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Wayne County (Central)--Dearborn & Dearborn Heights Cities PUMA, MI

167,422 Population
36.2 square miles 4,623.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

34.8 ±2.5 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Michigan: 40.4 ±0.2
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$27,652 ±$2,252 Per capita income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Michigan: $40,990 ±$308
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$56,500 ±$4,518 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Michigan: $72,389 ±$567
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

24.4% ±4.3% (40,671  ±7,174) Persons below poverty line
  • nearly double the rate in Michigan: 13.5% 1,334,859 (±0.3% / ±27,543)
  • about double the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

22.6 minutes ±0.5 (1,295,435  ±54,814) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Michigan: 24.2 97,245,590 (±0.1 / ±399,652)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

57,750 ±2,784 Number of households
  • Michigan: 4,131,281 ±12,742
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.9 ±0.1 (166,814  ±59) Persons per household
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Michigan: 2.4 9,921,923
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

7.5% ±2.3% (2,913  ±894) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Michigan: 4.9% 112,620 (±0.3% / ±5,715)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

61,265 ±2,824 Number of housing units
  • Michigan: 4,669,109 ±1,252
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$230,000 ±$7,927 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Michigan: $254,200 ±$1,616
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

5.6% ±1.9% (9,124  ±3,058.8) Moved since previous year
  • about half the rate in Michigan: 10.8% 1,081,686 (±0.3% / ±30,683.1)
  • about half the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

85.5% ±3.8% (90,638  ±5,538.4) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Michigan: 92.2% 6,551,317 (±0.6% / ±39,951.7)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
26.9% ±2.4% (28,499  ±2,781.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Michigan: 33.3% 2,366,945 (±0.3% / ±23,456.2)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

49.5% ±1.8% (77,585  ±2,862.2) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • more than double the rate in Michigan: 10.4% 992,408 (±0.1% / ±9,331.9)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 22.3% 70,375,520 (±0.1% / ±221,008.6)

30% ±2.9% (50,235  ±4,789) Foreign-born population
  • more than double the rate in Michigan: 7.7% 778,787
  • about double the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

4% ±1.2% (4,884  ±1,457) Population with veteran status
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Michigan: 5.4% 435,461 (±0.1% / ±8,995)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
4,884 Total veterans ±1,457 3,665 Male ±1,135 1,219 Female ±734

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