Profile for Grosse Pointe, Michigan, MI

Grosse Pointe is on Lake St. Clair

Crime: The number of violent crimes recorded by the FBI in 2003 was 3. The number of murders and homicides was 0. The violent crime rate was 0.5 per 1,000 people.

Setting for 1997 movie, "Grosse Pointe Blank," (although little was filmed here)

Well-known residents have included:
· Julie Harris, actress

Coffee: National and regional coffee companies with outlets here include Caribou Coffee, Panera Bread, Starbucks

Quotes:
Shortly after the riots, like many other white Detroiters, my parents began looking for a house in the suburbs. The suburb they had their sights on was the affluent lakefront district of the auto magnates: Grosse Pointe. It was much harder than they ever expected.
-- Middlesex
Jeffrey Eugenides

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Airports (1)

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Cemeteries (9)

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Museums (3)

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21% of Grosse Pointe residents report German ancestry, and 15% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Grosse Pointe ancestry & family history guide.

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At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Grosse Pointe was $53,942, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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69% of Grosse Pointe residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

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Median rent in Grosse Pointe, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $844.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $1,825.

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Newspapers in Grosse Pointe include Grosse Pointe News

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Wayne County supported John Kerry in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Grosse Pointe political report.

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The average commute time for Grosse Pointe workers is 26 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

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