Latest Census city estimates released May 14, 2026 · Population as of July 1, 2025 · Next city estimates scheduled for May 2027. Release schedule
Dearborn, Michigan population is 105,611 as of July 1, 2025 (U.S. Census Bureau Vintage 2025 estimate), ranking #313 nationally and #7 in Michigan. Cost of living runs 0.3% above the U.S. average (BEA RPP 2024); the four-person spending scenario corresponds to modeled gross income of $107,718/yr (TY2026 tax assumptions; partial scenario excluding unverified local income tax). This profile draws on 13 federal datasets covering population, housing, income, employment, climate, and risk.
105,611 people live in Dearborn as of July 1, 2025 (U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2025), the #313 largest U.S. city.
How big is Dearborn?
Dearborn covers 24.2 square miles of land and 0.3 square miles of water. Its population density is about 4,356 residents per square mile of land. Compare U.S. cities by land area →
Source detail: 2025 population
2025 population
Source agency
U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division
Dataset
Census PEP
Vintage / period
Vintage 2025 (Jul 1, 2025)
Native geography
Census PEP subcounty place records for the included city universe.
Transformation
Copied from POPESTIMATE2025, joined by Census GEOID, and used for ranks, filters, and city pages.
Known limit: Annual estimate, not a decennial count; each new PEP vintage can revise the prior series.
Population shrank 4.0% from the April 2020 base to mid-2025.
Vintage 2025 · annual estimates
Recent history (V2025 series, 2020 base → 2025).
2020 base: 109,961 → 2025: 105,611 (-4.0%)
Year
Population
Reference date
2020 base
109,961
April 1, 2020
2020
109,557
July 1, 2020
2021
108,242
July 1, 2021
2022
106,668
July 1, 2022
2023
106,011
July 1, 2023
2024
106,016
July 1, 2024
2025
105,611
July 1, 2025
Earlier history (2010–2019, prior Census vintage)
These figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau’s Vintage 2019 release — a separate, earlier methodology. They’re shown here as historical context only; the 2010 and 2019 values aren’t directly comparable to the 2020–2025 series above.
Population shrank 4.0% from the July 2010 estimate to 2019 (V2019 — see seam note below).
Dearborn is the #313 largest of 19,483 U.S. cities and #7 in Michigan.
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Measure
Value
Note
2020 base
109,961
April 1, 2020 census base
5-yr change
-4,350
2020 base → 2025; within V2025
5-yr change %
-4.0%
within V2025 only
1-yr change
-405
2024 → 2025 estimate
1-yr change %
-0.4%
within V2025 only
Density
4,356
people per sq mi, land only
Land area
24.2
sq mi (2025 Gazetteer)
U.S. rank by population
#313
of 19,483 cities
State rank by population
#7
of 533 in Michigan
What is the median household income in Dearborn?
Same-period U.S. benchmarks: household income $80,734 ± $166; per-capita income $44,673 ± $122. Margins are at 90% confidence. Comparison badges describe point estimates; they are not significance tests.
Median household income is 19% below the U.S. median ($65,324 vs $80,734); 24.3% live in poverty, 11.9 points above the 12.5% U.S. estimate.
Median household income$65,324
US
Dearborn: $65,324 — 19% below the US median of $80,734.
Scale: 10th–90th percentile of cities with ACS income data; censored rows retained in the distribution
Dearborn
$65,324
United States
$80,734
Income and poverty estimates for Dearborn from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year estimates (window 2020–2024). Every figure is shown with its 90% margin of error (MOE). Cells where the ± margin exceeds half the estimate are flagged "low precision." See methodology §12.
Measure
Estimate
± margin / note
Median household income
$65,324-19.1% vs US
±$3,496
Per capita income
$30,588-31.5% vs US
±$1,442
Population in poverty
24.3% ± 2.3 percentage points
share of population for whom poverty status is determined
Median home value is 34% below the U.S. median ($218,800 vs $332,700); median rent is 6% below ($1,327 vs $1,413); the ratio of median home value to median household income is 3.3× versus 4.1× nationally; this compares two distributions and does not measure an individual household's housing burden.
Median home value$218,800
US
Dearborn: $218,800 — 34% below the US median of $332,700.
Scale: 10th–90th percentile of cities with ACS home-value data; censored rows retained in the distribution
HUD 2-BR fair-market rent$1,411/mo
US
Dearborn: $1,411/mo — 31% above the US median of $1,077/mo.
