Romulus.
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Michigan·Wayne County
9 tracts·25K people·$160K median·697/mi²
Black 44 · White 44 · Multiracial 9 · Hispanic 2 · Other 1 · Asian 0
Married couple 42 · Living alone 30 · Other 28
Retail 55 · Manufacturing 18 · Professional 10 · Leisure 7 · Health 5 · Public admin 3 · Other 1
Management · business · science · arts 30 · Production · transport 26 · Sales · office 20 · Service 18 · Construction · maintenance 6
Drive alone 80 · Carpool 16 · Work from home 9 · Walk 1 · Transit 0 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Romulus is $159,500 (Census ACS) — 0.3× the US median of $458,812.
Romulus has 24,831 residents across 9 census tracts and 8 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 37.9; the population is 44.5% Black, 43.9% White, 9.3% Multiracial, 1.6% Hispanic or Latino, 0.6% Other and 0.2% Asian; the average household has 2.6 people; 16.2% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 13.5% (Census ACS).
Barth Elementary School (45%), Romulus Elementary School (42%) and Metro Charter Academy (36%) lead the elementary schools; Romulus Middle School is the middle school with reported scores (15%); Romulus Virtual Learning Center is the high school with reported scores (50%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,049/month, 34% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Romulus is $69,151 a year, 20% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Romulus, median rent is $1,049/month and the median home value is $159,500 (Census ACS).
Romulus reported 8.9 violent crimes and 24.3 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 82°F; winter lows average 22°F; there are 89 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 35 inches; snowfall averages 44 inches a year (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Romulus are strong wind (61), ice storm (61) and tornado (55), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.10g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Romulus, 1.1% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).