Eastpointe is a medium-sized city located in the state of Michigan. With a population of 33,806 people and ten associated neighborhoods, Eastpointe is the 40th largest community in Michigan.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Eastpointe is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Eastpointe is a city of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Eastpointe who work in office and administrative support (17.02%), food service (9.37%), and sales jobs (8.01%). Also of interest is that Eastpointe 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: 8.20% 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. The citizens of Eastpointe are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 14.89% of adults in Eastpointe have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree The per capita income in Eastpointe in 2022 was $27,019, which is lower middle income relative to Michigan and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $108,076 for a family of four. However, Eastpointe contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Eastpointe is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Eastpointe home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Eastpointe residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Eastpointe include German, Polish, Irish, Italian, and English. The most common language spoken in Eastpointe is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Italian.
