Grosse Pointe Woods, MI (Michigan) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 17,080 (All urban)

Grosse Pointe Woods, Michigan Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 6,717 (6,531 occupied: 6,189 owner occupied, 342 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	5%
State:	26%

Housing density: 2060 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2000: $215,600

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2000: $1,089

Median gross rent in Grosse Pointe Woods, MI in 2000: $886

Housing units in Grosse Pointe Woods with a mortgage: 3,971 (196 second mortgage, 895 home equity loan, 20 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,065

Household type by relationship

Households: 17,010

In family households: 15,295 (4,238 male householders, 760 female householders)
4,241 spouses, 5,669 children (5,470 natural, 98 adopted, 101 stepchildren), 61 grandchildren, 88 brothers or sisters, 110 parents, 68 other relatives, 60 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,715 (551 male householders (478 living alone)), 1,005 female householders (959 living alone)), 159 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 70 (65 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,221 2-persons, 1,020 3-persons, 1,079 4-persons, 527 5-persons, 117 6-persons, 34 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,437 1-person, 77 2-persons, 29 3-persons, 13 4-persons.

3,906 married couples with children.
470 single-parent households (58 men, 412 women).

89.7% of residents of Grosse Pointe Woods speak English at home.
1.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (72% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 5% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
6.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (77% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).
0.9% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (73% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.8% of residents speak other language at home (89% speak English very well, 11% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 1,133 (6.6%)
(72.8% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.9
State:	6.1

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	5.3
State:	4.1

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Grosse Pointe Woods, Michigan:

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 0
3 rooms: 24
4 rooms: 88
5 rooms: 745
6 rooms: 1,512
7 rooms: 1,724
8 rooms: 1,172
9 or more rooms: 924

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Grosse Pointe Woods, Michigan:

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 8
3 rooms: 17
4 rooms: 62
5 rooms: 103
6 rooms: 95
7 rooms: 41
8 rooms: 6
9 or more rooms: 10

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 23
1995 to 1998: 55
1990 to 1994: 16
1980 to 1989: 40
1970 to 1979: 273
1960 to 1969: 1,101
1950 to 1959: 2,586
1940 to 1949: 1,870
1939 or earlier: 753

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Grosse Pointe Woods:

no bedroom: 6
1 bedroom: 18
2 bedrooms: 872
3 bedrooms: 3,306
4 bedrooms: 1,709
5 or more bedrooms: 278

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Grosse Pointe Woods:

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 38
2 bedrooms: 146
3 bedrooms: 130
4 bedrooms: 28
5 or more bedrooms: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Grosse Pointe Woods in owner-occupied houses/condos:

no vehicle: 164
1 vehicle: 1,538
2 vehicles: 3,406
3 vehicles: 831
4 vehicles: 198
5 or more vehicles: 52

Cars and other vehicles available in Grosse Pointe Woods in n renter-occupied apartments

no vehicle: 19
1 vehicle: 214
2 vehicles: 80
3 vehicles: 29
4 vehicles: 0
5 or more vehicles: 0

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2000 in Grosse Pointe Woods, MI:

Less than $10,000: 0
$10,000 to $14,999: 0
$15,000 to $19,999: 0
$20,000 to $24,999: 0
$25,000 to $29,999: 7
$30,000 to $34,999: 0
$35,000 to $39,999: 0
$40,000 to $49,999: 0
$50,000 to $59,999: 7
$60,000 to $69,999: 19
$70,000 to $79,999: 23
$80,000 to $89,999: 41
$90,000 to $99,999: 66
$100,000 to $124,999: 258
$125,000 to $149,999: 408
$150,000 to $174,999: 567
$175,000 to $199,999: 837
$200,000 to $249,999: 1185
$250,000 to $299,999: 903
$300,000 to $399,999: 932
$400,000 to $499,999: 454
$500,000 to $749,999: 265
$750,000 to $999,999: 50
$1,000,000 or more: 14

Grosse Pointe Woods rent paid by renters graph

Rent paid by renters in 2000 in Grosse Pointe Woods:

Less than $100: 0
$100 to $149: 0
$150 to $199: 0
$200 to $249: 0
$250 to $299: 0
$300 to $349: 13
$350 to $399: 13
$400 to $449: 0
$450 to $499: 5
$500 to $549: 5
$550 to $599: 19
$600 to $649: 17
$650 to $699: 30
$700 to $749: 9
$750 to $799: 55
$800 to $899: 42
$900 to $999: 25
$1,000 to $1,249: 57
$1,250 to $1,499: 16
$1,500 to $1,999: 0
$2,000 or more: 10
No cash rent: 26

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

1995 to March 2000: 156
1990 to 1994: 91
1985 to 1989: 179
1980 to 1984: 20
1975 to 1979: 57
1970 to 1974: 51
1970 to 1974: 70
1965 to 1969: 509

