Population

60,664

US Census estimate, July 2025

Median home value

$185,100

Owner-occupied units

Dearborn Heights, MI

Michigan · 42.336° N, 83.289° W · 12 sq mi

Dearborn Heights is a city in Michigan, with a population of 60,664 and about 5,169 residents per square mile. The median household earns $60,391 a year, and the median home is worth $185,100.

Conditions

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Size & density

Land area

12 sq mi

Water excluded

Population density

5,169

People per square mile

Rank by population

#718

Of cities on this site

Rank by area

#788

Of cities on this site

Money & housing

Median household income

$60,391

US median ≈ $78,538

Median gross rent

$1,331

Per month

Homeownership

70.5%

US ≈ 65%

Average commute

23.9 min

One way

People

Median age

35.8

US median 39.1

Bachelor's degree +

23.8%

Age 25 and over

Foreign born

24.5%

Households

22,242

2.76 people each

What people here do for work

Education & health care 21.6^%

Manufacturing 16.6^%

Retail trade 14.5^%

Professional & business services 9.8^%

Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024

Wealthiest person in Michigan

Name

Daniel Gilbert

Forbes, Apr 2025

Net worth

$23.7B

As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live

Lives in

Franklin

Source of wealth

Rocket Mortgage

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

Largest employer in Michigan · private sector

Employer

University of Michigan

Sector

Education & health

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.

Largest public company in Michigan

Company

General Motors

Revenue

$187.4B

Fiscal year 2024

Headquarters

Detroit

Ticker

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

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State of Michigan

State bird

American Robin

State flower

Apple Blossom

State capital

Lansing

Nickname

The Great Lakes State

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