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Grosse Pointe, MI

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Grosse Pointe, MI: 2 USPS ZIPs, population 47,583. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet GROSSE-POINTE-MI · Grosse Pointe, MI 2 ZIPs · 47,583 pop · #1447/25278 · Wayne County

INC-TOP · RANK-TOP · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-FEW · OWN-MID · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-TIGHT · HOME-HIGH

  • INC-TOP $132,776
  • RANK-TOP #1447/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Canton
  • BOOK-FEW 2 ZIPs
  • OWN-MID 85% owners
  • POP-SMALL 47,583
  • SPREAD-TIGHT 48236→48230
  • HOME-HIGH $418,000

Nearest income peer: Canton, MI ( $11,225 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Grosse Pointe

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Grosse Pointe on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Grosse Pointe, MI sits among US cities with a top-decile household income, on a small-city population base, across a handful of delivery areas.

Top 6%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
47,583
city population (Census)
2
USPS ZIP codes covered
$132,776
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

High-income footprint on only 2 ZIPs: the city page and the ZIP page nearly coincide. Headline income $132,776 and home value $418,000 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 69.8%.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (84.9%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Grosse Pointe as a pure owner town.

Within Michigan, Pointe Aux Pins is the closest lower-income city and West Bloomfield the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 3 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Grosse Pointe.

Within-city ZIP comparison

Where the ZIP codes inside Grosse Pointe differ

The published income range is comparatively compact across the ZIPs in Grosse Pointe: $128,242 in ZIP 48236 to $137,310 in 48230. The city average is therefore a more representative summary here, though each ZIP page still carries its own housing and demographic record.

Income high-to-low ratio
1.1×

48236 to 48230

Home-value high-to-low ratio
1.3×

48236 to 48230

Poverty-rate spread
1.2 points

48230 to 48236

Derived from the published ACS 2023 ZIP-level records shown on this site. A high-to-low ratio compares the highest and lowest available ZIP values; it is not a score or forecast.

Population concentration

Lead ZIP 48236 skews compact Grosse Pointe

In this 2-ZIP cluster, 48236 covers about 64% of Grosse Pointe's 47,583 residents. City averages lean toward that lead; open a thinner sibling ZIP for the contrast the mean hides.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Employer-heavy short list in Grosse Pointe

Citywide ZBP: 1,238 establishments, 17,403 employees , annual payroll $985,922k (~26 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 2 of 2 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 48236 (832 units) ; leading NAICS Health care and social assistance (234) · also Professional, scientific, and technical services · Accommodation and food services .

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ZIP Codes in Grosse Pointe, MI

These ZIP codes sit in Wayne County, which covers 69 ZIP codes in all; 2 of them fall in Grosse Pointe. See the Wayne County roll-up →

Grosse Pointe sits in the upper half of Wayne County on income: Detroit, Dearborn and Livonia report less, while Northville reports more. Detroit marks the far end of that range at $40,345, 70% below Grosse Pointe.

Side-by-side: Compare 48236 vs 48230 →

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
48236 30,607 $128,242 832 1,582
48230 16,976 $137,310 406 2,030
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Grosse Pointe roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Grosse Pointe, .