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Allen Park city, Wayne County, MI

27,925 Population
7 square miles 3,992.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

43.1 ±1.2 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Wayne County: 37.9 ±0.1
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Michigan: 40.2 ±0.1
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$43,070 ±$2,412 Per capita income
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Wayne County: $34,906 ±$278
  • a little higher than the amount in Michigan: $40,735 ±$166
  • a little less than the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$81,655 ±$6,640 Median household income
  • about 1.4 times the amount in Wayne County: $60,539 ±$602
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Michigan: $72,875 ±$293
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

6.9% ±2.1% (1,912  ±583) Persons below poverty line
  • about one-third of the rate in Wayne County: 20.8% 364,882 (±0.5% / ±8,558)
  • about half the rate in Michigan: 13.2% 1,303,527 (±0.2% / ±16,388)
  • about half the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

23.8 minutes ±0.7 (305,300  ±17,945) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in Wayne County: 24.7 15,684,400 (±0.1 / ±148,506)
  • about the same as the figure in Michigan: 24.2 97,245,590 (±0.1 / ±399,652)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

11,791 ±392 Number of households
  • Wayne County: 700,591 ±1,709
  • Michigan: 4,076,369 ±8,399
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.4 ±0.1 (27,790  ±60) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in Wayne County: 2.5 1,753,180 (±0 / ±256)
  • about the same as the figure in Michigan: 2.4 9,863,281
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

4.4% ±1.5% (282  ±99) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Wayne County: 5.9% 24,584 (±0.3% / ±1,400)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Michigan: 5.1% 114,939 (±0.1% / ±2,670)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

12,374 ±395 Number of housing units
  • Wayne County: 801,083 ±338
  • Michigan: 4,622,236 ±795
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$183,700 ±$5,824 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little higher than the amount in Wayne County: $178,500 ±$1,776
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Michigan: $231,600 ±$642
  • about half the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

7.1% ±1.7% (1,958  ±466) Moved since previous year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Wayne County: 10.1% 176,285 (±0.3% / ±5,500.3)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Michigan: 11.2% 1,119,587 (±0.1% / ±12,091.9)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

92.9% ±4.2% (18,892  ±955.7) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Wayne County: 88% 1,061,981 (±0.6% / ±7,664.5)
  • about the same as the rate in Michigan: 92.1% 6,452,696 (±0.3% / ±19,033.3)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
31% ±2.7% (6,315  ±564.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Wayne County: 27.6% 332,784 (±0.4% / ±4,219.7)
  • a little less than the rate in Michigan: 32.5% 2,273,972 (±0.2% / ±11,133.4)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

6.1% ±1.2% (1,709  ±320) Foreign-born population
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Wayne County: 10.3% 182,414
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Michigan: 7.2% 728,881
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

5.8% ±1.1% (1,301  ±242) Population with veteran status
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Wayne County: 4.8% 64,943 (±0.1% / ±1,929)
  • about the same as the rate in Michigan: 5.8% 460,783 (±0.1% / ±4,000)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
1,301 Total veterans ±242 1,273 Male ±243 28 Female ±31

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