Grass Lake is a very small village located in the state of Michigan. With a population of 1,096 people and two associated neighborhoods, Grass Lake is the 461st largest community in Michigan. Grass Lake has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic villages in the country. Grass Lake real estate is some of the most expensive in Michigan, although Grass Lake house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.Unlike some villages where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Grass Lake is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Grass Lake is a village of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Grass Lake who work in management occupations (14.04%), office and administrative support (13.06%), and sales jobs (7.72%). One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 14.98% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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. Overall, Grass Lake’s crime rate is one of the lowest in the nation, which makes a great place to live if safety is an important concern. Grass Lake is a small village, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.The education level of Grass Lake citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 30.92% of adults in Grass Lake have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Grass Lake in 2022 was $38,894, which is upper middle income relative to Michigan and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $155,576 for a family of four. However, Grass Lake contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Grass Lake home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Grass Lake residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Grass Lake include German, English, Polish, French, and Irish. The most common language spoken in Grass Lake is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Italian.
