Dearborn Heights, Michigan demographics

Dearborn Heights, MI demographics: median age 35.8; 23.8% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Dearborn Heights city, Michigan · Incorporated city · GEOID 2621020. The survey estimates a population of 61,771 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Dearborn Heights is 35.8 years, with a 90% margin of error of 1.6 years. There are 22,242 households (±756). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	35.8 ±1.6	40.2 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 61,771
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Michigan	U.S.
Under 18	15,550 ±1,078	25.2% ±1.7 pp	21.2%	22.0%
18–34	14,780 ±1,056	23.9% ±1.7 pp	22.4%	22.8%
35–64	21,686 ±1,262	35.1% ±2.0 pp	37.8%	38.0%
65 and older	9,755 ±717	15.8% ±1.2 pp	18.6%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 61,771
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Michigan	U.S.
Male	30,506 ±882	49.4% ±1.4 pp	49.6%	49.5%
Female	31,265 ±878	50.6% ±1.4 pp	50.4%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 61,771
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Michigan	U.S.
White alone	49,853 ±1,492	80.7% ±2.4 pp	73.7%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	6,212 ±1,161	10.1% ±1.9 pp	13.3%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	9 ±13 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.9%
Asian alone	648 ±359 · low precision	1.0% ±0.6 pp · low precision	3.4%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	7 ±9 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race alone	780 ±475 · low precision	1.3% ±0.8 pp · low precision	1.9%	7.1%
Two or more races	4,262 ±766	6.9% ±1.2 pp	7.1%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 61,771
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Michigan	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	58,386 ±948	94.5% ±1.5 pp	94.1%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	3,385 ±942	5.5% ±1.5 pp	5.9%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 22,242
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Michigan	U.S.
Married-couple family	10,527 ±453	47.3% ±1.2 pp	46.1%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	1,293 ±246	5.8% ±1.1 pp	4.9%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	3,036 ±386	13.6% ±1.7 pp	11.5%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	6,651 ±776	29.9% ±3.3 pp	30.7%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	735 ±207	3.3% ±0.9 pp	6.9%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 22,242
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Michigan	U.S.
Households with people under 18	7,105 ±472	31.9% ±1.8 pp	27.1%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	15,137 ±934	68.1% ±3.5 pp	72.9%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 22,242
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Michigan	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	6,651 ±776	29.9% ±3.3 pp	30.7%	28.7%
Two-person households	6,307 ±578	28.4% ±2.4 pp	35.1%	33.8%
Three-person households	3,389 ±500	15.2% ±2.2 pp	14.3%	15.3%
Four-person households	2,930 ±447	13.2% ±2.0 pp	11.7%	12.6%
Five-person households	1,626 ±285	7.3% ±1.3 pp	5.2%	5.9%
Six-person households	863 ±206	3.9% ±0.9 pp	1.9%	2.2%
Seven or more people	476 ±165	2.1% ±0.7 pp	1.1%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 61,771
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Michigan	U.S.
Native	46,622 ±1,209	75.5% ±2.0 pp	92.8%	85.9%
Foreign born	15,149 ±1,204	24.5% ±1.9 pp	7.2%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 57,358
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Michigan	U.S.
English only	32,808 ±1,788	57.2% ±3.1 pp	89.6%	77.7%
Spanish	1,981 ±750	3.5% ±1.3 pp	3.1%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	300 ±321 · low precision	0.5% ±0.6 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	106 ±90 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	1,219 ±660 · low precision	2.1% ±1.2 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	914 ±339	1.6% ±0.6 pp	1.8%	2.0%
Korean	0 ±27 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	91 ±86 · low precision	0.2% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.5%	1.1%
Vietnamese	153 ±139 · low precision	0.3% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	39 ±50 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	157 ±200 · low precision	0.3% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.8%	1.1%
Arabic	19,586 ±1,436	34.1% ±2.5 pp	1.8%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	4 ±7 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 40,936
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Michigan	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	4,523 ±544	11.0% ±1.3 pp	7.9%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	12,504 ±919	30.5% ±2.1 pp	28.0%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	9,175 ±913	22.4% ±2.2 pp	21.9%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	5,003 ±652	12.2% ±1.6 pp	9.8%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	5,965 ±783	14.6% ±1.9 pp	19.7%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	3,766 ±519	9.2% ±1.2 pp	12.7%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 61,097
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Michigan	U.S.
Same house	55,555 ±1,172	90.9% ±1.9 pp	88.8%	87.7%
Moved within same county	3,910 ±966	6.4% ±1.6 pp	5.9%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	330 ±204 · low precision	0.5% ±0.3 pp · low precision	3.4%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	345 ±210 · low precision	0.6% ±0.3 pp · low precision	1.4%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	957 ±581 · low precision	1.6% ±1.0 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

6.5% of Dearborn Heights residents (±1.3 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 4.9% in Michigan and 8.4% nationally. 91.1% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Dearborn Heights	Michigan	U.S.	Compared with Michigan
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	6.5% ±1.3 pp	4.9%	8.4%	Higher
Households with a broadband subscription Households	91.1% ±1.0 pp	90.5%	91.0%	Not statistically different
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	4.3% ±0.9 pp	5.8%	6.2%	Lower

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Dearborn Heights . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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