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Highland Park, MI

8,628 Population
3 square miles 2,904.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

42.7 ±6.6 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Metro Area: 40.3 ±0.2
  • a little higher than the figure in Michigan: 40.2 ±0.1

Economics

$28,606 ±$7,742 Per capita income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Metro Area: $43,384 ±$233
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Michigan: $40,735 ±$166
$29,309 ±$10,451 Median household income
  • about two-fifths of the amount in the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Metro Area: $76,664 ±$554
  • about two-fifths of the amount in Michigan: $72,875 ±$293

40.9% ±7.1% (3,433  ±599) Persons below poverty line
  • more than double the rate in the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Metro Area: 13.6% 589,816 (±0.2% / ±10,497)
  • more than double the rate in Michigan: 13.2% 1,303,527 (±0.2% / ±16,388)

22.3 minutes ±2.8 (58,680  ±10,767) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Metro Area: 26 44,472,824 (±0 / ±250,895)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Michigan: 24.2 97,245,590 (±0.1 / ±399,652)

Families

3,825 ±337 Number of households
  • the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Metro Area: 1,768,816 ±3,294
  • Michigan: 4,076,369 ±8,399
2.1 ±0.2 (8,143  ±37) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Metro Area: 2.5 4,333,258
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Michigan: 2.4 9,863,281

5.2% ±4.6% (95  ±84) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about the same as the rate in the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Metro Area: 5.4% 53,174 (±0.2% / ±1,960)
  • a little higher than the rate in Michigan: 5.1% 114,939 (±0.1% / ±2,670)

Housing

5,660 ±367 Number of housing units
  • the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Metro Area: 1,926,157 ±451
  • Michigan: 4,622,236 ±795

$79,200 ±$17,626 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about one-third of the amount in the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Metro Area: $249,700 ±$1,124
  • about one-third of the amount in Michigan: $231,600 ±$642

11.4% ±4.2% (978  ±362.2) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Metro Area: 10% 431,361 (±0.2% / ±7,266.9)
  • about the same as the rate in Michigan: 11.2% 1,119,587 (±0.1% / ±12,091.9)

Social

84.7% ±8.2% (5,209  ±598.7) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Metro Area: 91.3% 2,810,488 (±0.4% / ±12,788.1)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Michigan: 92.1% 6,452,696 (±0.3% / ±19,033.3)
17.3% ±4.6% (1,066  ±290.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about half the rate in the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Metro Area: 34.8% 1,070,366 (±0.3% / ±7,706.3)
  • about half the rate in Michigan: 32.5% 2,273,972 (±0.2% / ±11,133.4)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

2.3% ±1.3% (202  ±114) Foreign-born population
  • about one-fifth of the rate in the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Metro Area: 10.7% 467,634
  • about one-third of the rate in Michigan: 7.2% 728,881

5.2% ±1.8% (364  ±127) Population with veteran status
  • a little higher than the rate in the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Metro Area: 5% 169,530 (±0.1% / ±2,656)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Michigan: 5.8% 460,783 (±0.1% / ±4,000)
364 Total veterans ±127 316 Male ±125 48 Female ±48

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