Dearborn is a city in Wayne County, Michigan, United States. It is an inner-ring suburb in Metro Detroit, bordering Detroit to the south and west, and roughly 7 miles (11.3 km) west of downtown Detroit. In the 2020 census, it had a population of 109,976, ranking as the seventh-most populous city in Michigan. Dearborn is best known as the hometown of the Ford Motor Company and of its founder, Henry Ford.
The first written settlement of Dearborn is from the 18th century by French Canadian voyageurs who initially called the settlement La Belle Fontaine or Place aux Fontaines because of the abundant springs in the city. Therefore, Dearborn was once named Springwells, an anglicization of the French name. The settlement was connected to the...
| Ethnicity | Dearborn | USA |
|---|---|---|
| White | 87.7% | 60.1% |
| African American | 2.9% | 12.2% |
| American Indian | 0.1% | 0.6% |
| Asian | 2.4% | 5.6% |
| Hawaiian | 0% | 0.2% |
| Multiracial | 3.8% | 2.8% |
| Hispanic | 2.8% | 18.2% |
| Other | 0.3% | 0.3% |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | Dearborn | USA |
|---|---|---|
| Less than $10,000 | 8.2% | 5.8% |
| $10,000 to $14,999 | 5% | 4.1% |
| $15,000 to $24,999 | 10.1% | 8.5% |
| $25,000 to $34,999 | 9.1% | 8.6% |
| $35,000 to $49,999 | 12.3% | 12.0% |
| $50,000 to $74,999 | 17.9% | 17.2% |
| $75,000 to $99,999 | 12.2% | 12.8% |
| $100,000 to $149,999 | 13.8% | 15.6% |
| $150,000 to $199,999 | 6% | 7.1% |
| Education | Dearborn | USA |
|---|---|---|
| < 9th Grade | 11% | 5.0% |
| 9-12th Grade | 7% | 7.0% |
| High School or GED | 22% | 27.0% |
| Other College | 19% | 20.0% |
| Associate's Degree | 9% | 9% |
| Bachelor's Degree | 19% | 20.0% |
| Master's Degree | 9% | 9.0% |
| Professional Degree | 2% | 2.0% |
| Doctorate Degree | 2% | 1.0% |