Allen Park vs Inkster

A side-by-side comparison of Allen Park and Inkster: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Allen Park has the higher population (28,128 vs 25,602 in Inkster). Allen Park has the higher median household income ($80,045 vs $39,632 in Inkster). Allen Park has the higher median home value ($174,500 vs $75,700 in Inkster).

Population, income & housing

	Allen Park	Inkster
Population	28,128	25,602
Median age	43.2 yrs	34.4 yrs
Median household income	$80,045	$39,632
Median home value	$174,500	$75,700
Median gross rent	$1,181	$1,127
Housing units	12,413	11,497
Homeownership rate	86.2%	45.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	29.9%	11.8%
Unemployment rate	4.9%	12.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Allen Park	Inkster
Population	27,216 → 28,128 (+3.4%)	24,520 → 25,602 (+4.4%)
Median household income	$67,130 → $80,045 (+19.2%)	$32,014 → $39,632 (+23.8%)
Median home value	$123,800 → $174,500 (+41.0%)	$48,700 → $75,700 (+55.4%)
Median gross rent	$980 → $1,181 (+20.5%)	$887 → $1,127 (+27.1%)

Allen Park

Population

27,21628,128

Median household income

$67,130$80,045

Median home value

$123,800$174,500

Median gross rent

$980$1,181

Inkster

Population

24,52025,602

Median household income

$32,014$39,632

Median home value

$48,700$75,700

Median gross rent

$887$1,127

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Allen Park	Inkster
Under 5	4.3%	7.2%
5 to 17	15.8%	20.2%
18 to 24	7.3%	6.7%
25 to 34	12.9%	16.2%
35 to 44	12.8%	13.1%
45 to 54	14.0%	12.9%
55 to 64	14.6%	11.3%
65 to 74	10.7%	7.9%
75 and over	7.6%	4.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Allen Park	Inkster
White (non-Hispanic)	77.2%	16.8%
Black or African American	4.7%	72.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.2%
Asian	1.4%	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.6%
Two or more races	3.9%	6.7%
Hispanic or Latino	12.6%	2.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Allen Park	Inkster
No high school diploma	6.4%	17.3%
High school graduate	26.2%	38.9%
Some college or associate's	37.6%	32.1%
Bachelor's degree	19.0%	7.6%
Graduate or professional degree	10.9%	4.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Allen Park	Inkster
Drove alone	81.4%	74.9%
Carpooled	7.4%	9.9%
Public transit	0.0%	3.7%
Walked	0.6%	0.7%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.2%
Worked from home	9.9%	7.3%
Other means	0.5%	3.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Allen Park	Inkster
1-unit, detached	91.4%	72.5%
1-unit, attached	1.8%	2.5%
2 to 4 units	1.9%	6.3%
5 to 19 units	2.9%	10.9%
20 or more units	2.0%	7.1%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.7%

Poverty & households

	Allen Park	Inkster
Poverty rate	6.1%	36.3%
Average household size	2.37	2.65
Mean commute (minutes)	24	26
Median year structure built	1955	1957