Allen Park is a city in Wayne County, Michigan, home to about 27,925 people across 7.0 square miles. Its ZIP code is 48101.
Homes sold for a median of $145 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Allen Park. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (DTW)8 miles away |
|---|---|
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Detroit, MI11 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL231 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Allen Park; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Allen Park had 28,638 residents in the 2020 census, down 3% since 2000.
It’s the 70th largest of 1,531 towns in Michigan by population.
Wayne County grew from 348,793 residents in 1900 to 1,793,561 in 2020.
Wayne County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 84°F in summer, and winter lows average 18°F. About 35.1 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 31 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Dearborn, MI weather station (5 miles away).
665,558 jobs at 33,699 businesses in Wayne County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
218 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Allen Park.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 30 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 31 |
| Dentists | 34 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 45 |
| Mental health providers | 21 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 41 |
| Optometrists | 6 |
| Chiropractors | 10 |
| Pharmacies | 18 |
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Parks (29 nearby)
Grocery stores (11 nearby)
Pharmacies (12 nearby)
Libraries (2 nearby)
Museums (1 nearby)
Theaters and performance venues (1 nearby)
Counts are within about 2 miles of the center of town.
Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.
Established in 1927.
Notable people born here
Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.
Public schools here are run by Allen Park Public Schools, Melvindale-Northern Allen Park Schools. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arno Elementary SchoolAllen Park | Pre-K–5 | 513 | Public | 0.3 mi |
| Bennie Elementary SchoolAllen Park | Pre-K–5 | 513 | Public | 0.7 mi |
| Lindemann Elementary SchoolAllen Park | Pre-K–5 | 639 | Public | 0.8 mi |
| Rogers Early Elementary SchoolAllen Park | Pre-K–1 | 436 | Public | 1.4 mi |
| Allen Park Middle SchoolAllen Park | 6–8 | 896 | Public | 0.7 mi |
| Allen Park High SchoolAllen Park | 9–12 | 1,133 | Public | 0.8 mi |
| Melvindale High SchoolAllen Park | 9–12 | 982 | Public | 1.6 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Frances Cabrini Grade SchoolAllen Park | Pre-K–6 | 219 | Roman Catholic | 0.6 mi |
| Inter-City Baptist SchoolAllen Park | K–12 | 289 | Baptist | 1.3 mi |
| Montessori Childrens Center of Allen ParkAllen Park | K | 7 | Nonsectarian | 1.6 mi |
| Cabrini Academy and High SchoolAllen Park | 7–12 | 281 | Roman Catholic | 0.7 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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