Grosse Pointe Woods, Michigan demographics

Grosse Pointe Woods, MI demographics: median age 43.6; 65.1% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Grosse Pointe Woods city, Michigan · Incorporated city · GEOID 2635580. The survey estimates a population of 16,094 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Grosse Pointe Woods is 43.6 years, with a 90% margin of error of 2.0 years. There are 6,418 households (±189). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	43.6 ±2.0	40.2 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 16,094
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Michigan	U.S.
Under 18	3,449 ±426	21.4% ±2.6 pp	21.2%	22.0%
18–34	2,684 ±395	16.7% ±2.5 pp	22.4%	22.8%
35–64	6,541 ±556	40.6% ±3.5 pp	37.8%	38.0%
65 and older	3,420 ±349	21.3% ±2.2 pp	18.6%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 16,094
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Michigan	U.S.
Male	7,429 ±397	46.2% ±2.5 pp	49.6%	49.5%
Female	8,665 ±400	53.8% ±2.5 pp	50.4%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 16,094
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Michigan	U.S.
White alone	14,003 ±446	87.0% ±2.8 pp	73.7%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	1,097 ±329	6.8% ±2.0 pp	13.3%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	5 ±8 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.9%
Asian alone	250 ±193 · low precision	1.6% ±1.2 pp · low precision	3.4%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±18 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race alone	60 ±52 · low precision	0.4% ±0.3 pp · low precision	1.9%	7.1%
Two or more races	679 ±259	4.2% ±1.6 pp	7.1%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 16,094
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Michigan	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	15,788 ±214	98.1% ±1.3 pp	94.1%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	306 ±210 · low precision	1.9% ±1.3 pp · low precision	5.9%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 6,418
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Michigan	U.S.
Married-couple family	3,650 ±204	56.9% ±2.7 pp	46.1%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	183 ±57	2.9% ±0.9 pp	4.9%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	609 ±168	9.5% ±2.6 pp	11.5%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	1,643 ±212	25.6% ±3.2 pp	30.7%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	333 ±163	5.2% ±2.5 pp	6.9%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 6,418
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Michigan	U.S.
Households with people under 18	1,806 ±180	28.1% ±2.7 pp	27.1%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	4,612 ±288	71.9% ±4.0 pp	72.9%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 6,418
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Michigan	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	1,643 ±212	25.6% ±3.2 pp	30.7%	28.7%
Two-person households	2,455 ±313	38.3% ±4.7 pp	35.1%	33.8%
Three-person households	790 ±179	12.3% ±2.8 pp	14.3%	15.3%
Four-person households	1,130 ±215	17.6% ±3.3 pp	11.7%	12.6%
Five-person households	369 ±108	5.7% ±1.7 pp	5.2%	5.9%
Six-person households	26 ±33 · low precision	0.4% ±0.5 pp · low precision	1.9%	2.2%
Seven or more people	5 ±21 · low precision	0.1% ±0.3 pp · low precision	1.1%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 16,094
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Michigan	U.S.
Native	15,296 ±290	95.0% ±1.8 pp	92.8%	85.9%
Foreign born	798 ±288	5.0% ±1.8 pp	7.2%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 15,061
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Michigan	U.S.
English only	14,217 ±345	94.4% ±1.6 pp	89.6%	77.7%
Spanish	46 ±28 · low precision	0.3% ±0.2 pp · low precision	3.1%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	29 ±34 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	30 ±24 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	113 ±82 · low precision	0.8% ±0.5 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	346 ±171	2.3% ±1.1 pp	1.8%	2.0%
Korean	0 ±18 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	16 ±21 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.5%	1.1%
Vietnamese	0 ±18 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	11 ±15 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	34 ±42 · low precision	0.2% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.8%	1.1%
Arabic	205 ±148 · low precision	1.4% ±1.0 pp · low precision	1.8%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	14 ±21 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 11,579
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Michigan	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	287 ±118	2.5% ±1.0 pp	7.9%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	1,017 ±201	8.8% ±1.7 pp	28.0%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	2,029 ±317	17.5% ±2.7 pp	21.9%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	706 ±217	6.1% ±1.9 pp	9.8%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	3,807 ±356	32.9% ±2.9 pp	19.7%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	3,733 ±412	32.2% ±3.4 pp	12.7%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 16,015
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Michigan	U.S.
Same house	14,471 ±597	90.4% ±3.7 pp	88.8%	87.7%
Moved within same county	381 ±173	2.4% ±1.1 pp	5.9%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	990 ±553 · low precision	6.2% ±3.5 pp · low precision	3.4%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	163 ±93 · low precision	1.0% ±0.6 pp · low precision	1.4%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	10 ±16 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

2.4% of Grosse Pointe Woods residents (±0.9 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 4.9% in Michigan and 8.4% nationally. 95.2% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Grosse Pointe Woods	Michigan	U.S.	Compared with Michigan
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	2.4% ±0.9 pp	4.9%	8.4%	Lower
Households with a broadband subscription Households	95.2% ±1.0 pp	90.5%	91.0%	Higher
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	3.1% ±1.0 pp	5.8%	6.2%	Lower

Reading and reusing the estimates

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