Dearborn Heights vs Livonia

A side-by-side comparison of Dearborn Heights and Livonia: population, income, housing, and more.

Dearborn Heights and Livonia are places in Michigan. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Livonia has the higher population (94,058 vs 62,099 in Dearborn Heights). Livonia has the higher median household income ($96,317 vs $61,035 in Dearborn Heights). Livonia has the higher median home value ($265,300 vs $174,900 in Dearborn Heights).

Population, income & housing

	Dearborn Heights	Livonia
Population	62,099	94,058
Median age	35.8 yrs	45.1 yrs
Median household income	$61,035	$96,317
Median home value	$174,900	$265,300
Median gross rent	$1,260	$1,284
Housing units	23,407	38,976
Homeownership rate	71.6%	87.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.9%	40.5%
Unemployment rate	7.5%	4.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dearborn Heights	Livonia
Population	55,857 → 62,099 (+11.2%)	94,249 → 94,058 (-0.2%)
Median household income	$49,750 → $61,035 (+22.7%)	$80,149 → $96,317 (+20.2%)
Median home value	$113,800 → $174,900 (+53.7%)	$191,500 → $265,300 (+38.5%)
Median gross rent	$1,047 → $1,260 (+20.3%)	$1,077 → $1,284 (+19.2%)

Dearborn Heights

Population

55,85762,099

Median household income

$49,750$61,035

Median home value

$113,800$174,900

Median gross rent

$1,047$1,260

Livonia

Population

94,24994,058

Median household income

$80,149$96,317

Median home value

$191,500$265,300

Median gross rent

$1,077$1,284

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dearborn Heights	Livonia
Under 5	6.7%	5.2%
5 to 17	18.3%	13.7%
18 to 24	8.0%	6.7%
25 to 34	15.8%	12.8%
35 to 44	11.1%	11.4%
45 to 54	11.4%	12.7%
55 to 64	13.7%	15.6%
65 to 74	8.6%	12.8%
75 and over	6.5%	9.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dearborn Heights	Livonia
White (non-Hispanic)	81.7%	82.6%
Black or African American	8.9%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	1.1%	3.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.6%
Two or more races	3.1%	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino	5.1%	4.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dearborn Heights	Livonia
No high school diploma	11.3%	4.9%
High school graduate	32.0%	22.1%
Some college or associate's	32.8%	32.5%
Bachelor's degree	14.9%	26.4%
Graduate or professional degree	9.1%	14.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dearborn Heights	Livonia
Drove alone	77.6%	74.9%
Carpooled	10.1%	7.2%
Public transit	0.3%	0.1%
Walked	1.1%	0.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.1%
Worked from home	9.9%	16.1%
Other means	1.0%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dearborn Heights	Livonia
1-unit, detached	86.0%	86.2%
1-unit, attached	2.2%	3.2%
2 to 4 units	3.9%	1.6%
5 to 19 units	3.9%	5.6%
20 or more units	2.9%	3.1%
Mobile home & other	1.1%	0.3%

Poverty & households

	Dearborn Heights	Livonia
Poverty rate	20.4%	4.7%
Average household size	2.80	2.46
Mean commute (minutes)	24	24
Median year structure built	1958	1964