It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Romulus has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Romulus has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Romulus than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Romulus may be for you.
The population of Romulus has one of the lowest overall levels of education in the country: only 3.91% of people over 25 hold a college degree. The national average for all municipalities is 21.84%.
The per capita income in Romulus in 2022 was $20,120, which is low income relative to New York and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $80,480 for a family of four. However, Romulus contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Romulus is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Romulus home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Romulus residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Romulus also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 15.93% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Romulus include German, Irish, English, Italian, and European.
The most common language spoken in Romulus is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
