Grosse Pointe Park, Michigan

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

Grosse Pointe Park is a city in Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 12,443 at the 2000 census.

[edit] Geography

Location of Grosse Pointe Park, Michigan

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 9.6 km² (3.7 mi²). 5.6 km² (2.2 mi²) of it is land and 4.0 km² (1.5 mi²) of it is water (part of Lake St. Clair). The total area is 41.62% water. Grosse Pointe Park has borders with Detroit between Alter Road and Wayburn to the southwest and along Mack Avenue to the northwest, and the city of Grosse Pointe along Cadieux Road to the northeast.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census ² of 2000, there were 12,443 people, 4,816 households, and 3,303 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,224.2/km² (5,772.6/mi²). There were 5,043 housing units at an average density of 901.4/km² (2,339.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 92.48% White, 2.95% African American, 0.35% Native American, 1.82% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.39% from other races, and 1.98% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.74% of the population.

There were 4,816 households out of which 35.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.3% were married couples living together, 8.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.4% were non-families. 26.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 3.18.

In the city the population was spread out with 27.5% under the age of 18, 6.1% from 18 to 24, 29.3% from 25 to 44, 26.3% from 45 to 64, and 10.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 94.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.2 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $80,485, and the median income for a family was $104,267. Males had a median income of $73,343 versus $40,095 for females. The per capita income for the city was $42,051. About 1.8% of families and 4.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.1% of those under age 18 and 1.9% of those age 65 or over.