Grass Lake is a very small village located in the state of Michigan. With a population of 1,105 people and two associated neighborhoods, Grass Lake is the 461st largest community in Michigan. Grass Lake has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic villages.
Also of interest is that Grass Lake has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 13.41% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.
Grass Lake’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the nation, making it a very safe place to live.
Grass Lake is a small village, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
The overall education level of Grass Lake is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 21.84%: 28.81% of adults 25 and older in the village have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Grass Lake in 2022 was $34,451, which is upper middle income relative to Michigan, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $137,804 for a family of four. However, Grass Lake contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Grass Lake home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Grass Lake residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Grass Lake include German, Irish, English, Polish, and French.
The most common language spoken in Grass Lake is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Italian.