Dearborn Heights

Population: 62,099
Median household income: $61,035
Median home value: $174,900

Dearborn Heights, a community in Wayne County, Michigan, has 62,099 residents. At $61,035, its median household income sits in line with Wayne County's $59,521.

From 2019 to 2023, Dearborn Heights's population grew 11.2% from 55,857 to 62,099, while its median home value rose 53.7% from $113,800 to $174,900.

The median resident is 35.8 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 18.3% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 62,099
Median age: 35.8 yrs
Median household income: $61,035
Median home value: $174,900
Median gross rent: $1,260
Housing units: 23,407
Homeownership rate: 71.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.9%
Unemployment rate: 7.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

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

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	55,857	$49,750	$113,800	$1,047
2020	55,630	$50,987	$122,200	$1,049
2021	62,334	$55,190	$134,800	$1,104
2022	62,474	$58,335	$161,200	$1,204
2023	62,099	$61,035	$174,900	$1,260

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

Age distribution

Under 56.7%

5 to 1718.3%

18 to 248.0%

25 to 3415.8%

35 to 4411.1%

45 to 5411.4%

55 to 6413.7%

65 to 748.6%

75 and over6.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	4,174	6.7%
5 to 17	11,372	18.3%
18 to 24	4,949	8.0%
25 to 34	9,819	15.8%
35 to 44	6,896	11.1%
45 to 54	7,051	11.4%
55 to 64	8,494	13.7%
65 to 74	5,329	8.6%
75 and over	4,015	6.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	50,738	81.7%
Black or African American	5,514	8.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	6	0.0%
Asian	701	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	7	0.0%
Some other race	58	0.1%
Two or more races	1,911	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3,164	5.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.3%

High school graduate32.0%

Some college or associate's32.8%

Bachelor's degree14.9%

Graduate or professional degree9.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	4,698	11.3%
High school graduate	13,302	32.0%
Some college or associate's	13,640	32.8%
Bachelor's degree	6,195	14.9%
Graduate or professional degree	3,769	9.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone77.6%

Carpooled10.1%

Public transit0.3%

Walked1.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home9.9%

Other means1.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	19,481	77.6%
Carpooled	2,531	10.1%
Public transit	67	0.3%
Walked	268	1.1%
Bicycle	10	0.0%
Worked from home	2,490	9.9%
Other means	254	1.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	4,532	20.0%
15 to 29 min	10,963	48.5%
30 to 44 min	5,018	22.2%
45 to 59 min	1,088	4.8%
60+ min	1,010	4.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.80
Poverty rate: 20.4% (12,557 of 61,496)

	Count	Share
Family households	14,771	67.2%
Nonfamily households	7,215	32.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1958

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	21,986	93.9%
Vacant	1,421	6.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	15,733	71.6%
Renter-occupied	6,253	28.4%

1-unit, detached86.0%

1-unit, attached2.2%

2 to 4 units3.9%

5 to 19 units3.9%

20 or more units2.9%

Mobile home & other1.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	20,126	86.0%
1-unit, attached	523	2.2%
2 to 4 units	908	3.9%
5 to 19 units	917	3.9%
20 or more units	675	2.9%
Mobile home & other	258	1.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2621020
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 12 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 42.3357, -83.2888