Dearborn is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Michigan. With a population of 97,775 people and 22 constituent neighborhoods, Dearborn is the 9th largest community in Michigan.

Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Dearborn is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Dearborn is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Dearborn who work in office and administrative support jobs (13.66%), sales jobs (13.23%), and management occupations (8.32%).

Also of interest is that Dearborn has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

In addition, Dearborn is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates," which are people who are not only wealthy and employed in professional occupations, but highly educated to boot. Urban sophisticates have urbane tastes - whether they reside in a big or small city, a suburb, or a little town. Urban sophisticates support bookstores, quality clothing stores, enjoy luxury travel, and in big cities, they are truly the patrons of the arts, attending and supporting institutions such as opera, symphony, ballet, and theatre.

Dearborn Information and Demographics

The education level of Dearborn citizens is substantially higher than the average US city or town, as 26.35% of adults in Dearborn have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Dearborn in 2000 was $21,488, which is upper middle income relative to Michigan and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $85,952 for a family of four.

Dearborn is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Dearborn home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Dearborn is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Dearborn include Lebanese, Polish, German, Irish, Italian, English, Other Arab, and Iraqi.

Dearborn also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 25.35%.

The most common language spoken in Dearborn is English. Some people also speak Arabic.