Dearborn Heights is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Michigan. With a population of 61,040 people and 16 associated neighborhoods, Dearborn Heights is the 23rd largest community in Michigan.Unlike some cities, Dearborn Heights isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Dearborn Heights are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Dearborn Heights is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Dearborn Heights who work in office and administrative support (12.40%), sales jobs (11.81%), and healthcare (8.15%). Also of interest is that Dearborn Heights has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. A relatively large number of people in Dearborn Heights telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 12.43% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. The citizens of Dearborn Heights are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 23.77% of adults in Dearborn Heights having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Dearborn Heights in 2022 was $29,366, which is lower middle income relative to Michigan and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $117,464 for a family of four. However, Dearborn Heights contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Dearborn Heights is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Dearborn Heights home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Dearborn Heights residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Dearborn Heights include Lebanese, Polish, Iraqi, German, and Irish. Foreign born people are also an important part of Dearborn Heights's cultural character, accounting for 24.52% of the city’s population. The most common language spoken in Dearborn Heights is English. Other important languages spoken here include Arabic and Polish.
