Highland Park, IL

Census Place

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2024 Population
30,398
US Senator
Dick Durbin
Democratic Party
US Senator
Tammy Duckworth
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
45
2.17% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
4.17%
27.9% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$168,094
3.84% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$607,300
2.17% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
14,803
0.598% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Highland Park, IL reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

96.6% of the residents in Highland Park, IL are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Highland Park, IL was $607,300, and the homeownership rate was 83.8%.

Most people in Highland Park, IL drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 27.5 minutes. The average car ownership in Highland Park, IL was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Highland Park, IL is home to a population of 30.4k people, from which 96.6% are citizens. As of 2024, 10.5% of Highland Park, IL residents were born outside of the country (3.2k people).

In 2024, there were 17 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (24.6k people) in Highland Park, IL than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.44k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 936 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

96.6%
2024 Citizenship
95.9%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 96.6% of Highland Park, IL residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Highland Park, IL was 95.9%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Highland Park, IL
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    24.6k ± 898
  2. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    1.44k ± 591
  3. Other (Hispanic)
    936 ± 443
11%
Hispanic Population
3.34k people

In 2024, there were 17 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (24.6k people) in Highland Park, IL than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.44k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 936 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

11% of the people in Highland Park, IL are hispanic (3.34k people).

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

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Illinois.
Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    633,244 ± 19,044 people
  2. India
    161,770 ± 9,812 people
  3. Poland
    119,556 ± 8,449 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Illinois was Mexico, the natal country of 633,244 Illinois residents, followed by India with 161,770 and Poland with 119,556.

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Foreign-Born Population

10.5%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
3.2k people
11.3%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
3.41k people

As of 2024, 10.5% of Highland Park, IL residents (3.2k 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 Highland Park, IL was 11.3%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    248 ± 93
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    167 ± 79
  3. Korea
    65 ± 43

Highland Park, IL has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.49 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Highland Park, IL employs 14.8k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Highland Park, IL were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (2,083 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (1,891 people), and Educational Services (1,687 people), and the highest paying industries were Manufacturing ($156,291), Finance & Insurance ($155,417), and Wholesale Trade ($146,250).

Employment

Occupations

14.8k
2024 Value
± 917
0.598%
1 Year growth
± 8.88%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Highland Park, IL grew at a rate of 0.598%, from 14.7k employees to 14.8k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Highland Park, IL, are Management Occupations (3,803 people), Sales & Related Occupations (1,402 people), and Business & Financial Operations Occupations (1,310 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Highland Park, IL.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

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Industries

Employment by Industries

14.8k
2024 Value
± 917
0.598%
1 Year growth
± 8.88%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Highland Park, IL grew at a rate of 0.598%, from 14.7k employees to 14.8k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Highland Park, IL, are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (2,083 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (1,891 people), and Educational Services (1,687 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Highland Park, IL, though some of these residents may live in Highland Park, IL and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$128,750
Median earning men ± $19,305
$68,255
Median earning women ± $5,934

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($158,478), Information ($157,500), and Manufacturing ($156,180).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Manufacturing ($156,688), Wholesale Trade ($131,324), and Public Administration ($126,250).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis
2.47%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 6.03M people employed in Illinois. This represents a 2.47% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 13%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Illinois.

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Illinois went to Kamala Harris with 54.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (43.5%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.43%).

Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth are the senators currently representing the state of Illinois. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Illinois is currently represented by 17 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Voting results are not available for Highland Park, IL. Showing the available data for Illinois.
2024 Election Results
  1. Kamala Harris (54.4%)
    Democratic Party
  2. Donald J. Trump (43.5%)
    Republican Party
  3. Robert Kennedy (1.43%)
    Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Illinois went to Kamala Harris with 54.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (43.5%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.43%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Illinois for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Illinois

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Dick Durbin
Senator from Illinois2
Assumed office on January 3, 1997
Tammy Duckworth
Senator from Illinois3
Assumed office on January 3, 2017

Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth are the senators currently representing Illinois.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Illinois over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Highland Park, IL was $607,300 in 2024, which is 1.83 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $594,400 to $607,300, a 2.17% increase. The homeownership rate in Highland Park, IL is 83.8%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Highland Park, IL have an average commute time of 27.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Highland Park, IL is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$607,300
Median Property Value 2024
±$40,019
$9,875
Median Property Taxes
±$597

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 Highland Park, IL the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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

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Rent vs Own

83.8%
Homeownership
2024
58.8%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 83.8% of the housing units in Highland Park, IL were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 83.7%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$168,094
Median Household Income
± $17,851
11.8k
Number of Households
± 739

In 2024, the median household income of the 11.8k households in Highland Park, IL grew to $168,094 from the previous year's value of $161,875.

The following chart displays the households in Highland Park, IL 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 $200k+ range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Highland Park, IL is from Illinois.
0.474
2023 Wage GINI in Illinois
0.477
2022 Wage GINI in Illinois

In 2023, the income inequality in Illinois was 0.474 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.554% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Illinois was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Illinois in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (61.1%)
  2. Worked At Home (26.5%)
  3. Public Transit (5.65%)

In 2024, 61.1% of workers in Highland Park, IL drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (26.5%) and those who used public transit to get to work (5.65%).

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.

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Commute Time

27.5 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Highland Park, IL have a longer commute time (27.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 3.08% of the workforce in Highland Park, IL have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

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

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

4.17% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Highland Park, IL (1.26k out of 30.1k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 75+, followed by Males 55 - 64 and then Females 55 - 64.

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

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.

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Health

97.9% of the population of Highland Park, IL has health coverage, with 59.9% on employee plans, 4.81% on Medicaid, 19.7% on Medicare, 11.7% on non-group plans, and 1.76% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Illinois see 1,264 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,264 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1189 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 297 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.6% were men and 52.4% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 25.6% under 18 years, 11.6% between 18 and 34 years, 38.6% between 35 and 64 years, and 24.2% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.6% were men and 52.4% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

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Uninsured People

2.15%
Uninsured
59.9%
Employer Coverage
4.81%
Medicaid
19.7%
Medicare
11.7%
Non-Group
1.76%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Highland Park, IL declined by 23.2% from 2.79% to 2.15%.

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