Romulus vs Wyandotte

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

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

Romulus has the higher population (24,951 vs 24,593 in Wyandotte). Romulus has the higher median household income ($72,235 vs $67,846 in Wyandotte). Wyandotte has the higher median home value ($159,700 vs $149,100 in Romulus).

Population, income & housing

	Romulus	Wyandotte
Population	24,951	24,593
Median age	35.5 yrs	40.7 yrs
Median household income	$72,235	$67,846
Median home value	$149,100	$159,700
Median gross rent	$1,050	$995
Housing units	9,909	11,441
Homeownership rate	70.8%	73.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.8%	21.1%
Unemployment rate	8.8%	3.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Romulus	Wyandotte
Population	23,527 → 24,951 (+6.1%)	25,044 → 24,593 (-1.8%)
Median household income	$51,504 → $72,235 (+40.3%)	$54,462 → $67,846 (+24.6%)
Median home value	$97,300 → $149,100 (+53.2%)	$109,300 → $159,700 (+46.1%)
Median gross rent	$933 → $1,050 (+12.5%)	$763 → $995 (+30.4%)

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

Wyandotte

Population

25,04424,593

Median household income

$54,462$67,846

Median home value

$109,300$159,700

Median gross rent

$763$995

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Romulus	Wyandotte
Under 5	6.0%	5.1%
5 to 17	21.8%	13.8%
18 to 24	8.8%	7.4%
25 to 34	12.9%	17.0%
35 to 44	12.7%	11.5%
45 to 54	11.4%	11.9%
55 to 64	12.5%	15.1%
65 to 74	9.2%	11.8%
75 and over	4.8%	6.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Romulus	Wyandotte
White (non-Hispanic)	45.9%	84.0%
Black or African American	43.9%	2.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.2%
Asian	0.6%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.3%	0.8%
Two or more races	7.7%	4.1%
Hispanic or Latino	1.4%	8.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Romulus	Wyandotte
No high school diploma	11.4%	8.6%
High school graduate	36.5%	35.3%
Some college or associate's	34.2%	35.0%
Bachelor's degree	12.7%	13.6%
Graduate or professional degree	5.1%	7.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Romulus	Wyandotte
Drove alone	79.2%	80.2%
Carpooled	7.5%	6.6%
Public transit	0.2%	0.0%
Walked	1.0%	2.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.3%
Worked from home	10.5%	9.7%
Other means	1.6%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Romulus	Wyandotte
1-unit, detached	69.7%	77.9%
1-unit, attached	5.0%	3.4%
2 to 4 units	1.1%	10.3%
5 to 19 units	10.0%	4.0%
20 or more units	4.0%	4.4%
Mobile home & other	10.3%	0.1%

Poverty & households

	Romulus	Wyandotte
Poverty rate	11.0%	15.3%
Average household size	2.72	2.29
Mean commute (minutes)	25	24
Median year structure built	1972	1950