Dearborn Heights.
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Michigan·Wayne County
16 tracts·62K people·$185K median·5,263/mi²
White 80 · Black 10 · Hispanic 5 · Multiracial 4 · Asian 1 · Other 0
Married couple 47 · Living alone 30 · Other 23
Retail 34 · Health 24 · Leisure 13 · Professional 13 · Manufacturing 6 · Public admin 5 · Other 6
Management · business · science · arts 35 · Sales · office 24 · Production · transport 19 · Service 14 · Construction · maintenance 8
Drive alone 73 · Carpool 24 · Work from home 12 · Walk 1 · Transit 0 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Dearborn Heights is $185,100 (Census ACS) — 0.4× the US median of $458,812.
Dearborn Heights has 61,771 residents across 16 census tracts and 13 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 35.8; the population is 80.0% White, 9.9% Black, 5.5% Hispanic or Latino, 3.6% Multiracial, 1.1% Asian and 0.1% Other; the average household has 2.8 people; 23.8% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 21.9% (Census ACS).
Kinloch Elementary School (59%), Highview Elementary School (53%) and Hillcrest Elementary School (47%) lead the elementary schools; Dearborn STEM Middle School (97%), Riverside Middle School (35%) and Oakley W Best Middle School (17%) lead the middle schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,331/month, 16% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Dearborn Heights is $60,391 a year, 30% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Dearborn Heights, median rent is $1,331/month and the median home value is $185,100 (Census ACS).
Dearborn Heights reported 4.2 violent crimes and 16.0 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 83°F; winter lows average 21°F; there are 84 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 35 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Dearborn Heights are cold wave (83), heat wave (80) and strong wind (66), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.10g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Dearborn Heights, 1% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).