Moving to Grosse Pointe, Michigan

Population: 5,670. Estimated population in July 2024: 5,426 (-4.3% change)
Males: 2,655 (46.8%), Females: 3,015 (53.2%)

Wayne County

Zip codes: 48230, 48236.

Demographics

Median resident age: 41.7 years
Median household income: $81,111
Median house value: $288,400

Population by Race

Races in Grosse Pointe:

  • White Non-Hispanic (96.1%)
  • Hispanic (1.5%)
  • Black (0.8%)
  • Two or more races (0.6%)

Ancestries: German (28.3%), Irish (20.7%), English (18.9%), Polish (11.5%), Italian (8.8%), French (4.5%).

Elevation: 585 feet

Land area: 1.1 square miles

Map of Grosse Pointe, MI

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Grosse Pointe

  • High school or higher: 97.0%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 68.9%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 30.4%
  • Unemployed: 1.2%
  • Mean travel time to work: 26.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Grosse Pointe city

  • Never married: 19.3%
  • Now married: 60.6%
  • Separated: 0.8%
  • Widowed: 8.9%
  • Divorced: 10.4%

5.5% Foreign born (3.0% Europe, 1.5% Asia, 0.8% North America).

Population change in the 1990s: +13 (+0.2%).

Hospitals

Hospital/medical center in Grosse Pointe:

  • BON SECOURS HOSPITAL (468 CADIEUX RD)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Grosse Pointe:

  • ST JOHN HOSPITAL & MEDICAL CTR (about 3 miles; DETROIT, MI)
  • COTTAGE HOSPITAL (about 3 miles; GROSSE POINTE FARMS, MI)
  • SCCI HOSPITAL – DETROIT (about 6 miles; DETROIT, MI)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Grosse Pointe:

  • DETROIT CITY (about 7 miles; DETROIT, MI; Abbreviation: DET)
  • DETROIT METROPOLITAN WAYNE COUNTY (about 34 miles; DETROIT, MI; Abbreviation: DTW)
  • OAKLAND COUNTY INTERNATIONAL (about 40 miles; PONTIAC, MI; Abbreviation: PTK)

Other public-use airports nearest to Grosse Pointe:

  • COBO HALL (about 10 miles; DETROIT, MI; Abbreviation: 84G)
  • BERZ-MACOMB (about 19 miles; DETROIT, MI; Abbreviation: UIZ)
  • OAKLAND/TROY (about 21 miles; TROY, MI; Abbreviation: 7D2)

Amtrak stations near Grosse Pointe:

  • 6 miles: WINDSOR (298 WALKER RD.). Services: ticket office.
  • 12 miles: DETROIT (11 W. BALTIMORE AVE.). Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, public transit connection.
  • 18 miles: ROYAL OAK (201 S. SHERMAN DR.). Services: enclosed waiting area, public payphones, vending machines, paid short-term parking, taxi stand, intercity bus service, public transit connection.

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Grosse Pointe:

  • WAYNE COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT (about 11 miles; DETROIT, MI; Full-time enrollment: 4,414)
  • MACOMB COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 11 miles; WARREN, MI; Full-time enrollment: 11,057)
  • WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 12 miles; DETROIT, MI; Full-time enrollment: 20,389)
  • MARYGROVE COLLEGE (about 17 miles; DETROIT, MI; Full-time enrollment: 5,301)
  • UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT MERCY (about 17 miles; DETROIT, MI; Full-time enrollment: 4,119)
  • DAVENPORT UNIVERSITY-EASTERN REGION-DEARBORN (about 20 miles; DEARBORN, MI; Full-time enrollment: 2,247)
  • UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX-DETROIT CAMPUS (about 22 miles; TROY, MI; Full-time enrollment: 2,090)

Public primary/middle school in Grosse Pointe:

  • LEWIS MAIRE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 346; Location: 740 CADEIUX; Grades: KG – 05)

Private primary/middle schools in Grosse Pointe:

  • ST PAUL CATHOLIC SCHOOL (Students: 526; Location: 170 GROSSE POINTE BLVD; Grades: PK – 8)
  • OUR LADY STAR OF THE SEA ELEME (Students: 487; Location: 467 FAIRFORD DRIVE; Grades: PK – 8)
  • ST CLARE OF MONTEFALCO SCHOOL (Students: 438; Location: 16231 CHARLEVOIX; Grades: PK – 8)
  • GROSSE POINTE BAPTIST CHURCH P (Students: 83; Location: 21336 MACK; Grades: PK – KG)
  • GROSSE PTE CHRISTIAN DAY SCH (Students: 74; Location: 1444 MARYLAND; Grades: KG – 8)