Grosse Pointe Shores is a very small village located in the state of Michigan. With a population of 2,795 people and two constituent neighborhoods, Grosse Pointe Shores is the 325th largest community in Michigan.

Grosse Pointe Shores is a decidedly white-collar village, with fully 95.03% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Grosse Pointe Shores is a village of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Grosse Pointe Shores who work in management occupations (22.16%), healthcare (18.11%), and sales jobs (14.74%).

In addition, Grosse Pointe Shores is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates." 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.

Because of many things, Grosse Pointe Shores is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Grosse Pointe Shores a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The village's good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Grosse Pointe Shores has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Grosse Pointe Shores's overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the country, making it one of the safest places to raise a family.

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

Grosse Pointe Shores Information and Demographics

If knowledge is power, Grosse Pointe Shores is a pretty powerful place. 61.68% of the adults in Grosse Pointe Shores have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 14.96% for all cities and towns.

The per capita income in Grosse Pointe Shores in 2000 was $69,639, which is wealthy relative to Michigan and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $278,556 for a family of four. However, Grosse Pointe Shores contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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

The languages spoken by people in Grosse Pointe Shores are diverse. These are tabulated as the languages people preferentially speak when they are at home with their families. The most common language spoken in Grosse Pointe Shores is English. Other important languages spoken here include Greek, Arabic, and Spanish.