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. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 9.86% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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 population of Dearborn is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 21.84% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 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. Foreign born people are also an important part of Dearborn's cultural character, accounting for 28.88% of the city’s population. The most common language spoken in Dearborn is English. Other important languages spoken here include Arabic and Polish.
