East Highland Park, VA

Census Place

2024 Population

15,265

US Senator

Mark Warner

Democratic Party

US Senator

Tim Kaine

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

40.8

0.73% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

12.8%

6.01% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$64,681

7.27% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$229,200

Population & Diversity

East Highland Park, VA is home to a population of 15.3k people, from which 98.2% are citizens.

As of 2024, 5.08% of East Highland Park, VA residents were born outside of the country (775 people).

In 2024, there were 10.8 times more Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents (13.4k people) in East Highland Park, VA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.25k White (Non-Hispanic) and 268 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.2%

2024 Citizenship

98.3%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 98.2% of East Highland Park, VA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in East Highland Park, VA was 98.3%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in East Highland Park, VA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in East Highland Park, VA

Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
13.4k ± 1.52k
White (Non-Hispanic)
1.25k ± 354
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
268 ± 195

1.76%

Hispanic Population

269 people

1.76% of the people in East Highland Park, VA are hispanic (269 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in East Highland Park, VA as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Virginia.

Most Common Origin

El Salvador
108,778 ± 8,047 people
India
98,440 ± 7,659 people
Mexico
58,677 ± 5,927 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Virginia was El Salvador, the natal country of 108,778 Virginia residents, followed by India with 98,440 and Mexico with 58,677.

Foreign-Born Population

5.08%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

775 people

3.8%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

611 people

As of 2024, 5.08% of East Highland Park, VA residents (775 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in East Highland Park, VA was 3.8%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in East Highland Park, VA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
205 ± 108
Gulf War (2001-)
195 ± 131
Gulf War (1990s)
66 ± 58

East Highland Park, VA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.05 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in East Highland Park, VA.

Economy

The economy of East Highland Park, VA employs 8.3k people. In 2024, the largest industries in East Highland Park, VA were Retail Trade (1,546 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (1,298 people), and Manufacturing (1,050 people), and the highest paying industries were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($84,375), Public Administration ($73,380), and Wholesale Trade ($70,246).

Employment

Occupations

8.3k

2024 Value

± 919

−5.08%

1 Year decline

± 16.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in East Highland Park, VA declined at a rate of −5.08%, from 8.74k employees to 8.3k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in East Highland Park, VA, are Sales & Related Occupations (1,094 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,034 people), and Management Occupations (680 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of East Highland Park, VA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Virginia.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Virginia (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

8.3k

2024 Value

± 919

−5.08%

1 Year decline

± 16.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in East Highland Park, VA declined at a rate of −5.08%, from 8.74k employees to 8.3k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in East Highland Park, VA, are Retail Trade (1,546 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (1,298 people), and Manufacturing (1,050 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of East Highland Park, VA, though some of these residents may live in East Highland Park, VA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$48,555

Median earning men ± $8,610

$37,058

Median earning women ± $6,234

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($117,762), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($72,135), and Retail Trade ($61,310).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($65,923), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($51,122), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($47,804).

Housing & Living

The median property value in East Highland Park, VA was $229,200 in 2024, which is 0.689 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $210,500 to $229,200, a 8.88% increase. The homeownership rate in East Highland Park, VA is 66.6%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in East Highland Park, VA have an average commute time of 23.6 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in East Highland Park, VA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$229,200

Median Property Value 2024

±$11,890

$4,417

Median Property Taxes

±$656

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In East Highland Park, VA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in East Highland Park, VA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

66.6%

Homeownership

2024

64%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 66.6% of the housing units in East Highland Park, VA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 67%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in East Highland Park, VA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$64,681

Median Household Income

± $15,553

6.63k

Number of Households

± 804

In 2024, the median household income of the 6.63k households in East Highland Park, VA declined from $64,681 from the previous year's value of $69,750.

The following chart displays the households in East Highland Park, VA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for East Highland Park, VA is from Virginia.

0.47

2024 Wage GINI in Virginia

0.472

2023 Wage GINI in Virginia

In 2024, the income inequality in Virginia was 0.47 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.376% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Virginia was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Virginia in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Virginia across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (72.9%)
Worked At Home (14.2%)
Carpooled (10.8%)

In 2024, 72.9% of workers in East Highland Park, VA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (14.2%) and those who carpooled to work (10.8%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

23.6 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in East Highland Park, VA have a shorter commute time (23.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.16% of the workforce in East Highland Park, VA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in East Highland Park, VA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in East Highland Park, VA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in East Highland Park, VA have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

12.8% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in East Highland Park, VA (1.95k out of 15.2k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 6 - 11, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Females 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in East Highland Park, VA is Black, followed by White and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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