Allen Park vs Lincoln Park

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

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

Lincoln Park has the higher population (39,511 vs 28,128 in Allen Park). Allen Park has the higher median household income ($80,045 vs $57,183 in Lincoln Park). Allen Park has the higher median home value ($174,500 vs $117,400 in Lincoln Park).

Population, income & housing

	Allen Park	Lincoln Park
Population	28,128	39,511
Median age	43.2 yrs	34.9 yrs
Median household income	$80,045	$57,183
Median home value	$174,500	$117,400
Median gross rent	$1,181	$972
Housing units	12,413	15,874
Homeownership rate	86.2%	69.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	29.9%	11.3%
Unemployment rate	4.9%	7.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Allen Park	Lincoln Park
Population	27,216 → 28,128 (+3.4%)	36,697 → 39,511 (+7.7%)
Median household income	$67,130 → $80,045 (+19.2%)	$44,554 → $57,183 (+28.3%)
Median home value	$123,800 → $174,500 (+41.0%)	$73,700 → $117,400 (+59.3%)
Median gross rent	$980 → $1,181 (+20.5%)	$842 → $972 (+15.4%)

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

Lincoln Park

Population

36,69739,511

Median household income

$44,554$57,183

Median home value

$73,700$117,400

Median gross rent

$842$972

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Allen Park	Lincoln Park
Under 5	4.3%	7.6%
5 to 17	15.8%	18.0%
18 to 24	7.3%	8.3%
25 to 34	12.9%	16.2%
35 to 44	12.8%	11.6%
45 to 54	14.0%	12.7%
55 to 64	14.6%	11.7%
65 to 74	10.7%	9.0%
75 and over	7.6%	5.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Allen Park	Lincoln Park
White (non-Hispanic)	77.2%	60.2%
Black or African American	4.7%	8.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.2%
Asian	1.4%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.6%
Two or more races	3.9%	4.9%
Hispanic or Latino	12.6%	24.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Allen Park	Lincoln Park
No high school diploma	6.4%	18.6%
High school graduate	26.2%	40.6%
Some college or associate's	37.6%	29.5%
Bachelor's degree	19.0%	7.3%
Graduate or professional degree	10.9%	4.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Allen Park	Lincoln Park
Drove alone	81.4%	79.2%
Carpooled	7.4%	12.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.1%
Walked	0.6%	1.1%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.1%
Worked from home	9.9%	6.1%
Other means	0.5%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Allen Park	Lincoln Park
1-unit, detached	91.4%	84.1%
1-unit, attached	1.8%	1.2%
2 to 4 units	1.9%	6.1%
5 to 19 units	2.9%	4.7%
20 or more units	2.0%	3.4%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.5%

Poverty & households

	Allen Park	Lincoln Park
Poverty rate	6.1%	22.1%
Average household size	2.37	2.62
Mean commute (minutes)	24	24
Median year structure built	1955	1954