City safety & data profile

Grosse Pointe WoodsMI

Grosse Pointe Woods, MI is a 16K-resident city in Wayne County with a median household income of $126,395.

Wayne County, Michigan. Federal health, economic, and safety indicators for Grosse Pointe Woods, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, CDC PLACES, and CMS Hospital Compare. Grosse Pointe Woods has a population larger than 30% of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks, and a median home value of $342,100.

Data updated 2026-09-03

16K
Population (place)
Bottom 31%
By size
$126,395
Median income (place)
$342,100
Median home (place)
4.9%
Poverty rate (place)
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The read on Grosse Pointe Woods

Grosse Pointe Woods posts a median household income higher than 85% of U.S. cities Areazine tracks.

Top 15%
by median income, US cities

Where Grosse Pointe Woods income ranks nationally

Median household income vs. every place Areazine profiles (place-level ACS)

$126,395 Top 15% higher than 85% of 3,889 places Areazine profiles

Grosse Pointe Woods $0 $260,000 every profiled place, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more places Areazine profiles. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) · 2024 ACS 5-year

Largest cities in MI

Population among 105 MI places with 10,000+ residents and ACS income on Areazine. Tooltip shows the income rank in the same pool.

residents

What this shows Detroit is the largest MI city on this list; Beverly Hills leads median income.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

Highest median incomes in MI

Median household income among the same 105-city pool. Tooltip shows the population rank.

median

What this shows Beverly Hills posts the highest place-level median income in MI; Detroit is largest by headcount.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

The quick read

Reading Grosse Pointe Woods, MI beyond the headline numbers

Grosse Pointe Woods sits inside Wayne County, Michigan, at roughly 42.44°N, -82.91°W. Population 15,762, $126,395 median household income. Median home value $342,100, median rent $1,879. Poverty rate 4.9%, read against that income figure since two cities on the same median can differ underneath it.

Hardship is low by national standards: 4.9% of Grosse Pointe Woods, MI residents live below the poverty line, in the least-affected quarter of the 3,890 cities reporting a rate.

Housing is inexpensive against local pay -- the median home in Grosse Pointe Woods runs about 2.7 years of median household income, in the cheapest quarter of reporting cities.

27% of Grosse Pointe Woods workers report working from home, the highest quarter of reporting cities. Where that share runs this high, local income increasingly reflects employers located somewhere else.

Among the CDC measures on this page, lack of health insurance departs furthest from its peer median: 3.4% in Grosse Pointe Woods, the lowest-prevalence quarter of the 3,759 cities reporting that measure.

Public transit carries 0% of Grosse Pointe Woods workers, a smaller share than at least three quarters of reporting cities.

At 43.6 years, Grosse Pointe Woods's median age is in the oldest quarter of reporting cities.

Sources: U.S. Census ACS, CDC PLACES, CMS Hospital Compare, plus live alerts for Grosse Pointe Woods from FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC. Economic comparison bars use the unweighted average across tracked Census places with a reported value, not a household-weighted national median.

Population (place)
15,762
Grosse Pointe Woods · Census Place
Median Income (place)
$126,395
+41% vs avg
Median Home Value (place)
$342,100
-17% vs avg
Median Age (place)
43.6
years · ACS place

10-Year Trends 2013–2024

County-level trend (Wayne County): Grosse Pointe Woods's own historical series isn't separately published by the Census Bureau, so these year-over-year figures track the surrounding county, not the city alone.

20132024
Population
1.8M-2%
Median Income
$60,539+47%
Median Home Value
$178,500+106%
Poverty Rate
20.8%-15%
Unemployment
8.7%-52%

Economics

Economics indicators for Grosse Pointe Woods, MI
IndicatorValue
Median Rent
$1,879/mo
Poverty Rate
4.9% -60% vs avg
Unemployment 5.8%
Bachelor's Degree+ 65.1%
Work From Home 27%
Public Transit 0%

Population

White 87%
African American 6.8%
Asian 1.6%
Two or More Ethnicities 2.7%

Health Profile 15 measures

Health Indicators

High Blood Pressure
33.3%
Short Sleep Duration
32.7%
Obesity
27.5%
Physical Inactivity
16.8%
Binge Drinking
16.5%
Frequent Mental Distress
14.2%
Frequent Physical Distress
10.7%
Current Asthma
10.4%
Diabetes
9%
Current Smoking
8.4%

Preventive Care

Dental Visit 78.4%
Annual Checkup 82.2%

Other Measures

Coronary Heart Disease
5.8%
Lack of Health Insurance
3.4%
Stroke
2.8%

What alerts and safety updates affect Grosse Pointe Woods?

