Romulus vs Waterloo

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

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

Waterloo has the higher population (4,600 vs 320 in Romulus). Waterloo has the higher median household income ($52,404 vs $48,281 in Romulus). Waterloo has the higher median home value ($111,300 vs $79,500 in Romulus).

Population, income & housing

	Romulus	Waterloo
Population	320	4,600
Median age	40.7 yrs	50.0 yrs
Median household income	$48,281	$52,404
Median home value	$79,500	$111,300
Median gross rent	$1,025	$910
Housing units	123	2,185
Homeownership rate	62.1%	68.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	4.7%	23.4%
Unemployment rate	12.8%	6.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Romulus	Waterloo
Population	381 → 320 (-16.0%)	4,924 → 4,600 (-6.6%)
Median household income	$46,050 → $48,281 (+4.8%)	$59,154 → $52,404 (-11.4%)
Median home value	$68,400 → $79,500 (+16.2%)	$87,200 → $111,300 (+27.6%)
Median gross rent	$845 → $1,025 (+21.3%)	$767 → $910 (+18.6%)

Romulus

Population

381320

Median household income

$46,050$48,281

Median home value

$68,400$79,500

Median gross rent

$845$1,025

Waterloo

Population

4,9244,600

Median household income

$59,154$52,404

Median home value

$87,200$111,300

Median gross rent

$767$910

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Romulus	Waterloo
Under 5	14.7%	5.7%
5 to 17	16.6%	11.7%
18 to 24	1.6%	7.5%
25 to 34	15.0%	14.8%
35 to 44	3.1%	6.9%
45 to 54	25.0%	11.4%
55 to 64	10.6%	16.0%
65 to 74	12.2%	11.3%
75 and over	1.3%	14.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Romulus	Waterloo
White (non-Hispanic)	75.9%	88.5%
Black or African American	2.8%	1.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.3%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.1%	4.7%
Hispanic or Latino	16.9%	5.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Romulus	Waterloo
No high school diploma	29.3%	11.3%
High school graduate	31.2%	32.5%
Some college or associate's	34.9%	32.7%
Bachelor's degree	2.3%	16.0%
Graduate or professional degree	2.3%	7.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Romulus	Waterloo
Drove alone	85.3%	74.1%
Carpooled	12.7%	5.3%
Public transit	2.0%	1.4%
Walked	0.0%	2.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	12.6%
Other means	0.0%	4.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Romulus	Waterloo
1-unit, detached	52.8%	69.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.7%
2 to 4 units	13.0%	20.2%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	2.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	3.1%
Mobile home & other	34.1%	3.7%

Poverty & households

	Romulus	Waterloo
Poverty rate	36.5%	11.3%
Average household size	2.68	2.15
Mean commute (minutes)	30	22
Median year structure built	1951	1938