Dearborn Heights, MI (Michigan) Houses and Residents

Back to: Dearborn Heights, Michigan main profile, Michigan, Michigan smaller cities, Michigan small towns, Michigan forum, All US cities. Total population: 58,264 (All urban) Houses: 23,913 (23,276 occupied: 19,880 owner occupied, 3,396 renter occupied) % of renters here:   15% State:   26% Housing density: 2041 houses/condos per square mile Recent posts about housing in Dearborn Heights, Michigan on our local forum with over 300,000 registered users: Should I come to Detroit  (220 replies) Worst areas in Detroit  (131 replies) What Killed Detroit  (170 replies) Moving to Michigan in Summer 2008  (111 replies) Moving from Dearborn Heights: Looking for more space  (18 replies) Is Detroit honestly SO terrible?  (86 replies) Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2000: $112,800 Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2000: $563 Median gross rent in Dearborn Heights, MI in 2000: $693 Housing units in Dearborn Heights with a mortgage: 11,304 (702 second mortgage, 1,602 home equity loan, 55 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 7,702 Household type by relationship Households: 57,588 In family households: 49,106 (12,386 male householders, 3,476 female householders) 12,470 spouses, 17,021 children (15,888 natural, 331 adopted, 802 stepchildren), 1,058 grandchildren, 617 brothers or sisters, 625 parents, 719 other relatives, 734 non-relatives In nonfamily households: 8,482 (3,298 male householders (2,772 living alone)), 4,110 female householders (3,728 living alone)), 1,074 nonrelatives In group quarters: 676 (505 institutionalized population) Size of family households: 7,004 2-persons, 3,631 3-persons, 2,988 4-persons, 1,424 5-persons, 597 6-persons, 218 7-or-more-persons. Size of nonfamily households: 6,500 1-person, 810 2-persons, 50 3-persons, 32 4-persons, 5 5-persons, 11 6-persons. 9,773 married couples with children. 2,127 single-parent households (556 men, 1,571 women). 80.8% of residents of Dearborn Heights speak English at home. 2.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (66% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 18% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all). 9.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (59% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all). 1.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (48% speak English very well, 28% speak English well, 16% speak English not well, 9% don't speak English at all). 6.7% of residents speak other language at home (69% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all). Foreign born population: 7,241 (12.4%) (60.3% of them are naturalized citizens)

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2000 in Dearborn Heights, MI: Less than $10,000: 0 $10,000 to $14,999: 8 $15,000 to $19,999: 7 $20,000 to $24,999: 6 $25,000 to $29,999: 132 $30,000 to $34,999: 41 $35,000 to $39,999: 143 $40,000 to $49,999: 233 $50,000 to $59,999: 439 $60,000 to $69,999: 1059 $70,000 to $79,999: 1425 $80,000 to $89,999: 2061 $90,000 to $99,999: 2197 $100,000 to $124,999: 4052 $125,000 to $149,999: 3224 $150,000 to $174,999: 1405 $175,000 to $199,999: 867 $200,000 to $249,999: 911 $250,000 to $299,999: 450 $300,000 to $399,999: 242 $400,000 to $499,999: 74 $500,000 to $749,999: 24 $750,000 to $999,999: 0 $1,000,000 or more: 6

Rent paid by renters in 2000 in Dearborn Heights: Less than $100: 16 $100 to $149: 33 $150 to $199: 46 $200 to $249: 52 $250 to $299: 72 $300 to $349: 97 $350 to $399: 76 $400 to $449: 157 $450 to $499: 163 $500 to $549: 292 $550 to $599: 382 $600 to $649: 510 $650 to $699: 440 $700 to $749: 314 $750 to $799: 197 $800 to $899: 157 $900 to $999: 56 $1,000 to $1,249: 23 $1,250 to $1,499: 7 $1,500 to $1,999: 68 $2,000 or more: 0 No cash rent: 238

Percentage of workers working in this county: 81.3%
Number of people working at home: 461 (1.8% of all workers)

Travel time to work Less than 5 minutes: 553 5 to 9 minutes: 2298 10 to 14 minutes: 3851 15 to 19 minutes: 4602 20 to 24 minutes: 4558 25 to 29 minutes: 1889 30 to 34 minutes: 3294 35 to 39 minutes: 652 40 to 44 minutes: 826 45 to 59 minutes: 1391 60 to 89 minutes: 571 90 or more minutes: 358

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 22,281 (88%) Carpooled: 2,092 (8%) Bus or trolley bus: 76 (0%) Ferryboat: 11 (0%) Taxi: 5 (0%) Motorcycle: 8 (0%) Bicycle: 31 (0%) Walked: 270 (1%) Other means: 69 (0%) Worked at home: 461 (2%)

