Dearborn Heights, MI

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Dearborn Heights, MI: 2 USPS ZIPs, population 57,774. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet DEARBORN-HEIGHTS-MI · Dearborn Heights, MI 2 ZIPs · 57,774 pop · #17682/25278 · Wayne County

INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-FEW · OWN-MID · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-TIGHT · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $60,469
  • RANK-LOWER #17682/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Taylor
  • BOOK-FEW 2 ZIPs
  • OWN-MID 70% owners
  • POP-SMALL 57,774
  • SPREAD-TIGHT 48125→48127
  • HOME-LOW $186,200

Nearest income peer: Taylor, MI (+ $612 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Dearborn Heights

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Dearborn Heights on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Dearborn Heights, MI sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a small-city population base, across a handful of delivery areas.

30th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
57,774
city population (Census)
2
USPS ZIP codes covered
$60,469
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Below-median income with few delivery areas (2): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $60,469 and poverty 22.4% concentrate in 48127.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (70.0%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Dearborn Heights as a pure owner town.

Within Michigan, Big Rapids is the closest lower-income city and Black River the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Dearborn Heights.

Within-city ZIP comparison

Where the ZIP codes inside Dearborn Heights differ

Housing values create the stronger within-city contrast here. ZIP 48125 has a median home value of $140,600, compared with $231,800 in 48127. Use the city average for a broad profile, then compare these ZIP pages when a housing decision depends on the local market.

Income high-to-low ratio
1.0×

48125 to 48127

Home-value high-to-low ratio
1.6×

48125 to 48127

Poverty-rate spread
3.2 points

48127 to 48125

Derived from the published ACS 2023 ZIP-level records shown on this site. A high-to-low ratio compares the highest and lowest available ZIP values; it is not a score or forecast.

Population concentration

Lead ZIP 48127 skews compact Dearborn Heights

In this 2-ZIP cluster, 48127 covers about 63% of Dearborn Heights's 57,774 residents. City averages lean toward that lead; open a thinner sibling ZIP for the contrast the mean hides.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Balanced ZBP roll-up inside compact Dearborn Heights

Citywide ZBP: 1,303 establishments, 8,340 employees , annual payroll $291,130k (~23 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 2 of 2 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 48127 (1,039 units) ; leading NAICS Transportation and warehousing (238) · also Retail trade · Health care and social assistance .

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ZIP Codes in Dearborn Heights, MI

These ZIP codes sit in Wayne County, which covers 69 ZIP codes in all; 2 of them fall in Dearborn Heights. See the Wayne County roll-up →

Dearborn Heights sits in the lower half of Wayne County on income: Dearborn, Livonia and Canton report more, and only Detroit reports less. Northville marks the far end of that range at $187,589, 210% above Dearborn Heights.

Side-by-side: Compare 48127 vs 48125 →

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
48127 36,501 $60,742 1,039 1,832
48125 21,273 $60,195 264 2,028

Dearborn Heights roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Dearborn Heights, .