Allendale vs Zeeland

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

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

Allendale has the higher population (25,741 vs 5,691 in Zeeland). Allendale has the higher median household income ($68,449 vs $49,367 in Zeeland). Allendale has the higher median home value ($287,600 vs $248,100 in Zeeland).

Population, income & housing

	Allendale	Zeeland
Population	25,741	5,691
Median age	21.4 yrs	39.9 yrs
Median household income	$68,449	$49,367
Median home value	$287,600	$248,100
Median gross rent	$1,081	$908
Housing units	8,116	2,661
Homeownership rate	51.0%	62.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	42.9%	30.8%
Unemployment rate	8.0%	3.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Allendale	Zeeland
Population	21,672 → 25,741 (+18.8%)	5,572 → 5,691 (+2.1%)
Median household income	$53,214 → $68,449 (+28.6%)	$51,549 → $49,367 (-4.2%)
Median home value	$196,500 → $287,600 (+46.4%)	$149,100 → $248,100 (+66.4%)
Median gross rent	$962 → $1,081 (+12.4%)	$847 → $908 (+7.2%)

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

Zeeland

Population

5,5725,691

Median household income

$51,549$49,367

Median home value

$149,100$248,100

Median gross rent

$847$908

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Allendale	Zeeland
Under 5	3.9%	6.7%
5 to 17	10.4%	15.2%
18 to 24	51.7%	8.0%
25 to 34	9.3%	13.9%
35 to 44	7.2%	8.9%
45 to 54	4.6%	11.4%
55 to 64	7.5%	11.2%
65 to 74	3.7%	10.2%
75 and over	1.8%	14.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Allendale	Zeeland
White (non-Hispanic)	88.1%	89.5%
Black or African American	2.2%	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	1.6%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.0%	0.3%
Hispanic or Latino	4.4%	8.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Allendale	Zeeland
No high school diploma	2.5%	6.8%
High school graduate	22.0%	31.3%
Some college or associate's	32.6%	31.1%
Bachelor's degree	30.3%	20.0%
Graduate or professional degree	12.6%	10.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Allendale	Zeeland
Drove alone	74.0%	85.3%
Carpooled	5.6%	7.3%
Public transit	1.9%	1.4%
Walked	8.5%	0.5%
Bicycle	0.5%	0.8%
Worked from home	8.6%	4.7%
Other means	0.8%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Allendale	Zeeland
1-unit, detached	45.5%	50.3%
1-unit, attached	12.7%	8.8%
2 to 4 units	9.4%	26.0%
5 to 19 units	22.5%	3.0%
20 or more units	5.9%	11.9%
Mobile home & other	3.9%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Allendale	Zeeland
Poverty rate	30.6%	11.4%
Average household size	2.79	2.14
Mean commute (minutes)	20	16
Median year structure built	2002	1969