With 26,679 people, Allendale is a city in Michigan. The median age is 21.5, younger than the US median of 38.9. Since 2000 the city has more than doubled, up 15,124 people. People stay put here: 66% were in the same home a year ago. 29.8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Owners hold 53% of the housing stock.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $70,150, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 21.5
US median: 38.9
More educated
43% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 44%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Allendale
What changed most since 1990
Population6,950 → 26,679(+284%)US over the same years: +35%
Homes owned by their occupants70.1% → 52.8%(−17.3 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Poverty rate14.1% → 29.8%(+15.7 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Allendale's population equals 8.9% of Ottawa County's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 32% of the county's. Its number of residents 65 and older equals 2.7% of the county's.
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)51.5%(281)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)5.7%(31)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era12.8%(70)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War2%(11)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 546 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
Allendale, decade by decade
Allendale 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
6,950
$70,003
$169,925
17.7%
15.8
2000
11,555
$85,018
$213,862
17.6%
19.3
2010
17,579
$74,551
$232,617
27.5%
27.0
2020
27,073
$69,942
$263,376
36.9%
38.1
2024
26,679
$70,150
$307,900
42.6%
31.4
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.