Scale: 10th–90th percentile of cities with a HUD Fair Market Rent
Same-period U.S. benchmarks: home value $332,700 ± $236; gross rent $1,413 ± $2. Comparison badges describe estimates and do not establish statistical significance.
Measure
Estimate
± margin / note
Median value, owner-occupied units
$218,800-34.2% vs US
±$4,764
Median gross rent
$1,327-6.1% vs US
±$62
HUD Fair Market Rent, 2-BR (FY2026)
$1,411-6.0% vs US
Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI HUD Metro FMR Area· 40th-percentile gross rent · HUD methodology
Owner-occupied share
68.4% ± 1.7 percentage points
of occupied housing units
Price-to-income ratio
3.3x± 0.19x approximate 90% MOE-18.7% vs US
median home value ÷ median household income · U.S. ratio: 4.1x
Rent-burdened (≥30% of income)
64.3% ± 3.8 percentage points+25.9% vs US
renters with a computed rent/income ratio · U.S. share: 51.1%
Severely rent-burdened (≥50%)
37.6% ± 3.7 percentage points+45.0% vs US
renters with a computed rent/income ratio · U.S. share: 25.9%
Poverty (Census SAIPE 2024, model-based), unemployment (BLS LAUS 2025 annual averages), and remote-work share (ACS 2020–2024) for Dearborn. Numbers are labeled at their native grain — place-grain when BLS publishes it, otherwise per-county. We do not compute population-weighted county averages. See methodology §13.
Measure
Value
Grain
Unemployment rate (annual avg)
4.7%
Dearborn (BLS sub-state LAUS)
Civilian labor force
44,491
2025 annual avg
Worked from home
13.2% ± 1.9 percentage points-12.8% vs US
share of workers 16+ working from home · U.S. share: 15.1% · ACS
County context — Dearborn sits in Wayne County:
County
Poverty rate
Median HH income
Unemployment
Wayne County
22.1%
$59,484
6.0%
Top industries by private employment — NAICS supersectors rolled up from Dearborn's linked county in the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW, 2025 annual averages). See methodology §11.
#
Industry (NAICS supersector)
Private employment
Avg weekly wage
#1
Health care and social assistance (62)
120,842
$1,376 / wk
#2
Manufacturing (31-33)
85,201
$1,808 / wk
#3
Retail trade (44-45)
64,685
$796 / wk
#4
Accommodation and food services (72)
61,021
$579 / wk
#5
Transportation and warehousing (48-49)
55,199
$1,433 / wk
What workers earn in the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro — top occupations by employment plus six curated benchmarks (registered nurse, software developer, elementary teacher, general manager, retail salesperson, truck driver). Wages are metro-area medians from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025). See methodology §25.
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators is the largest tracked occupation in the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro (55,100 jobs, median $49,240/yr).
▸Show all 13 occupations
Occupation
Employment
Median annual
Median hourly
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators
55,100
$49,240
$23.67
Home Health and Personal Care Aides
46,480
$35,120
$16.89
Fast Food and Counter Workers
42,430
$29,590
$14.23
Cashiers
37,910
$30,090
$14.47
Stockers and Order Fillers
37,090
$36,720
$17.66
Office Clerks, General
34,570
$45,810
$22.02
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand
34,030
$40,330
$19.39
Retail Salespersons · benchmark
48,610
$35,130
$16.89
Registered Nurses · benchmark
44,310
$97,280
$46.77
General and Operations Managers · benchmark
37,250
$104,010
$50.01
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers · benchmark
25,780
$59,120
$28.43
Software Developers · benchmark
24,870
$130,760
$62.87
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education · benchmark
All items run within 1 point of the U.S. average (RPP 100.3); utilities stand out at RPP 107.0 (7.0% above the U.S. average).
Cost of living (RPP, all items)RPP 100.3
US
Dearborn's cost of living runs 0.3% above the U.S. average (RPP 100.3 vs 100).
Scale: 10th–90th percentile of metro/non-metro areas with a BEA price parity
BEA Regional Price Parity (all items)
RPP 100.3
+0.3% vs U.S. average · BEA 2024 · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro
HUD Fair Market Rent, 2-BR
$1,411/mo
FY2026 · Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI HUD Metro FMR Area
State income tax (top marginal rate)
4.25%
flat · TY2026
Four-person monthly spending scenario
$8,977/mo
3BR rent + food + childcare + taxes + transport · federal sources; excludes unverified local income tax
One-person monthly spending scenario
$3,318/mo
1BR rent + food + taxes + transport · federal sources; excludes unverified local income tax
Local income tax
—
Unverified and excluded from the spending scenario; not a verified zero
Household budget figures are arithmetic floors using current federal sources at the grains documented in methodology. Not a recommended salary, not a poverty threshold, not a composite score.
