Dearborn Heights vs Taylor

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

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

Taylor has the higher population (62,405 vs 62,099 in Dearborn Heights). Dearborn Heights has the higher median household income ($61,035 vs $59,537 in Taylor). Dearborn Heights has the higher median home value ($174,900 vs $141,200 in Taylor).

Population, income & housing

	Dearborn Heights	Taylor
Population	62,099	62,405
Median age	35.8 yrs	38.3 yrs
Median household income	$61,035	$59,537
Median home value	$174,900	$141,200
Median gross rent	$1,260	$1,036
Housing units	23,407	26,741
Homeownership rate	71.6%	65.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.9%	15.8%
Unemployment rate	7.5%	7.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dearborn Heights	Taylor
Population	55,857 → 62,099 (+11.2%)	61,379 → 62,405 (+1.7%)
Median household income	$49,750 → $61,035 (+22.7%)	$50,053 → $59,537 (+18.9%)
Median home value	$113,800 → $174,900 (+53.7%)	$96,300 → $141,200 (+46.6%)
Median gross rent	$1,047 → $1,260 (+20.3%)	$880 → $1,036 (+17.7%)

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

Taylor

Population

61,37962,405

Median household income

$50,053$59,537

Median home value

$96,300$141,200

Median gross rent

$880$1,036

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dearborn Heights	Taylor
Under 5	6.7%	6.9%
5 to 17	18.3%	15.1%
18 to 24	8.0%	9.0%
25 to 34	15.8%	15.0%
35 to 44	11.1%	10.8%
45 to 54	11.4%	12.2%
55 to 64	13.7%	14.2%
65 to 74	8.6%	10.6%
75 and over	6.5%	6.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dearborn Heights	Taylor
White (non-Hispanic)	81.7%	64.7%
Black or African American	8.9%	19.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	1.1%	1.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.3%
Two or more races	3.1%	4.8%
Hispanic or Latino	5.1%	8.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dearborn Heights	Taylor
No high school diploma	11.3%	13.3%
High school graduate	32.0%	39.5%
Some college or associate's	32.8%	31.5%
Bachelor's degree	14.9%	11.9%
Graduate or professional degree	9.1%	3.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dearborn Heights	Taylor
Drove alone	77.6%	79.7%
Carpooled	10.1%	6.5%
Public transit	0.3%	0.7%
Walked	1.1%	2.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.2%
Worked from home	9.9%	9.3%
Other means	1.0%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dearborn Heights	Taylor
1-unit, detached	86.0%	73.2%
1-unit, attached	2.2%	5.6%
2 to 4 units	3.9%	4.1%
5 to 19 units	3.9%	11.1%
20 or more units	2.9%	3.8%
Mobile home & other	1.1%	2.3%

Poverty & households

	Dearborn Heights	Taylor
Poverty rate	20.4%	16.7%
Average household size	2.80	2.45
Mean commute (minutes)	24	22
Median year structure built	1958	1963