Grosse Pointe Woods, MI Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 56.3%
Number of people working at home: 238 (3.1% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 164
5 to 9 minutes: 1041
10 to 14 minutes: 1105
15 to 19 minutes: 1042
20 to 24 minutes: 928
25 to 29 minutes: 552
30 to 34 minutes: 1128
35 to 39 minutes: 244
40 to 44 minutes: 308
45 to 59 minutes: 674
60 to 89 minutes: 178
90 or more minutes: 81

Grosse Pointe Woods mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 7,075 (92%)
Carpooled: 263 (3%)
Bus or trolley bus: 30 (0%)
Taxi: 5 (0%)
Motorcycle: 13 (0%)
Bicycle: 5 (0%)
Walked: 42 (1%)
Other means: 12 (0%)
Worked at home: 238 (3%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 159
$10,000 to $14,999: 128
$15,000 to $19,999: 223
$20,000 to $24,999: 232
$25,000 to $29,999: 176
$30,000 to $34,999: 192
$35,000 to $39,999: 218
$40,000 to $44,999: 155
$45,000 to $49,999: 264
$50,000 to $59,999: 434
$60,000 to $74,999: 938
$75,000 to $99,999: 1068
$100,000 to $124,999: 885
$125,000 to $149,999: 472
$150,000 to $199,999: 458
$200,000 or more: 552

First ancestries reported:

German: 2906
Italian: 2155
Irish: 1559
Polish: 1400
English: 1188
Other groups: 842
Arab:: 619
Scottish: 604
Greek: 525
Belgian: 472
Lebanese: 443
United States or American: 441
French (except Basque): 427
French Canadian: 225
Dutch: 204
Scotch-Irish: 200
Swedish: 167
Norwegian: 118
Arab/Arabic: 112
Ukrainian: 112
Hungarian: 89
Slovak: 84
Russian: 66
Syrian: 56
Austrian: 56
Canadian: 55
European: 54
Romanian: 49
Welsh: 46
Croatian: 41
Czech: 41
Finnish: 41
Serbian: 39
Maltese: 36
Iranian: 31
Northern European: 28
Armenian: 26
Swiss: 23
Australian: 20
Lithuanian: 19
Bulgarian: 18
Yugoslavian: 17
British: 17
Danish: 16
Macedonian: 15
Slavic: 9
Pennsylvania German: 9
Other Arab: 8
Scandinavian: 7
Celtic: 7
Eastern European: 5
Czechoslovakian: 4
Slovene: 4
Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac: 4

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

Canada (16%)
Philippines (10%)
Italy (9%)
Greece (7%)
India (7%)
Germany (6%)
Lebanon (5%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 13373
Northeast: 510
Midwest: 1279
South: 580
West: 136

73% of Grosse Pointe Woods residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 50% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 71% lived in Michigan.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 19
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 0
7th and 8th grade: 35
9th grade: 31
10th grade: 22
11th grade: 43
12th grade, no diploma: 98
High school graduate (or equivalency): 576
Less than 1 year of college: 281
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 885
Associate degree: 366
Bachelor's degree: 1,738
Master's degree: 771
Professional school degree: 491
Doctorate degree: 92

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 19
Nursery to 4th grade: 14
5th and 6th grade: 14
7th and 8th grade: 48
9th grade: 20
10th grade: 57
11th grade: 46
12th grade, no diploma: 150
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,321
Less than 1 year of college: 373
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 990
Associate degree: 347
Bachelor's degree: 1,910
Master's degree: 782
Professional school degree: 197
Doctorate degree: 66

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 2.8%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 1.8%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 9.4%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 26.9%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 0.0%

Median household income in 1999 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $77,658
Black householders: $75,833
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $68,750
Asian householders: $162,500
Some other race householders: $8,750
Two or more races householders: $78,166
Median household income in 1999, Hispanic or Latino race: $62,500

Grosse Pointe Woods household income for White Non-Hispanic householders

Grosse Pointe Woods household income for Black or African American householders

Grosse Pointe Woods household income for American Indian or Alaska Native householders

Grosse Pointe Woods household income for Asian householders

Grosse Pointe Woods household income for some other race householders

Grosse Pointe Woods household income for two or more races householders

Grosse Pointe Woods household income for Hispanic or Latino householders

Grosse Pointe Woods marital status for males

Grosse Pointe Woods marital status for females

Median house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $233,300
Black or African American householders: $203,600
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $112,500
Asian householders: $271,400
Some other race householders: $162,500
Two or more races householders: $231,900
Hispanic or Latino householders: $170,800

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 6,456
One, attached: 84
Two: 53
3 or 4: 34
5 to 9: 32
10 to 19: 7
20 to 49: 34
50 or more: 7
Mobile homes: 10

Median worth of mobile homes: $112,500

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Grosse Pointe Woods:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:

Utility gas (97%)
Electricity (2%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

Utility gas (86%)
Electricity (14%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 380

Here:	16.8%
Michigan:	11.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 125

Here:	12.0%
Michigan:	8.7%

Students in private undegraduate colleges: 142

Here:	19.9%
Michigan:	16.5%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)

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