Michigan · Census place 21000
Dearborn city, MI
Quick answer
Dearborn city has 107,846 residents, ranking #7 of 745 places in Michigan. Median household income is $65,192, the median home is worth $205,900 and median gross rent runs $1,264 a month.
- Population
- 107,846Dearborn city residents
- Median household income
- $65,192Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $205,900Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,264Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 32.6 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 68.2%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Dearborn city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Dearborn city median would spend about 23.3% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 3.2× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 24.3% of residents and 68.2% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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- Sterling Heights city 133,473
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- Farmington Hills city 83,316
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