Seneca County > Romulus (town)
Population trend for Romulus
05,0001990: 2,5322,53219902000: 2,0362,03620002010: 4,3164,31620102020: 3,2033,20320202023: 2,7832,7832023
U.S. Census Bureau ACS, IPUMS

Romulus is a town in Seneca County, in the Finger Lakes region.

Community anchors include Five Points Correctional Facility and Romulus Central School District.

2023 Median income for Seneca County communities
American Community Survey, 2023
2000
Seneca County home price index (FHFA)
1977–2024: Home prices rose about 303%.

264 151 38 1977 2024

The numbers at left represent an index, not dollar prices. The index is set to 100 in the year 2000.

Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (FRED)
Occupied housing units in Romulus
American Community Survey, 2023
Household types in Romulus
Married-couple families: 350 (82.9%) Married-couple families Male householder (no spouse): 31 (7.3%) Male householder (no spouse) Female householder (no spouse): 41 (9.7%) Female householder (no spouse) Householder living alone: 161 (73.5%) Householder living alone Householder not living alone: 58 (26.5%) Householder not living alone Family Nonfamily
ACS, 2023
Poverty rates by age group in Romulus

Pct 5 and under 18% Pct 6 to 17 17% Pct 18 to 64 19% Pct 65 and over 54%

The overall poverty rate in Romulus is 16 percent.
The highest rate is found among residents ages 65 and over.
Year: 2023

ACS, 2023

Where residents of Romulus lived in the prior year

Same house: 2,103 (76.3%) Same county (different house): 200 (7.3%) Different NY county: 444 (16.1%) 2,758 current residents Same house: 2,103 (76.3%) Same house Different NY county: 444 (16.1%) Different NY county Same county (different house): 200 (7.3%) Same county (different house) Different state: 9 (0.3%) Different state (under 1%) Abroad: 2 (0.1%) Abroad (under 1%)
U.S. Census ACS, 2023
Median age of Romulus residents
34.7 35.8 35.4 35.8 2010 2015 2020 2023


The margin of error can be high in 2023 estimates, particularly for small towns and villages.

Changes in median age can also indicate a shift in the number of school-age children; see the Education page for enrollment trends.

U.S. Census Bureau