Dearborn, MI

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Dearborn, MI: 4 USPS ZIPs, population 98,153. 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-MI · Dearborn, MI 4 ZIPs · 98,153 pop · #12088/25278 · Wayne County

INC-MID · RANK-MID · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-FEW · OWN-MID · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-WIDE · HOME-MID

  • INC-MID $72,745
  • RANK-MID #12088/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Belleville
  • BOOK-FEW 4 ZIPs
  • OWN-MID 66% owners
  • POP-SMALL 98,153
  • SPREAD-WIDE 48126→48128
  • HOME-MID $225,200

Nearest income peer: Belleville, MI (+ $3,850 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

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Dearborn 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, MI sits among US cities with an above-median household income, on a small-city population base, across a handful of delivery areas.

Top 48%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
98,153
city population (Census)
4
USPS ZIP codes covered
$72,745
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.

Above-median income on a short ZIP list (4) - lead code 48126 (47,465 residents). Household income $72,745 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (65.8%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Dearborn as a pure owner town.

Within Michigan, Oakley is the closest lower-income city and Constantine the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Dearborn.

Within-city ZIP comparison

Where the ZIP codes inside Dearborn differ

Income is the clearest internal divide in Dearborn. ZIP 48126 reports $42,140 in median household income, while ZIP 48128 reports $101,037. The city average sits between those published endpoints, so it is a starting point rather than a substitute for the ZIP records.

Income high-to-low ratio
2.4×

48126 to 48128

Home-value high-to-low ratio
1.3×

48124 to 48128

Poverty-rate spread
23.9 points

48124 to 48120

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 48126 skews compact Dearborn

In this 4-ZIP cluster, 48126 covers about 48% of Dearborn's 98,153 residents. City averages lean toward that lead; open a thinner sibling ZIP for the contrast the mean hides.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Employer-heavy short list in Dearborn

Citywide ZBP: 3,564 establishments, 67,632 employees , annual payroll $5,689,044k (~36 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 4 of 4 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 48126 (1,939 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (557) · also Health care and social assistance · Transportation and warehousing .

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ZIP Codes in Dearborn, MI

These ZIP codes sit in Wayne County, which covers 69 ZIP codes in all; 4 of them fall in Dearborn. See the Wayne County roll-up →

Dearborn lands mid-pack among the 12 cities sharing Wayne County: Livonia, Canton and Grosse Pointe earn more and Detroit, Westland and Taylor earn less. Northville marks the far end of that range at $187,589, 158% above Dearborn.

Side-by-side: Compare 48126 vs 48124 →

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
48126 47,465 $42,140 1,939 1,870
48124 31,732 $81,796 1,073 1,384
48128 10,682 $101,037 250 1,745
48120 8,274 $66,006 302 1,003

Dearborn 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, .