Grosse Pointe Woods is a city in Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. One of the five "Grosse Pointe" suburbs of Detroit, Grosse Pointe Woods is located roughly east of downtown Detroit. As of the 2020 census, Grosse Pointe Woods had a population of 16,487.
History
While initially settled over a century ago, much of the city in its current form was built in the middle of the 20th century, particularly around and just after World War II, distinguishing Grosse Pointe Woods from older portions of Grosse Pointe.
The city was originally incorporated as the Village of Lochmoor in 1927 from the last unincorporated portion of Grosse Pointe Township. The village annexed the Stanhope-Allard strip of land from what was then Gratiot Township in 1931. The village changed its name from Lochmoor to Grosse Pointe Woods in 1939, but didn't incorporate as a city until 1950.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land. It is the only one of the five Grosse Pointes with no Lake St. Clair shoreline, although the city owns a park in neighboring St. Clair Shores that is on the lake.
Demographics
Racial and ethnic composition
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+Grosse Pointe Woods, Michigan – Racial and ethnic composition<br><small></small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(NH = Non-Hispanic)</small>
!Pop 2000
!Pop 2010
!
!% 2000
!% 2010
!
|-
|White alone (NH)
|16,310
|14,525
|style='background: #ffffe6; |13,764
|95.49%
|90.02%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |83.48%
|-
|Black or African American alone (NH)
|106
|725
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1232
|0.62%
|4.49%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |8.08%
|-
|Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)
|10
|14
|style='background: #ffffe6; |12
|0.06%
|0.09%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.07%
|-
|Asian alone (NH)
|353
|389
|style='background: #ffffe6; |355
|2.07%
|2.41%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2.15%
|-
|Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)
|0
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |5
|0.00%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.03%
|-
|Other race alone (NH)
|7
|13
|style='background: #ffffe6; |59
|0.04%
|0.08%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.36%
|-
|Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)
|127
|199
|style='background: #ffffe6; |570
|0.74%
|1.23%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3.46%
|-
|Hispanic or Latino (any race)
|167
|270
|style='background: #ffffe6; |490
|0.98%
|1.67%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2.97%
|-
|Total
|17,080
|16,135
|style='background: #ffffe6; |16,487
|100.00%
|100.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |100.00%
|}
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Grosse Pointe Woods had a population of 16,487. The median age was 44.7 years. 20.5% of residents were under the age of 18 and 22.4% were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females, there were 92.0 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.4 males age 18 and over.
There were 6,594 households, of which 29.2% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 58.6% were married-couple households, 12.9% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 24.8% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 25.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. of 2010, there were 16,135 people, 6,416 households, and 4,681 families living in the city. The population density was . There were 6,819 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 91.4% White, 4.5% African American, 0.1% Native American, 2.4% Asian, 0.3% from other races, and 1.3% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.7% of the population.
There were 6,416 households, of which 31.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.0% were married couples living together, 10.0% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.0% had a male householder with no wife present, and 27.0% were non-families. 24.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 3.01.
The median age in the city was 45.1 years. 23.7% of residents were under the age of 18; 6.2% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 20% were from 25 to 44; 32.4% were from 45 to 64; and 17.7% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 47.9% male and 52.1% female.
2000 census
As of the census