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.
U.S. Census Bureau, SimpleMaps US ZIP Code Database, delivery-area ZIP coverage
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.
- Detroit · lowest $40,345
Detroit · lowest
$40,345 median HH income
- Dearborn Heigh · this city $60,469
Dearborn Heigh · this city
$60,469 median HH income
- Taylor · near $61,081
Taylor · near
$61,081 median HH income
- Westland · near $63,021
Westland · near
$63,021 median HH income
- Redford · near $65,771
Redford · near
$65,771 median HH income
- Dearborn · near $72,745
Dearborn · near
$72,745 median HH income
- Northville · highest
Northville · highest
$187,589 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.
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×
- Home-value high-to-low ratio
- 1.6×
- Poverty-rate spread
- 3.2 points
48125 to 48127
48125 to 48127
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 .
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 →
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, .