What percentage of people rent in Dearborn Heights, MI?

Name: Renters and owners in Dearborn Heights, MI, 2020–2024
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29.5% (±2.9 points) of the occupied homes in Dearborn Heights, MI are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 6,572 renting households against 15,670 that own their home.

In Dearborn Heights, the share of households that rent went from 27.8% in 2015–2019 to 29.5% in 2020–2024 (+1.7 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 29.5% (±2.9 points)
Renting households: 6,572 (±668)
Median renter income: $45,264 (±$7,589)

Who rents and who owns in Dearborn Heights

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Dearborn Heights	Wayne County	Michigan	United States
Renter-occupied share	29.5% (±2.9 points)	35.2% (±0.4 points)	26.8% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	6,572 (±668)	246,939 (±3,006)	1,092,179 (±7,674)	45,017,354
Owning households	15,670 (±861)	453,652 (±3,139)	2,984,190 (±12,886)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.7 (±0.2)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.8 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$45,264 (±$7,589)	$37,565 (±$847)	$42,352 (±$376)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$67,020 (±$6,051)	$77,774 (±$995)	$87,130 (±$344)	$100,009

In Dearborn Heights, the renter share is lower than in Wayne County (35.2%).

It is not measurably different from Michigan (26.8%).

It is lower than the national figure (34.8%).

In Wayne County, Dearborn Heights ranks 20 of 43 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 227 of 1,520.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How renting in Dearborn Heights has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Households that rent	27.8% (±2.1 points)	29.5% (±2.9 points)	+1.7 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,047 (±$29)	$1,331 (±$51)	+27.1%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$49,750 (±$1,946)	$60,391 (±$3,758)	+21.4%	No measurable change after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Households that rent in places near Dearborn Heights

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Dearborn Heights
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Dearborn Heights	—	29.5% (±2.9 points)	—
Garden City	2.8 mi	20.9% (±2.7 points)	Lower
Inkster	3.3 mi	53.2% (±4.4 points)	Higher
Redford Charter Township	4.1 mi	21.1% (±2.6 points)	Lower
Dearborn	4.2 mi	31.6% (±2.0 points)	Not measurably different
Westland	4.8 mi	38.7% (±1.6 points)	Higher
Livonia	6.0 mi	12.8% (±1.1 points)	Lower
Wayne	6.5 mi	39.3% (±4.0 points)	Higher
Allen Park	6.6 mi	12.7% (±2.3 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Garden City, MI (20.9%), Redford Charter Township, MI (21.1%), Livonia, MI (12.8%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Inkster, MI (53.2%), Westland, MI (38.7%), Wayne, MI (39.3%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Households that rent across Wayne County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
14	Harper Woods	32.9% (±5.5 points)
15	Southgate	32.8% (±3.1 points)
16	Dearborn	31.6% (±2.0 points)
17	Lincoln Park	31.2% (±3.0 points)
18	Plymouth	30.8% (±4.4 points)
19	Romulus	30.1% (±3.5 points)
20	Dearborn Heights	29.5% (±2.9 points)
21	Wyandotte	26.3% (±2.9 points)
22	Woodhaven	25.7% (±5.2 points)
23	Grosse Pointe Park	25.6% (±4.2 points)
24	Rockwood	24.7% (±7.2 points)
25	Canton Charter Township	23.4% (±1.6 points)
26	Northville Township	21.7% (±3.2 points)

Showing 13 of 43 places in Wayne County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Dearborn Heights

How many renters are there in Dearborn Heights?

Dearborn Heights has an estimated 6,572 (±668) renting households, 29.5% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Dearborn Heights?

In Dearborn Heights, the share of households that rent went from 27.8% in 2015–2019 to 29.5% in 2020–2024 (+1.7 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Dearborn Heights?

A renting household in Dearborn Heights has 2.7 people on average, against 2.8 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Dearborn Heights?

The median renting household in Dearborn Heights, MI has an income of $45,264 (±$7,589) a year, against $67,020 for households that own their home.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Dearborn Heights city, Michigan (place:21020, in state:26).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B19013_001E, B19013_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0047E, DP04_0047M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0049E, DP04_0049M, DP04_0048E, DP04_0048M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M

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