No area-tagged alerts are on record for Grosse Pointe Woods right now. New federal and counterpart-agency notices still land in the site feed as agencies publish them.

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Sheet MI-GROSSE-POINTE-WOODS · Grosse Pointe Woods

Grosse Pointe Woods: no area-tagged alerts on record — state hubs carry the live CAP stream.

  • FEED-QUIET No tagged alerts
  • LEAD-NONE Feed idle
  • DESK-IDLE Awaiting feed

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Frequently Asked Questions 5

What is the population of Grosse Pointe Woods, MI? ▼
Grosse Pointe Woods, MI has a population of 15,762 people, located in Wayne County, Michigan.
What is the median household income in Grosse Pointe Woods? ▼
The median household income in Grosse Pointe Woods, MI is $126,395 per year, per the U.S. Census ACS. The poverty rate is 4.9%.
What is the median home value in Grosse Pointe Woods? ▼
The median home value in Grosse Pointe Woods, MI is $342,100. Median rent is $1,879/month.
What are the top health concerns in Grosse Pointe Woods? ▼
The top health indicators in Grosse Pointe Woods include High Blood Pressure (33.3%), Short Sleep Duration (32.7%), Obesity (27.5%). Data from CDC PLACES.
What is the median age in Grosse Pointe Woods? ▼
The median age in Grosse Pointe Woods, MI is 43.6 years. 65.1% of residents have a bachelor's degree or higher.

Nationwide cities with similar poverty or income 8

Two ACS-derived peer sets for Grosse Pointe Woods, both outside Michigan so the neighborhoods are not the geographic nearby list below.

Similar poverty rate

Nearest place-level ACS poverty rates outside MI (4.9% here).

Livermore, CA 4.9% Marana, AZ 4.9% Moorpark, CA 4.9% Oak Creek, WI 4.9%

Similar median income

Nearest place-level ACS median household incomes outside MI ($126,395 here).

Lathrop, CA $126,421 Chino Hills, CA $126,334 Friendswood, TX $126,508 Watertown, MA $126,265

Compare Grosse Pointe Woods with another city

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Nearby Cities 8

Harper Woods, MI 14K Eastpointe, MI 33K Saint Clair Shores, MI 60K Roseville, MI 48K Grosse Pointe Park, MI 11K Fraser, MI 15K Warren, MI 134K Clinton Township, MI 100K
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Using Grosse Pointe Woods's profile

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Population and economics (income, home value, poverty, education) are place-level U.S. Census ACS; health is CDC PLACES; hospital counts reflect facilities in and around the city. County-level trends are labeled when shown.

Data Sources

All data on this page comes from official U.S. government sources. Population and economic data from the Census Bureau American Community Survey (2024 5-year estimates, place geography). Health data from the CDC PLACES program (2023). Hospital ratings from CMS Hospital Compare (2024). Climate data from NOAA. Education data from NCES. Cost of living from Bureau of Economic Analysis. Crime statistics, where referenced on Areazine, originate from the FBI Crime Data Explorer. Housing market figures referenced on Areazine come from HUD Fair Market Rents. Census economics and population are at place geography; some health and hospital indicators are reported at the county level (Wayne County) where that is the smallest published unit.

Every figure on Areazine is published directly from official U.S. government sources, no number is typed in by an editor. City demographic and health figures are compiled directly from U.S. Census (place-level ACS), CDC, and CMS releases, updated quarterly within 30 days of upstream release. County-level trends are labeled when shown. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026.