Dearborn, MI Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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15%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

4%

Household income NAT. AVG.

20%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Dearborn	Michigan	National
Income per capita	$38,076	$40,534	$44,883
Median household income	$84,669	$74,200	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$97,796	$92,757	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$53,087	$42,775	$52,080
Median earnings male	$49,621	$52,653	$54,343
Median earnings female	$44,725	$34,413	$38,439
Unemployment rate	3.9%	5.5%	4.9%
Poverty level	26.1%	16.3%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Dearborn is 15% lower than the national average
The median household income in Dearborn is 4% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Dearborn is 20% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Dearborn is 73% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$56,440 $84,669 $169,338

City

$49,461 $74,200 $148,400

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

Nation

According to the PEW research center, the middle class is defined as a range from two thirds (2/3) of the median household income to a multiple of two (2) times the median household income. Displayed above are the city, state and national median household income averages. Simply enter your median household income to determine if your income falls into the middle class or if your household income is considered upper or lower class.

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Dearborn median earnings by income bracket

Dearborn employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	5.5%	5.5%
Manufacturing sector	24.0%	24.0%
Financial & insurance services	3.7%	3.7%
Wholesale & retail services	16.2%	16.2%
Public administration	1.8%	1.8%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	9.7%	9.7%
Education, health & social services	11.5%	11.5%
Other	26.6%	26.6%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Bingham Farms, MI	1,580	$251,607	209.4%
Franklin, MI	2,935	$240,000	195.1%
Huntington Woods, MI	6,528	$221,883	172.8%
Beverly Hills, MI	10,767	$194,088	138.6%
Northville, MI	6,168	$191,147	135.0%
Dearborn, MI	97,662	$84,669	4.1%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Concord, NC	97,608	$104,051	27.9%
Yakima, WA	97,434	$72,830	10.5%
Livonia, MI	97,392	$123,939	52.4%
New Bedford, MA	97,315	$72,672	10.6%
Sunrise, FL	97,297	$82,944	2.0%
Dearborn, MI	97,662	$84,669	4.1%

Source: The Dearborn, MI employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) and include 2026 modeled data developed using proprietary methodologies.