Michigan · Census place 21020
Dearborn Heights city, MI
Quick answer
Dearborn Heights city has 62,099 residents, ranking #19 of 745 places in Michigan. Median household income is $61,035, the median home is worth $174,900 and median gross rent runs $1,260 a month.
- Population
- 62,099Dearborn Heights city residents
- Median household income
- $61,035Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $174,900Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,260Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 35.8 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 71.6%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Dearborn Heights city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Dearborn Heights city median would spend about 24.8% 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 2.9× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 20.4% of residents and 71.6% 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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- Kentwood city 54,114
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