Dearborn

Population: 107,846
Median household income: $65,192
Median home value: $205,900

Dearborn, a community in Wayne County, Michigan, has 107,846 residents. Its median household income of $65,192 runs above the Wayne County figure of $59,521.

From 2019 to 2023, Dearborn's population grew 13.9% from 94,701 to 107,846, while its median home value rose 44.0% from $143,000 to $205,900.

34.3% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 68.2% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 107,846
Median age: 32.6 yrs
Median household income: $65,192
Median home value: $205,900
Median gross rent: $1,264
Housing units: 39,205
Homeownership rate: 68.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 34.3%
Unemployment rate: 6.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

94,701107,846

Median household income

$53,670$65,192

Median home value

$143,000$205,900

Median gross rent

$1,022$1,264

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	94,701	$53,670	$143,000	$1,022
2020	94,328	$56,302	$154,100	$1,019
2021	107,985	$60,184	$162,900	$1,098
2022	108,414	$64,600	$189,400	$1,205
2023	107,846	$65,192	$205,900	$1,264

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 57.2%

5 to 1721.7%

18 to 249.9%

25 to 3414.6%

35 to 4411.8%

45 to 5411.1%

55 to 6410.0%

65 to 748.5%

75 and over5.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	7,743	7.2%
5 to 17	23,411	21.7%
18 to 24	10,648	9.9%
25 to 34	15,771	14.6%
35 to 44	12,739	11.8%
45 to 54	11,968	11.1%
55 to 64	10,837	10.0%
65 to 74	9,136	8.5%
75 and over	5,593	5.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	93,797	87.0%
Black or African American	3,432	3.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	85	0.1%
Asian	2,152	2.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	4	0.0%
Some other race	544	0.5%
Two or more races	4,573	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3,259	3.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma16.0%

High school graduate22.6%

Some college or associate's27.1%

Bachelor's degree20.1%

Graduate or professional degree14.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	10,556	16.0%
High school graduate	14,905	22.6%
Some college or associate's	17,915	27.1%
Bachelor's degree	13,307	20.1%
Graduate or professional degree	9,361	14.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone75.9%

Carpooled9.2%

Public transit0.9%

Walked1.2%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home11.6%

Other means0.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	31,323	75.9%
Carpooled	3,799	9.2%
Public transit	356	0.9%
Walked	502	1.2%
Bicycle	103	0.2%
Worked from home	4,786	11.6%
Other means	375	0.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	11,435	31.4%
15 to 29 min	15,880	43.6%
30 to 44 min	6,551	18.0%
45 to 59 min	1,754	4.8%
60+ min	838	2.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.97
Poverty rate: 24.3% (26,094 of 107,496)

	Count	Share
Family households	23,564	65.0%
Nonfamily households	12,712	35.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1952

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	36,276	92.5%
Vacant	2,929	7.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	24,747	68.2%
Renter-occupied	11,529	31.8%

1-unit, detached75.4%

1-unit, attached5.2%

2 to 4 units5.8%

5 to 19 units4.5%

20 or more units8.5%

Mobile home & other0.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	29,551	75.4%
1-unit, attached	2,053	5.2%
2 to 4 units	2,267	5.8%
5 to 19 units	1,758	4.5%
20 or more units	3,332	8.5%
Mobile home & other	244	0.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2621000
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 24 sq mi
Water area: 0.27 sq mi
Center point: 42.3131, -83.2115