Allendale vs Holland

A side-by-side comparison of Allendale and Holland: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Holland has the higher population (34,266 vs 25,741 in Allendale). Holland has the higher median household income ($72,905 vs $68,449 in Allendale). Allendale has the higher median home value ($287,600 vs $235,800 in Holland).

Population, income & housing

	Allendale	Holland
Population	25,741	34,266
Median age	21.4 yrs	32.0 yrs
Median household income	$68,449	$72,905
Median home value	$287,600	$235,800
Median gross rent	$1,081	$1,143
Housing units	8,116	13,782
Homeownership rate	51.0%	67.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	42.9%	34.6%
Unemployment rate	8.0%	2.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Allendale	Holland
Population	21,672 → 25,741 (+18.8%)	33,402 → 34,266 (+2.6%)
Median household income	$53,214 → $68,449 (+28.6%)	$57,002 → $72,905 (+27.9%)
Median home value	$196,500 → $287,600 (+46.4%)	$151,300 → $235,800 (+55.8%)
Median gross rent	$962 → $1,081 (+12.4%)	$873 → $1,143 (+30.9%)

Allendale

Population

21,67225,741

Median household income

$53,214$68,449

Median home value

$196,500$287,600

Median gross rent

$962$1,081

Holland

Population

33,40234,266

Median household income

$57,002$72,905

Median home value

$151,300$235,800

Median gross rent

$873$1,143

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Allendale	Holland
Under 5	3.9%	5.1%
5 to 17	10.4%	14.7%
18 to 24	51.7%	18.4%
25 to 34	9.3%	15.3%
35 to 44	7.2%	10.0%
45 to 54	4.6%	9.8%
55 to 64	7.5%	10.1%
65 to 74	3.7%	8.1%
75 and over	1.8%	8.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Allendale	Holland
White (non-Hispanic)	88.1%	65.2%
Black or African American	2.2%	4.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	1.6%	3.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.2%
Two or more races	3.0%	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino	4.4%	23.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Allendale	Holland
No high school diploma	2.5%	9.0%
High school graduate	22.0%	26.3%
Some college or associate's	32.6%	30.1%
Bachelor's degree	30.3%	18.6%
Graduate or professional degree	12.6%	16.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Allendale	Holland
Drove alone	74.0%	71.2%
Carpooled	5.6%	8.8%
Public transit	1.9%	0.5%
Walked	8.5%	8.4%
Bicycle	0.5%	1.2%
Worked from home	8.6%	8.8%
Other means	0.8%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Allendale	Holland
1-unit, detached	45.5%	62.8%
1-unit, attached	12.7%	8.5%
2 to 4 units	9.4%	9.3%
5 to 19 units	22.5%	9.6%
20 or more units	5.9%	7.7%
Mobile home & other	3.9%	2.1%

Poverty & households

	Allendale	Holland
Poverty rate	30.6%	10.9%
Average household size	2.79	2.35
Mean commute (minutes)	20	17
Median year structure built	2002	1965