Michigan · Census place 01380
Allen Park city, MI
Quick answer
Allen Park city has 28,128 residents, ranking #42 of 745 places in Michigan. Median household income is $80,045, the median home is worth $174,500 and median gross rent runs $1,181 a month.
- Population
- 28,128Allen Park city residents
- Median household income
- $80,045Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $174,500Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,181Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 43.2 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 86.2%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Allen Park city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Allen Park city median would spend about 17.7% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 2.2× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 6.1% of residents and 86.2% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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