Highland Park is a city located in Lake County Illinois. Highland Park has a 2020 population of 30,258. Highland Park is currently growing at a rate of 0.14% annually and its population has increased by 0.27% since the most recent census, which recorded a population of 30,176 in 2010.
The average household income in Highland Park is $231,170 with a poverty rate of 4.60%. The median rental costs in recent years comes to $1,666 per month, and the median house value is $535,000. The median age in Highland Park is 47.1 years, 46 years for males, and 48.4 years for females.
According to the most recent ACS, the racial composition of Highland Parkwas:
Race | Population | Percentage |
---|---|---|
White | 26,528 | 89.63% |
Black or African American | 225 | 0.76% |
American Indian and Alaska Native | 10 | 0.03% |
Asian | 846 | 2.86% |
Some Other Race | 894 | 3.02% |
Two or More Races | 1,093 | 3.69% |
Type | Count | Average Size | Owned |
---|---|---|---|
All | 11,700 | 2.5 | 83.9 |
Married | 7,857 | 3.01 | 90.1 |
Male | 326 | 2.81 | 68.4 |
Female | 454 | 3.01 | 61 |
Non Family | 3,063 | 1.1 | 73 |
2.98
Average Family Size
2.5
Average Household Size
Education Attained | Count | Percentage |
---|---|---|
Less Than 9th Grade | 437 | 2.08% |
9th to 12th Grade | 205 | 0.98% |
High School Graduate | 1,681 | 8.01% |
Some College | 2,073 | 9.88% |
Associates Degree | 719 | 3.43% |
Bachelors Degree | 7,936 | 37.83% |
Graduate Degree | 7,928 | 37.79% |
Race | Total | High School | Bachelors |
---|---|---|---|
White | 18,257 | 18,142 | 14,486 |
Asian | 694 | 655 | 492 |
2+ Races | 431 | 400 | 289 |
Hispanic | 1,621 | 1,198 | 651 |
Black | 140 | 75 | 38 |
Other Race | 536 | 251 | 31 |
Native American | 10 | 10 |
The highest rate of high school graduation is among native american people with a rate of 100.00%.
The highest rate of bachelors degrees is among white people with a rate of 79.34%.
$85,430
Average Earnings
$110,523
Average Male
$54,015
Average Female
84.48% of Highland Park residents speak only English, while 15.52% speak other languages. The non-English language spoken by the largest group is Spanish, which is spoken by 8.33% of the population.
Name | Total | In Poverty | Poverty Rate |
---|---|---|---|
Black | 157 | 53 | 33.76% |
Asian | 834 | 102 | 12.23% |
Multiple | 1,091 | 53 | 4.86% |
White | 24,932 | 1,082 | 4.34% |
Other | NaN% | ||
Hispanic | 2,645 | 88 | 3.33% |
4.60%
Overall Poverty Rate
4.36%
Male Poverty Rate
4.82%
Female Poverty Rate
The race most likely to be in poverty in Highland Park is Black, with 33.76% below the poverty level.
The race least likely to be in poverty in Highland Park is Hispanic, with 3.33% below the poverty level.
The poverty rate among those that worked full-time for the past 12 months was 0.51%. Among those working part-time, it was 6.04%, and for those that did not work, the poverty rate was 10.57%.
68.2%
Overall Marriage Rate
72.0%
Male Marriage Rate
64.6%
Female Marriage Rate
The age group where males are most likely to be married is 35-44, while the female age group most likely to be married is 35-44.
Name | Veterans | % of Total |
---|---|---|
White | 990 | 4.95% |
Black | 8 | 4.76% |
Asian | 8 | 1.19% |
2+ Races | 3 | 0.57% |
Hispanic | 48 | 2.62% |
4.52%
Veteran Poverty Rate
33.23%
Veteran Disability Rate
65.1%
Labor Force Participation
61.5%
Employment Rate
4.1%
Unemployment Rate
Non citizens include legal permanent residents (green card holders), international students, temporary workers, humanitarian migrants, and illegal immigrants.
61.63%
Born in Highland Park
88.95%
Native Born
11.05%
Foreign Born
3.48%
Non Citizen
7.57%
Naturalized
88.95% of Highland Park residents were born in the United States, with 61.63% having been born in Illinois. 3.48% of residents are not US citizens. Of those not born in the United States, the largest percentage are from Europe.
Year | Population | Growth | Annual Growth Rate |
---|---|---|---|
1900 | 2,806 | 0.00% | |
1910 | 4,209 | 1,403 | 4.14% |
1920 | 6,167 | 1,958 | 3.89% |
1930 | 12,203 | 6,036 | 7.06% |
1940 | 14,476 | 2,273 | 1.72% |
1950 | 16,808 | 2,332 | 1.50% |
1960 | 25,532 | 8,724 | 4.27% |
1970 | 32,263 | 6,731 | 2.37% |
1980 | 30,599 | -1,664 | -0.53% |
1990 | 30,575 | -24 | -0.01% |
2000 | 31,365 | 790 | 0.26% |
2010 | 29,763 | -1,602 | -0.52% |
2011 | 29,804 | 41 | 0.14% |
2012 | 29,845 | 41 | 0.14% |
2013 | 29,886 | 41 | 0.14% |
2014 | 29,927 | 41 | 0.14% |
2015 | 29,968 | 41 | 0.14% |
2016 | 30,009 | 41 | 0.14% |
2017 | 30,050 | 41 | 0.14% |
2018 | 30,091 | 41 | 0.14% |
2019 | 30,132 | 41 | 0.14% |
2020 | 30,176 | 44 | 0.15% |
2021 | 30,217 | 41 | 0.14% |
2022 | 30,258 | 41 | 0.14% |