Allen Park is home to 27,925 people in Michigan. 87% of homes are owner-occupied. At a median age of 43.1, this is an older place than the country as a whole. There are 3,992 people per square mile. Home values have risen by half since 2000, reaching $183,700. The foreign-born share is 6%.
At a glance
Average income
median household income $81,655, near the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 43.1
US median: 38.9
Average education
31% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
More affordable
home values down 15%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Allen Park
What changed most since 1990
Median home value (2024 dollars)$159,845 → $183,700(+15%)US over the same years: +67%
Population31,092 → 27,925(−10%)US over the same years: +35%
Median household income (2024 dollars)$95,823 → $81,655(−15%)US over the same years: +14%
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)16.4%(213)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)10.7%(139)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era35.3%(459)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War6%(78)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II5.3%(69)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1,301 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Allen Park, decade by decade
Allen Park population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
31,092
$95,823
$159,845
16.5%
10.6
2000
29,376
$94,711
$216,595
19.7%
17.7
2010
28,210
$80,592
$201,112
23.0%
28.7
2020
28,638
$84,032
$161,928
28.5%
46.7
2024
27,925
$81,655
$183,700
31.0%
52.2
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
