Profile for Dearborn Heights, Michigan, MI

Crime: The number of violent crimes recorded by the FBI in 2003 was 156. The number of murders and homicides was 3. The violent crime rate was 2.7 per 1,000 people.

Coffee: National and regional coffee companies with outlets here include Panera Bread, Starbucks

Gays & lesbians
National index: 100
Local index: 57

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Cemeteries (32)

Colleges (6)

Communities (12)

Hotels (39)

Libraries (27)

Museums (4)

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14% of Dearborn Heights residents report German ancestry, and 11% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Dearborn Heights ancestry & family history guide.

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• Cemetery records
• County history catalog
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• Death index
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• Michigan cemetery message boards
• National database of cemetery records
• Veteran grave locator

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• Dearborn Heights business guide
• Better Business Bureau
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• Courts in Michigan
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• Crime in Wayne County
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• Obituaries - search nearby newspapers
• Obituary database - Ancestry.com
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• Local information on disability access
• Americans with Disabilities Act
• Independent living centers in Michigan
• National Council on Independent Living

At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Dearborn Heights was $22,829, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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• Michigan economic data

17% of Dearborn Heights residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

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• Post history questions in Wayne County genealogy forum

Median rent in Dearborn Heights, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $619.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $932.

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Libraries in Dearborn Heights include Caroline Kennedy Library, John F. Kennedy Jr. Library ... View libraries

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Newspapers in Dearborn Heights include Dearborn Press & Guide

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Wayne County supported John Kerry in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Dearborn Heights political report.

• Michigan Democratic party
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The average commute time for Dearborn Heights workers is 23 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

A total of 7 fatal motor vehicle accidents occurred in Dearborn Heights between 2001 and 2003, according to reports gathered by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

This is a rate of 1.2 fatal crashes per 10,000 population, which was lower than the national norm.

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• Michigan tourism bureau

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