Grosse Pointe is home to 5,541 people in Michigan. That is roughly 118% ahead of the Michigan median. 73% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, against 36% nationally. 86% of homes are owner-occupied. Households take in $158,853 a year at the median, 93% more than the country as a whole. That puts it in the top 1% of US cities for household income.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $158,853, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 43.8
US median: 38.9
More educated
73% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
More affordable
home values down 13%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Grosse Pointe
What changed most since 1990
White share98.0% → 91.0%(−7.0 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree63.9% → 73.1%(+9.1 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Homes owned by their occupants79.3% → 85.9%(+6.6 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)38.3%(67)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)11.4%(20)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era43.4%(76)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4%(7)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II5.1%(9)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 175 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Grosse Pointe, decade by decade
Grosse Pointe population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
5,681
$151,077
$411,372
63.9%
4.9
2000
5,670
$147,756
$504,598
68.9%
9.5
2010
5,421
$128,741
$451,999
65.8%
19.6
2020
5,678
$142,078
$409,790
70.1%
24.3
2024
5,541
$158,853
$436,800
73.1%
21.1
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
