Grosse Pointe Park is a somewhat small city located in the state of Michigan. With a population of 12,443 people and three constituent neighborhoods, Grosse Pointe Park is the 108th largest community in Michigan. Much of the housing stock in Grosse Pointe Park was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic cities in the country.

Grosse Pointe Park is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 92.60% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Grosse Pointe Park is a city of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Grosse Pointe Park who work in management occupations (16.43%), sales jobs (12.49%), and office and administrative support jobs (10.69%).

Of important note, Grosse Pointe Park is also a city of artists. Grosse Pointe Park has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Grosse Pointe Park's character.

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

Grosse Pointe Park, while not large, also appears to be attractive to some younger, educated professionals, who help shape the character of the city.

In addition to being popular with young singles, Grosse Pointe Park is also home to many people who can be described as "urban sophisticates." While both of these categories describe educated professionals, urban sophisticates are quite a different demographic. Urban sophisticates are people who are both educated and wealthy, and thus tend to be older, richer, and more established than young professionals. "Urban sophisticates" is not just about being educated and well-off financially: it is a point of view and state of mind, one that you might call 'urbaneness.' But such people can and do regularly live in small towns, suburbs and rural areas, as well as in big cities. They read, support the arts and high-end shops, and love travel.

Grosse Pointe Park 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 Park's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

Grosse Pointe Park is a very car-oriented city. This is because most people - 97.1% - drive by car to work every day, and few people choose alternative modes of transportation, such as public transit, cycling, or walking. In general, car-oriented communities have a layout that emphasizes streets, highways, and ease of parking, and sometimes this can be to the detriment of human-scale priorities such as walkability alongside roads, and public spaces. For example, strip malls are something you will find in Grosse Pointe Park.

Grosse Pointe Park is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

Grosse Pointe Park 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 Park. 59.54% 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 Park in 2000 was $42,051, which is wealthy relative to Michigan and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $168,204 for a family of four. However, Grosse Pointe Park contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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

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