Grosse Pointe Farms is a somewhat small city located in the state of Michigan. With a population of 9,764 people and three constituent neighborhoods, Grosse Pointe Farms is the 133rd largest community in Michigan.

Grosse Pointe Farms is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 95.31% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Grosse Pointe Farms is a city of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Grosse Pointe Farms who work in management occupations (19.47%), sales jobs (15.01%), and legal occupations (9.89%).

Also of interest is that Grosse Pointe Farms has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

In addition, Grosse Pointe Farms is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates." Urban sophisticates are educated, wealthy, executives and professionals, who have urbane tastes in books, food, and travel, whether they actually live in a big city, or choose to reside in a small town. In big or medium-sized cities, urban sophisticates tend to frequent art institutions such as opera, symphonies, ballet, live theatre, and museums.

Grosse Pointe Farms is a good choice for families with children because of several factors. Many other families with children live here, making it a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families. The city's good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic success. Many people own their own single-family homes, providing areas for children to play and stability in the community. Finally, Grosse Pointe Farms's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

Grosse Pointe Farms is a very car-oriented city. 98.56% of residents commute to work in a private automobile rather than by other means, such as public transit, bicycling, or walking. This is because Grosse Pointe Farms is a small city, and most people who live here have to drive out of town for work, and the town population is not large nor dense enough to support an extensive public transportation system. Grosse Pointe Farms has a lot of rural roads, and houses can be far apart. Many residents drive out of town for regular shopping trips as well.

As is often the case in a small city, Grosse Pointe Farms doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Grosse Pointe Farms Information and Demographics

Do you have a 4-year college degree or graduate degree? If so, you may feel right at home in Grosse Pointe Farms. 68.14% of adults here have a 4-year degree or graduate degree, whereas the national average for all cities and towns is just 14.96%.

The per capita income in Grosse Pointe Farms in 2000 was $54,846, which is wealthy relative to Michigan and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $219,384 for a family of four. However, Grosse Pointe Farms contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Grosse Pointe Farms home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Grosse Pointe Farms is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Grosse Pointe Farms include German, Irish, English, Italian, Polish, Scottish, French, and Greek.

The most common language spoken in Grosse Pointe Farms is English.