Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan

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This article is about the incorporated city of Grosse Pointe Farms. For the adjacent area, see Grosse Pointe.

Grosse Pointe Farms is a city in Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 9,764 at the 2000 census.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
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[edit] Geography

Location of Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 31.9 km² (12.3 mi²). 7.0 km² (2.7 mi²) of it is land and 24.9 km² (9.6 mi²) of it is water (part of Lake St. Clair). The total area is 78.10% water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census ² of 2000, there were 9,764 people, 3,804 households, and 2,868 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,396.3/km² (3,618.8/mi²). There were 3,937 housing units at an average density of 563.0/km² (1,459.2/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 97.58% White, 0.65% African American, 0.11% Native American, 1.13% Asian, 0.11% from other races, and 0.42% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.11% of the population.

There were 3,804 households out of which 34.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.8% were married couples living together, 6.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.6% were non-families. 22.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 3.03.

In the city the population was spread out with 26.5% under the age of 18, 3.6% from 18 to 24, 23.4% from 25 to 44, 28.6% from 45 to 64, and 17.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 90.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.5 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $100,153, and the median income for a family was $109,264. Males had a median income of $87,108 versus $53,241 for females. The per capita income for the city was $54,846. About 1.5% of families and 2.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.1% of those under age 18 and 1.4% of those age 65 or over.