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Allendale, Michigan: commercial real estate data.
Allendale is a Census CDP of 26,679 people across 23.24 square miles of land, in Ottawa County. Median household income is $70,150, 52.8 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 33 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $12.6 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Allendale
What Allendale is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area23.24 sq mi
- Water area0.91 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,148
- County holding the largest share of its areaOttawa 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.
Allendale
How many people live in Allendale
- Population26,679
- Median age21.5
- Population under 183,816
- Share under 1814.3 percent
- Population 65 and over1,383
- Share 65 and over5.2 percent
- Households8,061
- Family households3,946
- Share of households that are families49.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Allendale
Income and work in Allendale
- Median household income$70,150
- Per capita income$27,090
- Civilian labor force16,716
- Employed15,438
- Unemployed1,278 plus or minus 295
- Unemployment rate7.6 percent plus or minus 1.7
- Adults 25 and over9,034
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher97.7 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher42.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree14.2 percent plus or minus 3.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Allendale
- Housing units8,443
- Occupied units8,061
- Vacant units382 plus or minus 255
- Vacancy rate4.5 percent plus or minus 3.0
- Owner occupied4,259
- Renter occupied3,802
- Ownership rate52.8 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$307,900
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,111 plus or minus $274
- Annual rent as a share of median income19.0 percent plus or minus 4.9
- Single family units4,719
- Share single family55.9 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more3,193
- Share in buildings of two or more37.8 percent
- Mobile homes531 plus or minus 169
- Median year structure built2003
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Allendale
How Allendale gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute13,623
- Commuting under 15 minutes4,756
- Share commuting under 15 minutes34.9 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more3,846
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more28.2 percent
- Drove alone72.9 percent
- Carpooled6.4 percent plus or minus 1.9
- Public transport2.4 percent plus or minus 1.2
- Walked8.0 percent
- Worked from home8.6 percent plus or minus 2.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Allendale
SBA loans in Allendale (7(a))
- Approvals33
- Gross approval$12,559,800
- Average approval$380,600
- Median approval$100,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$350,000
- Largest approval$4,400,000
- Jobs supported161
- Jobs per approval4.9
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more6.1 percent
- Share to franchises6.1 percent
- Distinct lenders10
- Distinct industries by NAICS25
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Allendale, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has 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.
Allendale
SBA loans in Allendale (504)
- Approvals6
- Gross approval$2,280,000
- Average approval$380,000
- Median approval$341,000
- Largest approval$729,000
- Jobs supported18
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Allendale, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has 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.
Ottawa County, not Allendale
Ottawa County context, not Allendale figures
- Establishments in Ottawa County6,865
- Covered employment, Ottawa County131,885
- Average annual pay, Ottawa County$59,813
- Housing units permitted, Ottawa County1,235
Every figure in this section is published for Ottawa County as a whole and is not a measurement of Allendale.
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
Allendale questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Allendale, Michigan?
26,679, in 8,061 households. Allendale CDP covers 23.24 square miles of land, which is 1,148 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Allendale in?
Ottawa 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 Allendale?
$70,150. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $307,900. Median gross rent is $1,111 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Allendale businesses?
33 7(a) approvals totaling $12.6 m since FY2020, across 10 lenders, median approval $100,000, plus 6 504 approvals worth $2.3 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Allendale, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Allendale borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Allendale. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Are the county figures on this page Allendale figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Ottawa 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 Allendale.
Is zoning published for Allendale?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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