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Allendale, MI

26,679 Population
23.2 square miles 1,148.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

21.5 ±0.3 Median age
  • about three-fifths of the figure in the Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI Metro Area: 36.8 ±0.1
  • about half the figure in Michigan: 40.2 ±0.1
  • about half the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$27,090 ±$2,595 Per capita income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in the Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI Metro Area: $41,561 ±$506
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Michigan: $40,735 ±$166
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$70,150 ±$5,141 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in the Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI Metro Area: $82,874 ±$875
  • a little less than the amount in Michigan: $72,875 ±$293
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

29.8% ±3.2% (6,552  ±757) Persons below poverty line
  • more than double the rate in the Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI Metro Area: 9.7% 109,944 (±0.4% / ±4,020)
  • more than double the rate in Michigan: 13.2% 1,303,527 (±0.2% / ±16,388)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

20.7 minutes ±1.4 (281,285  ±29,435) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in the Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI Metro Area: 22 11,185,500 (±0.2 / ±140,231)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Michigan: 24.2 97,245,590 (±0.1 / ±399,652)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

8,061 ±476 Number of households
  • the Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI Metro Area: 440,316 ±1,454
  • Michigan: 4,076,369 ±8,399
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.7 ±0.2 (22,055  ±970) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in the Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI Metro Area: 2.6 1,133,323 (±0 / ±256)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Michigan: 2.4 9,863,281
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

1.3% ±0.8% (141  ±92) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about one-quarter of the rate in the Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI Metro Area: 4.9% 13,616 (±0.4% / ±1,008)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Michigan: 5.1% 114,939 (±0.1% / ±2,670)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

8,443 ±502 Number of housing units
  • the Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI Metro Area: 467,528 ±253
  • Michigan: 4,622,236 ±795
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$307,900 ±$18,743 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in the Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI Metro Area: $285,300 ±$2,130
  • about 1.3 times the amount in Michigan: $231,600 ±$642
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

33.9% ±3.6% (8,980  ±1,013.3) Moved since previous year
  • more than double the rate in the Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI Metro Area: 11.9% 136,829 (±0.4% / ±4,615.2)
  • more than double the rate in Michigan: 11.2% 1,119,587 (±0.1% / ±12,091.9)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

97.7% ±3.1% (8,830  ±772.3) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in the Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI Metro Area: 92.6% 720,782 (±0.8% / ±6,455.2)
  • a little higher than the rate in Michigan: 92.1% 6,452,696 (±0.3% / ±19,033.3)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
42.6% ±4.8% (3,847  ±535) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI Metro Area: 36.5% 284,544 (±0.5% / ±3,951.1)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Michigan: 32.5% 2,273,972 (±0.2% / ±11,133.4)
  • about 20 percent higher than 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

2.4% ±0.8% (636  ±225) Foreign-born population
  • about one-third of the rate in the Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI Metro Area: 6.8% 78,597
  • about one-third of the rate in Michigan: 7.2% 728,881
  • about one-fifth of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

2.4% ±0.9% (546  ±200) Population with veteran status
  • about half the rate in the Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI Metro Area: 5.2% 46,902 (±0.2% / ±1,668)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Michigan: 5.8% 460,783 (±0.1% / ±4,000)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
546 Total veterans ±200 523 Male ±200 23 Female ±31

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