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Population (year 2000): 1,082. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,171 (+8.2% change)
Males: 535 (49.4%), Females: 547 (50.6%)
Jackson County
Zip code:
49240
Median resident age: 34.6 years
Median household income: $45,078 (year 2000)
Median house value: $116,100 (year 2000)
Races in Grass Lake:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.2%)
- Hispanic (0.6%)
Ancestries: German (32.6%), English (17.4%),
Irish (13.0%), United States (9.6%), French (4.7%), Scottish
(3.2%).
Elevation: 996 feet
Land area: 1.0 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Grass Lake
- High school or higher: 83.0%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 6.1%
- Unemployed: 2.7%
- Mean travel time to work: 27.2 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Grass Lake village
- Never married: 23.1%
- Now married: 53.7%
- Separated: 1.2%
- Widowed: 7.8%
- Divorced: 14.1%
1.7% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +160 (+17.4%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Grass Lake:
- W A FOOTE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 13 miles;
JACKSON, MI)
- CHELSEA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; CHELSEA,
MI)
- DOCTORS HOSPITAL OF JACKSON (about 14 miles;
JACKSON, MI)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Grass Lake:
- CAPITAL CITY (about 44 miles; LANSING, MI; ID: LAN)
- WILLOW RUN (about 48 miles; DETROIT, MI; ID: YIP)
- TOLEDO EXPRESS (about 54 miles; TOLEDO, OH; ID: TOL)
Other public-use airports nearest to Grass Lake:
- WOLF LAKE (about 4 miles; NAPOLEON, MI; ID: 26W)
- NAPOLEON (about 7 miles; NAPOLEON, MI; ID: 3NP)
- DAY FIELD (about 12 miles; NAPOLEON, MI; ID: 6H4)
Amtrak station near Grass Lake:
- 14 miles: JACKSON (501 E. MICHIGAN AVE.). Services:
ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed
waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free
short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for
taxi service, public transit connection.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Grass Lake:
- JACKSON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 13 miles; JACKSON,
MI; Full-time enrollment: 2,756)
- SPRING ARBOR UNIVERSITY (about 24 miles; SPRING
ARBOR, MI; FT enrollment: 2,266)
- WASHTENAW COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 26 miles; ANN
ARBOR, MI; FT enrollment: 5,436)
- LANSING COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 27 miles; LANSING,
MI; FT enrollment: 8,454)
- UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN-ANN ARBOR (about 35 miles;
ANN ARBOR, MI; FT enrollment: 35,684)
- MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 38 miles; EAST
LANSING, MI; FT enrollment: 38,639)
- EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY (about 40 miles;
YPSILANTI, MI; FT enrollment: 17,476)
Public high school in Grass Lake:
- GRASS LAKE HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 333;
Location: 11500 WARRIOR TRAIL; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high school in Grass Lake:
- NORTH SHARON CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 30;
Location: 17999 WASHBURNE RD; Grades: KG - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Grass Lake:
- GEORGE LONG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 433;
Location: 829 S. UNION STREET; Grades: KG - 04)
- GRASS LAKE MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 344;
Location: 1000 GRASS LAKE ROAD; Grades: 05 - 08)
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