Grosse Pointe Woods

Population: 16,177
Median household income: $129,442
Median home value: $322,500

Grosse Pointe Woods, a community in Wayne County, Michigan, has 16,177 residents. Its median household income of $129,442 runs above the Wayne County figure of $59,521.

From 2019 to 2023, Grosse Pointe Woods's population grew 4.4% from 15,498 to 16,177, while its median home value rose 31.9% from $244,500 to $322,500.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 87.4% of the population. 66.0% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 16,177
Median age: 43.3 yrs
Median household income: $129,442
Median home value: $322,500
Median gross rent: $1,755
Housing units: 6,609
Homeownership rate: 90.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 65.9%
Unemployment rate: 6.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

15,49816,177

Median household income

$104,848$129,442

Median home value

$244,500$322,500

Median gross rent

$1,438$1,755

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	15,498	$104,848	$244,500	$1,438
2020	15,409	$111,392	$259,600	$1,485
2021	16,353	$115,247	$274,000	$1,576
2022	16,338	$125,712	$309,700	$1,717
2023	16,177	$129,442	$322,500	$1,755

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

Age distribution

Under 56.9%

5 to 1714.7%

18 to 246.2%

25 to 3411.1%

35 to 4412.4%

45 to 5411.5%

55 to 6415.8%

65 to 7412.6%

75 and over8.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,123	6.9%
5 to 17	2,385	14.7%
18 to 24	1,000	6.2%
25 to 34	1,800	11.1%
35 to 44	2,008	12.4%
45 to 54	1,867	11.5%
55 to 64	2,558	15.8%
65 to 74	2,039	12.6%
75 and over	1,397	8.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	14,143	87.4%
Black or African American	963	6.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	152	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	54	0.3%
Two or more races	527	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	338	2.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma2.6%

High school graduate8.2%

Some college or associate's23.3%

Bachelor's degree34.2%

Graduate or professional degree31.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	301	2.6%
High school graduate	961	8.2%
Some college or associate's	2,716	23.3%
Bachelor's degree	3,988	34.2%
Graduate or professional degree	3,703	31.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone66.0%

Carpooled3.7%

Public transit0.3%

Walked1.4%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home27.4%

Other means1.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	5,193	66.0%
Carpooled	291	3.7%
Public transit	23	0.3%
Walked	110	1.4%
Bicycle	14	0.2%
Worked from home	2,155	27.4%
Other means	81	1.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,552	27.2%
15 to 29 min	2,011	35.2%
30 to 44 min	1,507	26.4%
45 to 59 min	335	5.9%
60+ min	307	5.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.50
Poverty rate: 4.3% (692 of 15,925)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,424	69.5%
Nonfamily households	1,946	30.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1953

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	6,370	96.4%
Vacant	239	3.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	5,763	90.5%
Renter-occupied	607	9.5%

1-unit, detached93.3%

1-unit, attached0.7%

2 to 4 units1.2%

5 to 19 units0.7%

20 or more units3.8%

Mobile home & other0.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	6,164	93.3%
1-unit, attached	48	0.7%
2 to 4 units	82	1.2%
5 to 19 units	44	0.7%
20 or more units	252	3.8%
Mobile home & other	19	0.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2635580
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 3.24 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 42.4393, -82.8990