Romulus vs Seneca Falls

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

Romulus and Seneca Falls are places in New York. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Seneca Falls has the higher population (6,967 vs 320 in Romulus). Seneca Falls has the higher median household income ($54,429 vs $48,281 in Romulus). Seneca Falls has the higher median home value ($119,300 vs $79,500 in Romulus).

Population, income & housing

	Romulus	Seneca Falls
Population	320	6,967
Median age	40.7 yrs	47.7 yrs
Median household income	$48,281	$54,429
Median home value	$79,500	$119,300
Median gross rent	$1,025	$905
Housing units	123	3,676
Homeownership rate	62.1%	63.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	4.7%	23.8%
Unemployment rate	12.8%	5.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Romulus	Seneca Falls
Population	381 → 320 (-16.0%)	6,055 → 6,967 (+15.1%)
Median household income	$46,050 → $48,281 (+4.8%)	$47,523 → $54,429 (+14.5%)
Median home value	$68,400 → $79,500 (+16.2%)	$96,800 → $119,300 (+23.2%)
Median gross rent	$845 → $1,025 (+21.3%)	$769 → $905 (+17.7%)

Romulus

Population

381320

Median household income

$46,050$48,281

Median home value

$68,400$79,500

Median gross rent

$845$1,025

Seneca Falls

Population

6,0556,967

Median household income

$47,523$54,429

Median home value

$96,800$119,300

Median gross rent

$769$905

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Romulus	Seneca Falls
Under 5	14.7%	4.4%
5 to 17	16.6%	11.5%
18 to 24	1.6%	6.1%
25 to 34	15.0%	12.7%
35 to 44	3.1%	12.2%
45 to 54	25.0%	14.1%
55 to 64	10.6%	18.8%
65 to 74	12.2%	10.1%
75 and over	1.3%	10.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Romulus	Seneca Falls
White (non-Hispanic)	75.9%	89.4%
Black or African American	2.8%	2.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.3%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.1%	4.1%
Hispanic or Latino	16.9%	2.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Romulus	Seneca Falls
No high school diploma	29.3%	14.7%
High school graduate	31.2%	29.0%
Some college or associate's	34.9%	32.5%
Bachelor's degree	2.3%	15.7%
Graduate or professional degree	2.3%	8.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Romulus	Seneca Falls
Drove alone	85.3%	76.8%
Carpooled	12.7%	11.7%
Public transit	2.0%	0.2%
Walked	0.0%	5.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	2.6%
Other means	0.0%	3.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Romulus	Seneca Falls
1-unit, detached	52.8%	61.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.2%
2 to 4 units	13.0%	21.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	7.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	6.1%
Mobile home & other	34.1%	1.6%

Poverty & households

	Romulus	Seneca Falls
Poverty rate	36.5%	15.1%
Average household size	2.68	2.04
Mean commute (minutes)	30	18
Median year structure built	1951	1948