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Compare Dearborn to Detroit

This post compares Dearborn, Michigan to Detroit, Michigan across various dimensions, including population, median income, median age, percentage of housing that is rental, percent of households with kids, and other demographics.

Dimension Dearborn (city) Detroit (city)
Population 95,295 679,865
Income (median) $46,765 $32,512
Home Value (median) $124,200 $42,800
White 90% 14%
Black 3% 79%
Asian 2% 1%
With Kids 38% 30%
Age (median) 32 34
Rentals 33% 51%

Questions and Answers:

Q: Which is more populated, Dearborn or Detroit?
A: Dearborn has a much smaller population count than Detroit: 95295 compared with 679865 total people.

Q: Do incomes tend to be higher in Dearborn or in Detroit?
A: Incomes are on average much higher in Dearborn.

Q: Are homes more expensive in Dearborn or Detroit?
A: Homes tend to be much more expensive in Dearborn.

Q: Which has a higher percentage of housing rental units?
A: Detroit does. The percentage of rentals differs quite a bit: 33% for Dearborn versus 51% for Detroit.

Somewhat similar in-state cities, towns, and CDPs to Dearborn may include: Wyoming, Dearborn-Heights, and Holland.

The statistics and analyses on this page are based on data from the U.S. Census American Community Survey.

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