Household income: Less than $10,000: 1095 $10,000 to $14,999: 1089 $15,000 to $19,999: 1220 $20,000 to $24,999: 1480 $25,000 to $29,999: 1295 $30,000 to $34,999: 1683 $35,000 to $39,999: 1619 $40,000 to $44,999: 1347 $45,000 to $49,999: 1322 $50,000 to $59,999: 2693 $60,000 to $74,999: 2835 $75,000 to $99,999: 3058 $100,000 to $124,999: 1308 $125,000 to $149,999: 682 $150,000 to $199,999: 301 $200,000 or more: 243

First ancestries reported:

• Polish: 9895
• German: 6165
• Other groups: 5389
• Arab:: 4398
• Italian: 4162
• Irish: 3988
• Lebanese: 3044
• English: 2637
• United States or American: 2017
• French (except Basque): 1368
• French Canadian: 899
• Scottish: 874
• Arab/Arabic: 795
• Hungarian: 667
• Scotch-Irish: 619
• Macedonian: 618
• Maltese: 585
• Ukrainian: 584
• Greek: 526
• Romanian: 490
• Yugoslavian: 336
• European: 309
• Lithuanian: 297
• Dutch: 294
• Canadian: 291
• Swedish: 268
• Armenian: 267
• Russian: 265
• Palestinian: 220
• Slovak: 199
• Finnish: 196
• Welsh: 169
• Czechoslovakian: 163
• Norwegian: 131
• Austrian: 120
• Croatian: 101
• British: 96
• Czech: 94
• Belgian: 85
• Egyptian: 85
• Jordanian: 84
• Syrian: 80
• Turkish: 67
• Danish: 62
• Albanian: 60
• Subsaharan African:: 58
• Serbian: 55
• Iraqi: 55
• African: 45
• Other Arab: 35
• Slavic: 32
• Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac: 31
• Israeli: 31
• Iranian: 19
• Northern European: 14
• Pennsylvania German: 13
• Ethiopian: 13
• Eastern European: 10
• Brazilian: 10
• Latvian: 7
• Soviet Union: 7
• Portuguese: 7
• Bulgarian: 6
• Afghan: 5
• Alsatian: 3

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 42777
• Northeast: 1706
• Midwest: 2212
• South: 2960
• West: 963

69% of Dearborn Heights residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 80% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Michigan.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

• No schooling: 228
• Nursery to 4th grade: 66
• 5th and 6th grade: 276
• 7th and 8th grade: 557
• 9th grade: 419
• 10th grade: 701
• 11th grade: 628
• 12th grade, no diploma: 845
• High school graduate (or equivalency): 6,168
• Less than 1 year of college: 1,598
• Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 2,897
• Associate degree: 1,170
• Bachelor's degree: 2,456
• Master's degree: 766
• Professional school degree: 314
• Doctorate degree: 100

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

• No schooling: 232
• Nursery to 4th grade: 213
• 5th and 6th grade: 257
• 7th and 8th grade: 758
• 9th grade: 629
• 10th grade: 809
• 11th grade: 916
• 12th grade, no diploma: 1,037
• High school graduate (or equivalency): 8,014
• Less than 1 year of college: 1,619
• Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 2,427
• Associate degree: 1,535
• Bachelor's degree: 2,069
• Master's degree: 826
• Professional school degree: 183
• Doctorate degree: 80

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 4.9%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 4.5%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 1.9%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 12.3%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 4.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 2.0%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 2.5%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 8.2%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 6.3%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 12.6%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 9.0%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 5.1%

Median household income in 1999 for:

• White non-Hispanic householders: $48,229
• Black householders: $48,081
• American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $61,250
• Asian householders: $54,948
• Some other race householders: $61,786
• Two or more races householders: $33,859
• Median household income in 1999, Hispanic or Latino race: $51,641

Median house value for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $110,200
• Black or African American householders: $125,000
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $122,300
• Asian householders: $135,900
• Some other race householders: $108,200
• Two or more races householders: $138,000
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $109,200

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 21,110
• One, attached: 364
• Two: 164
• 3 or 4: 501
• 5 to 9: 480
• 10 to 19: 171
• 20 to 49: 193
• 50 or more: 450
• Mobile homes: 480

Median worth of mobile homes: $17,000

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Michigan:	11.2%

Here:	16.1%
Michigan:	8.7%

Here:	15.2%
Michigan:	16.5%

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