Allen Park vs Wyandotte

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

Allen Park and Wyandotte 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 24,593 in Wyandotte). Allen Park has the higher median household income ($80,045 vs $67,846 in Wyandotte). Allen Park has the higher median home value ($174,500 vs $159,700 in Wyandotte).

Population, income & housing

	Allen Park	Wyandotte
Population	28,128	24,593
Median age	43.2 yrs	40.7 yrs
Median household income	$80,045	$67,846
Median home value	$174,500	$159,700
Median gross rent	$1,181	$995
Housing units	12,413	11,441
Homeownership rate	86.2%	73.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	29.9%	21.1%
Unemployment rate	4.9%	3.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Allen Park	Wyandotte
Population	27,216 → 28,128 (+3.4%)	25,044 → 24,593 (-1.8%)
Median household income	$67,130 → $80,045 (+19.2%)	$54,462 → $67,846 (+24.6%)
Median home value	$123,800 → $174,500 (+41.0%)	$109,300 → $159,700 (+46.1%)
Median gross rent	$980 → $1,181 (+20.5%)	$763 → $995 (+30.4%)

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

Wyandotte

Population

25,04424,593

Median household income

$54,462$67,846

Median home value

$109,300$159,700

Median gross rent

$763$995

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Allen Park	Wyandotte
Under 5	4.3%	5.1%
5 to 17	15.8%	13.8%
18 to 24	7.3%	7.4%
25 to 34	12.9%	17.0%
35 to 44	12.8%	11.5%
45 to 54	14.0%	11.9%
55 to 64	14.6%	15.1%
65 to 74	10.7%	11.8%
75 and over	7.6%	6.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Allen Park	Wyandotte
White (non-Hispanic)	77.2%	84.0%
Black or African American	4.7%	2.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.2%
Asian	1.4%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.2%	0.8%
Two or more races	3.9%	4.1%
Hispanic or Latino	12.6%	8.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Allen Park	Wyandotte
No high school diploma	6.4%	8.6%
High school graduate	26.2%	35.3%
Some college or associate's	37.6%	35.0%
Bachelor's degree	19.0%	13.6%
Graduate or professional degree	10.9%	7.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Allen Park	Wyandotte
Drove alone	81.4%	80.2%
Carpooled	7.4%	6.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.6%	2.2%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.3%
Worked from home	9.9%	9.7%
Other means	0.5%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Allen Park	Wyandotte
1-unit, detached	91.4%	77.9%
1-unit, attached	1.8%	3.4%
2 to 4 units	1.9%	10.3%
5 to 19 units	2.9%	4.0%
20 or more units	2.0%	4.4%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.1%

Poverty & households

	Allen Park	Wyandotte
Poverty rate	6.1%	15.3%
Average household size	2.37	2.29
Mean commute (minutes)	24	24
Median year structure built	1955	1950