Romulus, MI Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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12%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

11%

Household income NAT. AVG.

23%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Romulus	Michigan	National
Income per capita	$26,357	$27,549	$29,829
Median household income	$61,314	$50,803	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$69,992	$62,251	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$37,409	$28,598	$35,192
Median earnings male	$42,325	$35,730	$36,919
Median earnings female	$29,385	$22,948	$26,250
Unemployment rate	5.7%	5.2%	4.7%
Poverty level	12.2%	16.3%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Romulus is 12% lower than the national average
The median household income in Romulus is 11% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Romulus is 23% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Romulus is 19% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$40,871 $61,314 $122,628

City

$33,865 $50,803 $101,606

State

$36,877 $55,322 $110,644

Nation

According to the PEW research center, the middle class is defined as a range from two thirds (2/3) of the median household income to a multiple of two (2) times the median household income. Displayed above are the city, state and national median household income averages. Simply enter your median household income to determine if your income falls into the middle class or if your household income is considered upper or lower class.

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Romulus median earnings by income bracket

Romulus employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	10.4%	10.4%
Manufacturing sector	28.8%	28.8%
Financial & insurance services	1.1%	1.1%
Wholesale & retail services	10.3%	10.3%
Public administration	6.1%	6.1%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	13.7%	13.7%
Education, health & social services	10.4%	10.4%
Other	18.1%	18.1%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Northville, MI	5,968	$129,426	134.0%
Plymouth, MI	9,168	$92,662	67.5%
Rockwood, MI	3,177	$82,969	50.0%
Livonia, MI	93,970	$82,158	48.5%
South Rockwood, MI	1,903	$75,685	36.8%
Romulus, MI	23,544	$61,314	10.8%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Hialeah Gardens, FL	23,546	$52,979	4.2%
Barstow, CA	23,547	$42,912	22.4%
West Puente Valley, CA	23,555	$78,934	42.7%
Fish Hawk, FL	23,556	$109,907	98.7%
Watertown, WI	23,561	$52,440	5.2%
Romulus, MI	23,544	$61,314	10.8%

Source: The Romulus, MI employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).