Highland Park, MI

Census Place

2024 Population

8,628

US Senator

Gary Peters

Democratic Party

US Senator

Elissa Slotkin

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

42.7

5.32% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

40.9%

0.61% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$29,309

6.26% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$79,200

Population & Diversity

Highland Park, MI is home to a population of 8.63k people, from which 99.5% are citizens.

As of 2024, 2.34% of Highland Park, MI residents were born outside of the country (202 people).

In 2024, there were 7.34 times more Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents (7.1k people) in Highland Park, MI than any other race or ethnicity. There were 966 White (Non-Hispanic) and 389 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.5%

2024 Citizenship

99.4%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.5% of Highland Park, MI residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Highland Park, MI was 99.4%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Highland Park, MI

Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
7.1k ± 386
White (Non-Hispanic)
966 ± 316
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
389 ± 210

1.73%

Hispanic Population

149 people

1.73% of the people in Highland Park, MI are hispanic (149 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Highland Park, MI 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 Michigan.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
83,098 ± 7,048 people
India
80,532 ± 6,939 people
Iraq
55,181 ± 5,751 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Michigan was Mexico, the natal country of 83,098 Michigan residents, followed by India with 80,532 and Iraq with 55,181.

Foreign-Born Population

2.34%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

202 people

2.02%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

178 people

As of 2024, 2.34% of Highland Park, MI residents (202 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, MI was 2.02%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
112 ± 69
Gulf War (2001-)
96 ± 82
Gulf War (1990s)
66 ± 48

Highland Park, MI has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.17 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Highland Park, MI employs 2.98k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Highland Park, MI were Health Care & Social Assistance (720 people), Manufacturing (357 people), and Administrative & Support & Waste Management Services (320 people), and the highest paying industries were Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($250,001), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($79,545), and Other Services Except Public Administration ($55,772).

Employment

Occupations

2.98k

2024 Value

± 501

−2.32%

1 Year decline

± 24.7%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Highland Park, MI declined at a rate of −2.32%, from 3.06k employees to 2.98k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Highland Park, MI, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (347 people), Production Occupations (327 people), and Healthcare Support Occupations (323 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Highland Park, MI.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Michigan (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

2.98k

2024 Value

± 501

−2.32%

1 Year decline

± 24.7%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Highland Park, MI declined at a rate of −2.32%, from 3.06k employees to 2.98k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Highland Park, MI, are Health Care & Social Assistance (720 people), Manufacturing (357 people), and Administrative & Support & Waste Management Services (320 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Highland Park, MI, though some of these residents may live in Highland Park, MI and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$38,836

Median earning men ± $7,324

$30,982

Median earning women ± $8,673

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($250,001), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($73,438), and Other Services Except Public Administration ($57,072).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($44,785), Retail Trade ($33,875), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($31,635).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Highland Park, MI was $79,200 in 2024, which is 0.238 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $75,800 to $79,200, a 4.49% increase. The homeownership rate in Highland Park, MI is 44.5%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Highland Park, MI have an average commute time of 22.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Highland Park, MI is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$79,200

Median Property Value 2024

±$17,626

$1,701

Median Property Taxes

±$336

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, MI the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

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

Rent vs Own

44.5%

Homeownership

2024

57.6%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 44.5% of the housing units in Highland Park, MI were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 45.4%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Highland Park, MI 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.

$29,309

Median Household Income

± $10,451

3.83k

Number of Households

± 540

In 2024, the median household income of the 3.83k households in Highland Park, MI grew to $29,309 from the previous year's value of $27,582.

The following chart displays the households in Highland Park, MI 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 $10k - $15k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Highland Park, MI is from Michigan.

0.46

2024 Wage GINI in Michigan

0.462

2023 Wage GINI in Michigan

In 2024, the income inequality in Michigan was 0.46 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.474% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Michigan was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Michigan in comparison to the national average.

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

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (60.7%)
Carpooled (11.2%)
Public Transit (11.2%)

In 2024, 60.7% of workers in Highland Park, MI drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (11.2%) and those who used public transit to get to work (11.2%).

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

22.3 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Highland Park, MI have a shorter commute time (22.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0.798% of the workforce in Highland Park, MI have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

40.9% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Highland Park, MI (3.43k out of 8.39k 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 65 - 74, followed by Males 55 - 64 and then Females 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Highland Park, MI 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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