30.3% ± 1.5 percentage points foreign-born (U.S. share 14.1%); Arabic is the most-spoken language at home other than English (48.6% of residents 5+).
A quick read on Dearborn's residents — nativity and languages spoken at home shown above, from the ACS 5-Year 2020–2024. The full demographic breakdown (age, race and ethnicity, household types, and educational attainment, each with its margin of error) lives on the demographics page.
Hottest month: July (84°F avg high). Coldest: January (19°F avg low). Annual precipitation: 34.4 in.
30-year climate normals (1991-2020) for Dearborn from the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. See methodology §15 for the gridded vs. station source path.
Average monthly highs & lows · 30-year normal (NOAA 1991–2020). Every number on this chart is an average.
bar = avg daily high → avg daily lowprecip in inches below each barprecip in millimeters below each bar
Composite risk score: 99.0/100 — Relatively High nationally; top hazard: Cold Wave (99.7).
Natural-hazard exposure for Dearborn from the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency's National Risk Index (FEMA NRI December 2025 v1.20.0). NRI is an expected-annual-loss composite calibrated on 1996–2019 historical losses, published at the U.S. county grain. See methodology §17.
County
NRI composite
Rating
Top hazards
Wayne County
99.0
Relatively High
Cold Wave 99.7 Very High · Strong Wind 99.7 Very High · Tornado 99.5 Very High
Source: FEMA National Risk Index · FEMA NRI December 2025 v1.20.0 · methodology →
How fast is home internet in Dearborn?
9 non-satellite ISPs serve the area; 60% of locations have gigabit-capable service per ISP filings.
Fixed broadband availability for Dearborn from the U.S. Federal Communications Commission's Broadband Data Collection (BDC), as of December 31, 2025. Every speed and provider count below is an ISP-reported advertised maximum — not measured throughput. Actual delivered speeds typically run 60–80% of advertised. See methodology §16.
Measure
Value
Note
Providers serving this city
9 + satellite
distinct ISPs, excluding satellite-only
Fiber providers
8
offer fiber-to-the-premises somewhere in the BDC
Units with ≥100/20 Mbps fixed
100.0%
share of broadband-serviceable units, ISP-reported max
Locations with ≥100 Mbps upload
60.4%
derived: max(fiber ≥100/20, gigabit). Fiber is symmetric; gigabit is ≥100 up by definition
Units with ≥1 Gbps fixed
60.4%
share of broadband-serviceable units, ISP-reported max
Total broadband-serviceable units
39,818
residential locations in the FCC Fabric (not households)
Source: FCC BDC · as of December 31, 2025 · methodology →
In-state context.
Dearborn sits at state rank #7 among 533 cities in Michigan. Nearby in the state ranking:
Just above in the profiled set: Carmel, IN · #312 · 105,634 residents.
Just below in the profiled set: West Covina, CA · #314 · 105,301 residents.
Quick travel facts for Dearborn
Quick travel facts.
Elevation
597 ft · at city centroid, from USGS 3D Elevation Program
Nearest scheduled-service airport
Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport(DTW) · 10 mi 16 km from city centroid
Sources: elevation from USGS 3DEP · nearest airport from OurAirports CSV (OurAirports type=large/medium and scheduled_service=yes; not an FAA service classification) · best months derived from NOAA 1991-2020 normals · methodology →
Frequently asked questions about Dearborn.
How many people live in Dearborn, MI?
Dearborn has 105,611 residents as of July 1, 2025, making it the #313 largest city in the United States and #7 in Michigan. Source: U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2025.
Is Dearborn growing or shrinking?
Dearborn has shrunk 4.0% since the April 2020 census baseline, losing 4,350 residents, including a 0.4% decline from 2024 to 2025. Source: Census PEP Vintage 2025.
What was Dearborn's population in the 2020 census?
The GEOID for Dearborn is 2621000. These are the official datasets used by this profile's main data modules; click "methodology" for inclusion rules and the V2019 ↔ V2025 seam, or "source" for the raw publisher page. The headline population value above includes a source-detail disclosure with publisher, dataset, vintage, native geography, transformation, and caveat.
