%	12.9%
35 to 44	13.1%	12.7%
45 to 54	12.9%	11.4%
55 to 64	11.3%	12.5%
65 to 74	7.9%	9.2%
75 and over	4.5%	4.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Inkster	Romulus
White (non-Hispanic)	16.8%	45.9%
Black or African American	72.3%	43.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.1%
Asian	1.1%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.6%	0.3%
Two or more races	6.7%	7.7%
Hispanic or Latino	2.2%	1.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Inkster	Romulus
No high school diploma	17.3%	11.4%
High school graduate	38.9%	36.5%
Some college or associate's	32.1%	34.2%
Bachelor's degree	7.6%	12.7%
Graduate or professional degree	4.3%	5.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Inkster	Romulus
Drove alone	74.9%	79.2%
Carpooled	9.9%	7.5%
Public transit	3.7%	0.2%
Walked	0.7%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.3%	10.5%
Other means	3.3%	1.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Inkster	Romulus
1-unit, detached	72.5%	69.7%
1-unit, attached	2.5%	5.0%
2 to 4 units	6.3%	1.1%
5 to 19 units	10.9%	10.0%
20 or more units	7.1%	4.0%
Mobile home & other	0.7%	10.3%

Poverty & households

	Inkster	Romulus
Poverty rate	36.3%	11.0%
Average household size	2.65	2.72
Mean commute (minutes)	26	25
Median year structure built	1957	1972