Dearborn is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Michigan. With a population of 107,710 people and 32 associated neighborhoods, Dearborn is the seventh largest community in Michigan.Unlike some cities, Dearborn isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Dearborn are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Dearborn is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Dearborn who work in office and administrative support (10.07%), healthcare (9.09%), and sales jobs (8.55%). 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. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 9.86% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. The education level of Dearborn citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (21.84%): 34.76% of adults in Dearborn have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in Dearborn in 2022 was $29,174, which is middle income relative to Michigan, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $116,696 for a family of four. However, Dearborn contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Dearborn is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Dearborn home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Dearborn residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Dearborn include Lebanese, Other Arab, German, Polish, and Irish. Dearborn also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 28.88%. The most common language spoken in Dearborn is English. Other important languages spoken here include Arabic and Polish.
