Demographics of Dearborn city, Michigan

Dearborn city, Michigan had 105,611 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −3,946 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Dearborn city, in four figures

105,611
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 107,423 ±44.; −3.6%
Change since July 2020: −3,946 people.; 33.3 ±0.7
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $65,324 ±$3,496
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Dearborn city, Michigan's population shrank 3.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Dearborn city, Michigan's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Dearborn city, Michigan's population shrank 3.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Dearborn city, Michigan's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	109,557	100.0	100.0
2021	108,242	98.8	100.2
2022	106,668	97.4	100.7
2023	106,011	96.8	101.6
2024	106,016	96.8	102.5
2025	105,611	96.4	103.1

Population of Dearborn city, Michigan on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	109,557	—
2021	108,242	−1,315
2022	106,668	−1,574
2023	106,011	−657
2024	106,016	+5
2025	105,611	−405

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 33.3 ±0.7: for men 32.0 ±0.9 and for women 34.6 ±0.9. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Dearborn city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Michigan	United States
Under 5	8,017 ±812	7.5% ±0.8	5.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	22,833 ±1,246	21.3% ±1.2	15.9% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	10,225 ±820	9.5% ±0.8	9.2% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	28,358 ±1,286	26.4% ±1.2	25.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	23,309 ±1,170	21.7% ±1.1	25.6% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	14,681 ±981	13.7% ±0.9	18.6% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $65,324 ±$3,496, and income per person $30,588 ±$1,442, in 2024 dollars. The median is $72,875 ±$293 in Michigan and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Dearborn city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Michigan	United States
Under $25,000	7,636 ±693	20.8% ±1.8	15.8% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	7,301 ±673	19.9% ±1.8	18.7% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	6,101 ±609	16.6% ±1.6	16.8% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	3,850 ±452	10.5% ±1.2	13.2% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	6,182 ±576	16.8% ±1.5	17.3% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	2,540 ±403	6.9% ±1.1	8.6% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	3,085 ±522	8.4% ±1.4	9.5% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Dearborn city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Michigan	United States
All ages	26,052 ±2,503	24.3% ±2.3	13.2% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	10,604 ±1,246	34.5% ±3.5	17.6% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	12,006 ±1,161	21.4% ±1.9	12.7% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	3,442 ±519	17.0% ±2.4	10.5% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Dearborn city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Dearborn city	Michigan	United States
Housing units	39,394 ±810	4,622,236 ±795	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	93.1% ±0.7	88.2% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	6.9% ±1.1	11.8% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	68.4% ±1.7	73.2% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	31.6% ±2.1	26.8% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$218,800 ±$4,764	$231,600 ±$642	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,327 ±$62	$1,129 ±$4	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1952 ±2	1972 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Dearborn city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Michigan	United States
Hispanic or Latino	2,887 ±571	2.7% ±0.5	5.9% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	93,741 ±1,525	87.3% ±1.4	72.4% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	3,897 ±742	3.6% ±0.7	13.1% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	1,949 ±506	1.8% ±0.5	3.4% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	12 to 96	< 0.1% to 0.1%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 27	0% to < 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	63 to 557	0.1% to 0.5%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	4,585 ±1,175	4.3% ±1.1	4.5% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Dearborn city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Michigan	United States
Born in the state	62,815 ±1,660	58.5% ±1.5	76.0% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	8,248 ±742	7.7% ±0.7	16.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	3,822 ±822	3.6% ±0.8	0.9% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	32,538 ±1,581	30.3% ±1.5	7.2% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	24,179 ±1,435	22.5% ±1.3	4.1% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	8,359 ±1,185	7.8% ±1.1	3.1% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Dearborn city among the places of Michigan

7th of 179 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Michigan page.

Places of Michigan near Dearborn city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Grand Rapids city	198,535 ±81
Warren city	137,928 ±52
Sterling Heights city	133,573 ±37
Ann Arbor city	122,036 ±55
Lansing city	113,023 ±114
Dearborn city	107,423 ±44
Livonia city	93,851 ±87
Troy city	87,898 ±91
Westland city	83,633 ±43
Farmington Hills city	83,515 ±39
Flint city	80,175 ±61

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Dearborn city, Michigan

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026