Grosse Pointe Park is a somewhat small city located in the state of Michigan. With a population of 11,358 people and three associated neighborhoods, Grosse Pointe Park is the 101st largest community in Michigan. Grosse Pointe Park has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic cities. Grosse Pointe Park home prices are not only among the most expensive in Michigan, but Grosse Pointe Park real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.Grosse Pointe Park is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 91.89% 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 (21.08%), healthcare (10.23%), and teaching (10.07%). A relatively large number of people in Grosse Pointe Park telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 20.05% 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. Because of many things, Grosse Pointe Park 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 Park really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Grosse Pointe Park 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 Park, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Grosse Pointe Park is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 70.91% 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 Park in 2022 was $73,769, which is wealthy relative to Michigan and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $295,076 for a family of four. Grosse Pointe Park is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Grosse Pointe Park home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Grosse Pointe Park residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Grosse Pointe Park include German, Irish, English, Polish, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Grosse Pointe Park is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Spanish.
