Fords vs Highland Park

A side-by-side comparison of Fords and Highland Park: population, income, housing, and more.

Fords and Highland Park are places in New Jersey. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Highland Park has the higher population (14,981 vs 13,052 in Fords). Fords has the higher median household income ($116,250 vs $101,991 in Highland Park). Highland Park has the higher median home value ($463,600 vs $414,100 in Fords).

Population, income & housing

	Fords	Highland Park
Population	13,052	14,981
Median age	39.5 yrs	34.6 yrs
Median household income	$116,250	$101,991
Median home value	$414,100	$463,600
Median gross rent	$1,976	$1,881
Housing units	4,770	6,858
Homeownership rate	71.9%	38.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	38.8%	70.2%
Unemployment rate	3.7%	4.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fords	Highland Park
Population	15,250 → 13,052 (-14.4%)	13,883 → 14,981 (+7.9%)
Median household income	$94,948 → $116,250 (+22.4%)	$81,402 → $101,991 (+25.3%)
Median home value	$314,200 → $414,100 (+31.8%)	$373,700 → $463,600 (+24.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,547 → $1,976 (+27.7%)	$1,467 → $1,881 (+28.2%)

Fords

Population

15,25013,052

Median household income

$94,948$116,250

Median home value

$314,200$414,100

Median gross rent

$1,547$1,976

Highland Park

Population

13,88314,981

Median household income

$81,402$101,991

Median home value

$373,700$463,600

Median gross rent

$1,467$1,881

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Fords	Highland Park
Under 5	7.8%	4.6%
5 to 17	12.9%	14.0%
18 to 24	8.4%	9.4%
25 to 34	14.7%	22.9%
35 to 44	14.1%	8.8%
45 to 54	13.8%	12.2%
55 to 64	14.0%	16.8%
65 to 74	8.7%	6.7%
75 and over	5.6%	4.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fords	Highland Park
White (non-Hispanic)	44.7%	55.1%
Black or African American	10.5%	5.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	18.5%	20.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	1.2%
Two or more races	3.3%	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino	22.9%	15.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fords	Highland Park
No high school diploma	8.8%	6.3%
High school graduate	24.4%	10.8%
Some college or associate's	28.0%	12.8%
Bachelor's degree	26.9%	32.0%
Graduate or professional degree	11.9%	38.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fords	Highland Park
Drove alone	73.9%	57.9%
Carpooled	9.6%	6.1%
Public transit	3.3%	6.0%
Walked	0.7%	3.0%
Bicycle	0.2%	1.2%
Worked from home	11.3%	24.2%
Other means	1.0%	1.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fords	Highland Park
1-unit, detached	70.9%	33.0%
1-unit, attached	5.3%	6.5%
2 to 4 units	4.6%	27.9%
5 to 19 units	3.3%	15.5%
20 or more units	15.5%	17.1%
Mobile home & other	0.4%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Fords	Highland Park
Poverty rate	5.1%	9.2%
Average household size	2.78	2.29
Mean commute (minutes)	30	28
Median year structure built	1957	1961