Grosse Pointe Farms

Population: 9,957
Median household income: $160,589
Median home value: $418,600

Grosse Pointe Farms, a community in Wayne County, Michigan, has 9,957 residents. Its median household income of $160,589 runs above the Wayne County figure of $59,521.

From 2019 to 2023, Grosse Pointe Farms's population grew 8.6% from 9,168 to 9,957, while its median home value rose 17.8% from $355,400 to $418,600.

Households average 2.36 people. The median gross rent is $1,500.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 9,957
Median age: 51.0 yrs
Median household income: $160,589
Median home value: $418,600
Median gross rent: $1,500
Housing units: 4,289
Homeownership rate: 95.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 78.9%
Unemployment rate: 2.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

9,1689,957

Median household income

$143,711$160,589

Median home value

$355,400$418,600

Median gross rent

$1,418$1,500

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	9,168	$143,711	$355,400	$1,418
2020	9,142	$140,647	$357,100	$1,363
2021	10,018	$146,667	$364,400	$1,283
2022	10,018	$156,465	$409,200	$1,528
2023	9,957	$160,589	$418,600	$1,500

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.5%

5 to 1713.9%

18 to 245.0%

25 to 345.5%

35 to 4414.5%

45 to 5410.8%

55 to 6420.4%

65 to 7412.0%

75 and over11.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	649	6.5%
5 to 17	1,382	13.9%
18 to 24	500	5.0%
25 to 34	549	5.5%
35 to 44	1,439	14.5%
45 to 54	1,079	10.8%
55 to 64	2,035	20.4%
65 to 74	1,198	12.0%
75 and over	1,126	11.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	8,944	89.8%
Black or African American	98	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	11	0.1%
Asian	192	1.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	633	6.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	79	0.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma1.8%

High school graduate5.5%

Some college or associate's13.7%

Bachelor's degree36.5%

Graduate or professional degree42.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	137	1.8%
High school graduate	412	5.5%
Some college or associate's	1,016	13.7%
Bachelor's degree	2,711	36.5%
Graduate or professional degree	3,150	42.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone71.1%

Carpooled4.6%

Public transit0.2%

Walked1.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home22.4%

Other means0.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,629	71.1%
Carpooled	233	4.6%
Public transit	9	0.2%
Walked	64	1.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	1,142	22.4%
Other means	27	0.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	894	22.6%
15 to 29 min	1,481	37.4%
30 to 44 min	1,053	26.6%
45 to 59 min	394	9.9%
60+ min	140	3.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.36
Poverty rate: 2.6% (260 of 9,916)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,886	68.7%
Nonfamily households	1,315	31.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1947

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	4,201	97.9%
Vacant	88	2.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,025	95.8%
Renter-occupied	176	4.2%

1-unit, detached96.3%

1-unit, attached0.3%

2 to 4 units0.8%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units2.6%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,131	96.3%
1-unit, attached	15	0.3%
2 to 4 units	33	0.8%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	110	2.6%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2635520
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 2.73 sq mi
Water area: 9.59 sq mi
Center point: 42.3975, -82.8892