People QuickFacts Dearborn Heights Michigan Population, 2006 estimate 55,278 10,095,643 Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 -5.1% 1.6% Population, 2000 58,264 9,938,444 Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 6.4% 6.8% Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 22.5% 26.1% Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 18.7% 12.3% Female persons, percent, 2000 51.8% 51.0%  White persons, percent, 2000 (a) 91.6% 80.2% Black persons, percent, 2000 (a) 2.1% 14.2% American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) 0.4% 0.6% Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) 2.2% 1.8% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a) Z Z Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 2.8% 1.9% Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b) 3.4% 3.3%  Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over 67.0% 57.3% Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 12.4% 5.3% Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 19.2% 8.4% High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 79.0% 83.4% Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 16.7% 21.8% Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 22.9 24.1  Housing units, 2000 23,913 4,234,279 Homeownership rate, 2000 85.4% 73.8% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 $110,800 $115,600  Households, 2000 23,276 3,785,661 Persons per household, 2000 2.47 2.56 Median household income, 1999 $48,222 $44,667 Per capita money income, 1999 $22,829 $22,168 Persons below poverty, percent, 1999 6.1% 10.5%     Business QuickFacts Dearborn Heights Michigan Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) D 165,958,945 Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) 383,112 109,350,139 Retail sales per capita, 2002 $6,619 $10,892 Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) 66,927 12,248,269 Total number of firms, 2002 3,601 735,531 Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 F 6.0% American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 F 0.7% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 3.4% 2.1% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 F 1.3% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 F Z Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 29.5% 29.6%      Geography QuickFacts Dearborn Heights Michigan Land area, 2000 (square miles) 11 56,803 Persons per square mile, 2000 4,971.3 175.0 FIPS Code 21020 26 Counties Wayne County (a) Includes persons reporting only one race. (b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories. FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data NA: Not available D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information X: Not applicable S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown F: Fewer than 100 firms Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts