Grosse Pointe vs Northville

A side-by-side comparison of Grosse Pointe and Northville: population, income, housing, and more.

Grosse Pointe and Northville are places in Michigan. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Northville has the higher population (6,080 vs 5,561 in Grosse Pointe). Northville has the higher median household income ($143,875 vs $141,985 in Grosse Pointe). Northville has the higher median home value ($455,100 vs $391,800 in Grosse Pointe).

Population, income & housing

	Grosse Pointe	Northville
Population	5,561	6,080
Median age	43.5 yrs	46.1 yrs
Median household income	$141,985	$143,875
Median home value	$391,800	$455,100
Median gross rent	$1,670	$1,443
Housing units	2,431	2,766
Homeownership rate	84.2%	80.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	74.5%	67.4%
Unemployment rate	4.1%	3.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Grosse Pointe	Northville
Population	5,206 → 5,561 (+6.8%)	6,007 → 6,080 (+1.2%)
Median household income	$106,932 → $141,985 (+32.8%)	$114,346 → $143,875 (+25.8%)
Median home value	$349,800 → $391,800 (+12.0%)	$331,400 → $455,100 (+37.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,163 → $1,670 (+43.6%)	$1,101 → $1,443 (+31.1%)

Grosse Pointe

Population

5,2065,561

Median household income

$106,932$141,985

Median home value

$349,800$391,800

Median gross rent

$1,163$1,670

Northville

Population

6,0076,080

Median household income

$114,346$143,875

Median home value

$331,400$455,100

Median gross rent

$1,101$1,443

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Grosse Pointe	Northville
Under 5	9.1%	5.5%
5 to 17	18.2%	14.8%
18 to 24	4.3%	5.0%
25 to 34	6.7%	12.5%
35 to 44	12.7%	10.9%
45 to 54	11.9%	12.9%
55 to 64	14.0%	19.8%
65 to 74	14.1%	10.0%
75 and over	9.0%	8.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Grosse Pointe	Northville
White (non-Hispanic)	88.7%	88.1%
Black or African American	3.0%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.2%
Asian	1.0%	5.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.4%
Two or more races	4.1%	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino	3.1%	2.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Grosse Pointe	Northville
No high school diploma	0.6%	1.7%
High school graduate	7.8%	7.6%
Some college or associate's	17.1%	23.2%
Bachelor's degree	36.0%	37.2%
Graduate or professional degree	38.5%	30.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Grosse Pointe	Northville
Drove alone	66.4%	58.3%
Carpooled	4.3%	2.1%
Public transit	0.6%	0.0%
Walked	2.3%	3.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	24.2%	34.8%
Other means	2.2%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Grosse Pointe	Northville
1-unit, detached	68.4%	66.4%
1-unit, attached	15.1%	12.4%
2 to 4 units	13.0%	8.2%
5 to 19 units	2.1%	3.4%
20 or more units	1.5%	9.6%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Grosse Pointe	Northville
Poverty rate	2.4%	3.4%
Average household size	2.55	2.35
Mean commute (minutes)	23	27
Median year structure built	1938	1970