Wayland is home to 4,457 people in Michigan. The median age is 34.3, younger than the US median of 38.9. 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 3% of people here were born outside the United States. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $207,400. There are 1,505 people per square mile.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $74,464, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 34.3
US median: 38.9
Less educated
26% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 26%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Wayland
What changed most since 1990
White share98.2% → 88.8%(−9.4 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Population2,751 → 4,457(+62%)US over the same years: +35%
Hispanic share0.8% → 5.4%(+4.6 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
Wayland's population equals 3.7% of Allegan County's. Its number of households without a car equals 1.2% of the county's. Its number of people who work from home equals 2.3% 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)10.2%(19)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)38.2%(71)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era20.4%(38)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4.8%(9)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 186 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
Wayland, decade by decade
Wayland 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
2,751
$73,077
$128,404
10.9%
4.5
2000
3,939
$76,240
$165,224
11.7%
10.8
2010
4,079
$64,226
$149,036
15.1%
17.1
2020
4,435
$74,020
$165,928
22.4%
30.5
2024
4,457
$74,464
$207,400
25.5%
26.0
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.
