Allegan vs Wayland

A side-by-side comparison of Allegan and Wayland: population, income, housing, and more.

Allegan and Wayland are places in Michigan. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Allegan has the higher population (5,182 vs 4,430 in Wayland). Wayland has the higher median household income ($71,797 vs $42,261 in Allegan). Wayland has the higher median home value ($201,200 vs $161,100 in Allegan).

Population, income & housing

	Allegan	Wayland
Population	5,182	4,430
Median age	32.4 yrs	34.2 yrs
Median household income	$42,261	$71,797
Median home value	$161,100	$201,200
Median gross rent	$1,024	$1,085
Housing units	2,031	1,851
Homeownership rate	67.2%	69.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.3%	25.6%
Unemployment rate	2.7%	2.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Allegan	Wayland
Population	5,036 → 5,182 (+2.9%)	4,197 → 4,430 (+5.6%)
Median household income	$45,722 → $42,261 (-7.6%)	$54,886 → $71,797 (+30.8%)
Median home value	$122,100 → $161,100 (+31.9%)	$126,400 → $201,200 (+59.2%)
Median gross rent	$835 → $1,024 (+22.6%)	$779 → $1,085 (+39.3%)

Allegan

Population

5,0365,182

Median household income

$45,722$42,261

Median home value

$122,100$161,100

Median gross rent

$835$1,024

Wayland

Population

4,1974,430

Median household income

$54,886$71,797

Median home value

$126,400$201,200

Median gross rent

$779$1,085

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Allegan	Wayland
Under 5	7.2%	6.9%
5 to 17	14.2%	18.8%
18 to 24	17.5%	11.7%
25 to 34	14.5%	14.4%
35 to 44	6.5%	11.5%
45 to 54	9.3%	13.2%
55 to 64	17.6%	8.7%
65 to 74	8.1%	10.8%
75 and over	5.0%	3.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Allegan	Wayland
White (non-Hispanic)	83.7%	87.3%
Black or African American	2.0%	3.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.2%	1.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	7.9%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino	5.8%	5.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Allegan	Wayland
No high school diploma	8.5%	5.0%
High school graduate	41.5%	41.4%
Some college or associate's	34.6%	28.0%
Bachelor's degree	10.6%	20.8%
Graduate or professional degree	4.7%	4.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Allegan	Wayland
Drove alone	79.1%	73.9%
Carpooled	8.3%	9.1%
Public transit	0.3%	0.3%
Walked	3.1%	9.5%
Bicycle	0.6%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.6%	6.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Allegan	Wayland
1-unit, detached	70.4%	58.0%
1-unit, attached	2.4%	5.4%
2 to 4 units	6.8%	6.6%
5 to 19 units	15.0%	16.2%
20 or more units	5.4%	0.8%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	13.0%

Poverty & households

	Allegan	Wayland
Poverty rate	15.1%	10.2%
Average household size	2.55	2.53
Mean commute (minutes)	23	24
Median year structure built	1944	1977