PlainZIP

Romulus, MI

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Romulus, MI: 1 USPS ZIP, population 31,515. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet ROMULUS-MI · Romulus, MI 1 ZIPs · 31,515 pop · #14457/25278 · Wayne County

INC-MID · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $67,056
  • RANK-MID #14457/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Redford
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 74% owners
  • POP-SMALL 31,515
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $162,100

Nearest income peer: Redford, MI ( $1,285 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Romulus

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Romulus on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Romulus, MI sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a small-city population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

43rd pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
31,515
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$67,056
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Below-median income with few delivery areas (1): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $67,056 and poverty 13.3% concentrate in 48174.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (74.2%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Romulus as a pure owner town.

Within Michigan, Concord is the closest lower-income city and Hazel Park the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Romulus.

Population concentration

Romulus's single ZIP 48174 carries the town

Romulus is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 48174 is the entire residential footprint (31,515 ACS residents), so the city page and the ZIP page tell the same household story, open that ZIP for income, tenure, and commute detail.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Dense ZBP book packed into Romulus's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 849 establishments, 27,008 employees , annual payroll $1,540,098k (~27 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 48174 (849 units) ; leading NAICS Transportation and warehousing (198) · also Retail trade · Accommodation and food services .

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ZIP Codes in Romulus, MI

These ZIP codes sit in Wayne County, which covers 69 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Romulus. See the Wayne County roll-up →

Romulus lands mid-pack among the 12 cities sharing Wayne County: Dearborn, Livonia and Canton earn more and Detroit, Westland and Taylor earn less. Northville marks the far end of that range at $187,589, 180% above Romulus.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
48174 31,515 $67,056 849 297
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Romulus roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Romulus, .