Humidity & wind
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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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Local time
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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
State of Michigan
State bird
American Robin
State flower
Apple Blossom
State capital
Lansing
Nickname
The Great Lakes State
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Cities near Dearborn Heights
- Dearborn, MI4 mi · 105,611
- Westland, MI5 mi · 82,333
- Livonia, MI6 mi · 92,603
- Taylor, MI8 mi · 61,279
- Detroit, MI10 mi · 649,095
- Southfield, MI10 mi · 76,111
- Farmington Hills, MI11 mi · 83,291
- Novi, MI14 mi · 67,319
Cities about the same size
- Florence-Graham, CA60,690
- Montebello, CA60,693
- Encinitas, CA60,736
- Gilroy, CA60,764
- Meriden, CT60,810
- Lenexa, KS60,506
- Beaumont, CA60,835
- North Miami, FL60,884
More in Michigan
- Grand Rapids201,183
- Warren137,138
- Sterling Heights133,931
- Ann Arbor122,233
- Lansing113,884
- Troy88,733
- Flint79,306
- Wyoming78,588
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
GM
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.