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Dearborn, Michigan

City in Wayne County, Michigan · ZIP 48120, 48124, 48126

  • Wayne County
  • Census data · ACS 2019-2023
  • 41 public schools
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  • 106,377 (2024 estimate)Population
  • 36,276Households
  • $65,192Median household income
  • $205,900Median home value
  • 41Public schools
  • 4ZIP codes

About Dearborn

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Town intelligenceOfficial sources, refreshed yearly

Population, 2000 to 2020+12.5%
95k100k105k110k2000: 97,77520002010: 98,15320102020: 109,976202097,775109,976
Population of Dearborn at each census
CensusPopulation
200097,775
201098,153
2020109,976

As counted at each census, within the boundaries the area had then; the current estimate is in the glance card.

Sources: Census 2000 Summary File 1: total population, place level, state 26, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2010 Summary File 1: total population, place level, state 26, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2020 Redistricting Data (P.L. 94-171): total population, place level, state 26, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Household income in Dearborn
Under $50k41.2%
$50k to $100k27.8%
$100k to $150k15.8%
$150k to $200k7.3%
$200k and over8%

Median household income $65,192 · Share of households by income, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table S1901.

Source: American Community Survey 5-year subject table S1901 (household income) 2019–2023, place level, state 26, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Housing tenure in Dearborn
Owner occupied
24,747 units
Renter occupied
11,529 units
Vacancy rate
7.5%

Occupied housing units by tenure and the share of all units vacant, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table DP04.

Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, place level, state 26, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Dearborn compared with its county and state
Dearborn compared with its county and state, American Community Survey 2019-2023
MeasureDearbornWayne CountyMichigan
Population107,8461,773,76710,051,595
Median household income$65,192$59,521$71,149
Median age32.637.840.1
Median home value$205,900$170,200$217,600
Bachelor’s degree or higher34.3%26.9%31.8%
Foreign-born residents29.4%9.7%7.0%
Owner-occupied homes68.2%64.5%72.9%
Mean commute to work21.2 minutes25.0 minutes24.4 minutes

Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, place level, state 26, retrieved November 14, 2026.

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Schools

Public schools in Dearborn41
Public schools in Dearborn, NCES directory 2023–2024
SchoolTypeGradesDistrict
Academy for Business and Technology ElementaryCharterK–5Academy for Business and Technology
Charles A Lindbergh Elementary SchoolPublicPre-K–5Dearborn City School District
Duvall Elementary SchoolPublicPre-K–5Dearborn City School District
Geer Park Elementary SchoolPublicPre-K–5Dearborn City School District
Haigh Elementary SchoolPublicPre-K–5Dearborn City School District
Henry Ford Elementary SchoolPublicPre-K–5Dearborn City School District
Howard Elementary SchoolPublicPre-K–5Dearborn City School District
Iris Becker Elementary SchoolPublicPre-K–5Dearborn City School District
Long Elementary SchoolPublicPre-K–5Dearborn City School District
Lowrey Elementary SchoolPublicPre-K–5Dearborn City School District
Maples Elementary SchoolPublicPre-K–5Dearborn City School District
McCollough Elementary SchoolPublicPre-K–5Dearborn City School District
McDonald Elementary SchoolPublicPre-K–5Dearborn City School District
Miller Elementary SchoolPublicPre-K–5Dearborn City School District
Nowlin Elementary SchoolPublicPre-K–5Dearborn City School District
Oakman Elementary SchoolPublicPre-K–5Dearborn City School District
Riverside AcademyCharterK–5Riverside Academy
Riverside Academy PreKCharterPre-K–KRiverside Academy
Salina Elementary P 3PublicPre-K–3Dearborn City School District
Snow Elementary SchoolPublicPre-K–5Dearborn City School District
The Dearborn AcademyCharterPre-K–8The Dearborn Academy
West Village AcademyCharterK–8West Village Academy
WhitmoreBolles Elementary SchoolPublicPre-K–5Dearborn City School District
William Ford Elementary SchoolPublicPre-K–5Dearborn City School District
Bryant Middle SchoolPublic6–8Dearborn City School District
Lowrey Middle SchoolPublic6–8Dearborn City School District
Salina Intermediate 4 8Public4–8Dearborn City School District
Smith Middle SchoolPublic6–8Dearborn City School District
Stout Middle SchoolPublic6–8Dearborn City School District
Unis Middle SchoolPublic6–8Dearborn City School District
Woodworth Middle SchoolPublic6–8Dearborn City School District
Dearborn High SchoolPublic9–12Dearborn City School District
Dearborn Newcomer College Prep AcademyAlternative9–12Dearborn City School District
Edsel Ford High SchoolPublic9–12Dearborn City School District
Fordson High SchoolPublic9–12Dearborn City School District
Henry Ford AcademyCharter9–12Henry Ford Academy
Henry Ford Early CollegePublic9–12Dearborn City School District
Henry Ford Early CollegeAdvanced ManufacturingPublic9–12Dearborn City School District
Riverside Academy West CampusCharter6–12Riverside Academy
Advanced Technology AcademyCharterPre-K–12Advanced Technology Academy
Dearborn Public Schools Virtual K12PublicK–12Dearborn City School District

Open public schools in the NCES directory for 2023–2024, placed by their listed location; private schools are not in the source. Enrollment and ratings are not shown.

Sources: NCES Common Core of Data, public school directory 2023–2024, retrieved November 14, 2026; NCES EDGE public school geocodes 2024–2025, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Legislative districts

Legislative districts for Dearborn4
Congressional and state legislative districts for Dearborn
ChamberDistrictShare of Dearborn
U.S. House of RepresentativesCongressional District 12 (MI-12)All
State legislature, lower chamberState House District 379%
State legislature, lower chamberState House District 1521%
State legislature, upper chamberState Senate District 2All

Boundaries from the Census Bureau’s TIGER/Line district files, matched to Dearborn’s own boundary; a town split between districts lists each with the share of its land inside it. Who holds each seat appears on the People page once the official records are approved.

Sources: Census cartographic boundaries 2025: congressional districts, 119th Congress, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census cartographic boundaries 2025: state legislative districts, upper chamber, state 26, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census cartographic boundaries 2025: state legislative districts, lower chamber, state 26, retrieved November 14, 2026.

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