Grosse Pointe Farms is a somewhat small city located in the state of Michigan. With a population of 9,940 people and three associated neighborhoods, Grosse Pointe Farms is the 116th largest community in Michigan.

Grosse Pointe Farms real estate is some of the most expensive in Michigan, although Grosse Pointe Farms house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.

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

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.

A relatively large number of people in Grosse Pointe Farms telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 20.83% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

In addition, Grosse Pointe Farms is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates", which are people who are not only wealthy and employed in professional occupations, but highly educated to boot. Urban sophisticates have urbane tastes - whether they reside in a big or small city, a suburb, or a little town. Urban sophisticates support bookstores, quality clothing stores, enjoy luxury travel, and in big cities, they are truly the patrons of the arts, attending and supporting institutions such as opera, symphony, ballet, and theatre.

Because of many things, Grosse Pointe Farms is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Grosse Pointe Farms really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Grosse Pointe Farms perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.

Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Grosse Pointe Farms, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Grosse Pointe Farms is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 77.67% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 21.84%.

The per capita income in Grosse Pointe Farms in 2022 was $89,962, which is wealthy relative to Michigan and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $359,848 for a family of four.

The people who call Grosse Pointe Farms home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Grosse Pointe Farms residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Grosse Pointe Farms include German, English, Irish, Italian, and Polish.

The most common language spoken in Grosse Pointe Farms is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.