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Wayland, Michigan: commercial real estate data.
Wayland is a Census city of 4,457 people across 2.96 square miles of land, in Allegan County. Median household income is $74,464, 71.2 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 27 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $5.9 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Wayland
What Wayland is
- Census place typecity
- Land area2.96 sq mi
- Water area0.05 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,505
- County holding the largest share of its areaAllegan County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Wayland
- Population4,457
- Median age34.3
- Population under 181,194
- Share under 1826.8 percent
- Population 65 and over646 plus or minus 155
- Share 65 and over14.5 percent plus or minus 3.5
- Households1,661
- Family households1,108
- Share of households that are families66.7 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Wayland
- Median household income$74,464
- Per capita income$34,431
- Civilian labor force2,393
- Employed2,319
- Unemployed74 plus or minus 73
- Unemployment rate3.1 percent plus or minus 3.0
- Adults 25 and over2,773
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher95.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher25.5 percent plus or minus 6.9
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree4.6 percent plus or minus 2.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Wayland
- Housing units1,792
- Occupied units1,661
- Vacant units131 plus or minus 115
- Vacancy rate7.3 percent plus or minus 6.4
- Owner occupied1,182
- Renter occupied479 plus or minus 144
- Ownership rate71.2 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$207,400
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,160
- Annual rent as a share of median income18.7 percent
- Single family units1,126
- Share single family62.8 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more420 plus or minus 173
- Share in buildings of two or more23.4 percent plus or minus 9.4
- Mobile homes246 plus or minus 83
- Median year structure built1983
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Wayland gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute2,190
- Commuting under 15 minutes660 plus or minus 293
- Share commuting under 15 minutes30.1 percent plus or minus 12.6
- Commuting 30 minutes or more663 plus or minus 208
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more30.3 percent plus or minus 8.4
- Drove alone73.3 percent
- Carpooled11.8 percent plus or minus 5.1
- Public transport0.3 percent plus or minus 0.4
- Walked8.3 percent plus or minus 9.6
- Worked from home5.4 percent plus or minus 3.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Wayland (7(a))
- Approvals27
- Gross approval$5,935,300
- Average approval$219,826
- Median approval$120,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$584,200
- Largest approval$730,000
- Jobs supported171
- Jobs per approval6.3
- Loans with a final outcome9
- Paid in full9
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more7.4 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders12
- Distinct industries by NAICS18
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Wayland, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 9 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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SBA loans in Wayland (504)
- Approvals12
- Gross approval$12,706,000
- Average approval$1,058,833
- Median approval$492,500
- Largest approval$4,246,000
- Jobs supported64
- Loans with a final outcome4
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Wayland, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 4 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Wayland
- NFIP communityCity of Wayland
- NFIP community number260744
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date06/21/23(M)
The City of Wayland participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 260744 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Allegan County, not Wayland
Allegan County context, not Wayland figures
- Establishments in Allegan County2,571
- Covered employment, Allegan County41,360
- Average annual pay, Allegan County$60,226
- Housing units permitted, Allegan County423
Every figure in this section is published for Allegan County as a whole and is not a measurement of Wayland.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Wayland questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Wayland, Michigan?
4,457, in 1,661 households. Wayland city covers 2.96 square miles of land, which is 1,505 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Wayland in?
Allegan County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Wayland?
$74,464. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $207,400. Median gross rent is $1,160 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Wayland businesses?
27 7(a) approvals totaling $5.9 m since FY2020, across 12 lenders, median approval $120,000, plus 12 504 approvals worth $12.7 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Wayland, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Wayland borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Wayland. Only 9 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Wayland in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Wayland appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Wayland, city of, community 260744, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Wayland figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Allegan County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Wayland.
Is zoning published for Wayland?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.