Highland Park, NJ

Census Place

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2024 Population
15,121
US Senator
Cory Booker
Democratic Party
US Senator
Andy Kim
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
35.2
1.73% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
7.54%
18.5% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$104,694
2.65% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$471,700
1.75% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
8,872
2.63% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Highland Park, NJ 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.

82.4% of the residents in Highland Park, NJ are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Highland Park, NJ was $471,700, and the homeownership rate was 40.3%.

Most people in Highland Park, NJ drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 27.1 minutes. The average car ownership in Highland Park, NJ was 2 cars per household.

United StatesNew JerseyMiddlesex County, NJNew York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PAMiddlesex County (North Central)--Metuchen & South Edison PUMA, NJMiddlesex County (Central)--New Brunswick & Highland Park PUMA, NJ

Population & Diversity

Highland Park, NJ is home to a population of 15.1k people, from which 82.4% are citizens. As of 2024, 34.3% of Highland Park, NJ residents were born outside of the country (5.19k people).

In 2024, there were 2.61 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (8.33k people) in Highland Park, NJ than any other race or ethnicity. There were 3.19k Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 1.3k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

82.4%
2024 Citizenship
81.3%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 82.4% of Highland Park, NJ residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Highland Park, NJ was 81.3%, 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, NJ
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    8.33k ± 964
  2. Asian (Non-Hispanic)
    3.19k ± 737
  3. Other (Hispanic)
    1.3k ± 509
15.8%
Hispanic Population
2.38k people

In 2024, there were 2.61 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (8.33k people) in Highland Park, NJ than any other race or ethnicity. There were 3.19k Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 1.3k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

15.8% of the people in Highland Park, NJ are hispanic (2.38k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Highland Park, NJ 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 New Jersey.
Most Common Origin
  1. India
    273,706 ± 12,653 people
  2. Dominican Republic
    205,965 ± 11,018 people
  3. Mexico
    107,667 ± 8,009 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of New Jersey was India, the natal country of 273,706 New Jersey residents, followed by Dominican Republic with 205,965 and Mexico with 107,667.

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Foreign-Born Population

34.3%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
5.19k people
34.7%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
5.2k people

As of 2024, 34.3% of Highland Park, NJ residents (5.19k 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, NJ was 34.7%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Gulf War (2001-)
    154 ± 124
  2. Vietnam
    146 ± 123
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    37 ± 42

Highland Park, NJ has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.05 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Highland Park, NJ employs 8.87k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Highland Park, NJ were Educational Services (1,908 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (1,433 people), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (1,344 people), and the highest paying industries were Information ($132,736), Finance & Insurance ($130,972), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($117,500).

Employment

Occupations

8.87k
2024 Value
± 925
2.63%
1 Year growth
± 14.1%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Highland Park, NJ grew at a rate of 2.63%, from 8.65k employees to 8.87k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Highland Park, NJ, are Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (1,254 people), Management Occupations (1,117 people), and Business & Financial Operations Occupations (1,094 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Highland Park, NJ.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

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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

8.87k
2024 Value
± 925
2.63%
1 Year growth
± 14.1%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Highland Park, NJ grew at a rate of 2.63%, from 8.65k employees to 8.87k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Highland Park, NJ, are Educational Services (1,908 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (1,433 people), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (1,344 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Highland Park, NJ, though some of these residents may live in Highland Park, NJ and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$78,232
Median earning men ± $10,765
$57,598
Median earning women ± $10,765

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($159,896), Construction ($142,931), and Information ($132,905).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Manufacturing ($89,049), Information ($87,083), and Public Administration ($76,635).

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Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for New Jersey.
Y-Axis
2.27%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 4.24M people employed in New Jersey. This represents a 2.27% 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 16.5%.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Highland Park, NJ was $471,700 in 2024, which is 1.42 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $463,600 to $471,700, a 1.75% increase. The homeownership rate in Highland Park, NJ is 40.3%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Highland Park, NJ have an average commute time of 27.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Highland Park, NJ is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$471,700
Median Property Value 2024
±$19,857
$2,593
Median Property Taxes
±$373

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, NJ the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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

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Rent vs Own

40.3%
Homeownership
2024
61.1%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 40.3% of the housing units in Highland Park, NJ were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 38.9%.

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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.
$104,694
Median Household Income
± $24,486
6.44k
Number of Households
± 721

In 2024, the median household income of the 6.44k households in Highland Park, NJ grew to $104,694 from the previous year's value of $101,991.

The following chart displays the households in Highland Park, NJ 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, NJ is from New Jersey.
0.486
2023 Wage GINI in New Jersey
0.489
2022 Wage GINI in New Jersey

In 2023, the income inequality in New Jersey was 0.486 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.709% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for New Jersey was higher than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in New Jersey in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (52.2%)
  2. Worked At Home (26.4%)
  3. Public Transit (7.77%)

In 2024, 52.2% of workers in Highland Park, NJ drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (26.4%) and those who used public transit to get to work (7.77%).

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

27.1 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Highland Park, NJ have a longer commute time (27.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 3.46% of the workforce in Highland Park, NJ 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, NJ distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Highland Park, NJ have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

7.54% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Highland Park, NJ (1.14k out of 15.1k 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 Males 55 - 64, followed by Females 45 - 54 and then Females 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Highland Park, NJ is White, followed by Hispanic and Other.

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

91.9% of the population of Highland Park, NJ has health coverage, with 65.4% on employee plans, 8.18% on Medicaid, 7.34% on Medicare, 10.5% on non-group plans, and 0.418% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in New Jersey see 1,279 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,279 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1157 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 320 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.5% were men and 49.5% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 18.8% under 18 years, 31.1% between 18 and 34 years, 39.7% between 35 and 64 years, and 10.4% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.5% were men and 49.5% were women.

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Uninsured People

8.1%
Uninsured
65.4%
Employer Coverage
8.18%
Medicaid
7.34%
Medicare
10.5%
Non-Group
0.418%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Highland Park, NJ grew by 5.8% from 7.66% to 8.1%.

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