Highland Park

Population: 8,798
Median household income: $27,582
Median home value: $75,800

Highland Park, a community in Wayne County, Michigan, has 8,798 residents. Its median household income of $27,582 runs below the Wayne County figure of $59,521.

Between 2019 and 2023, Highland Park's population declined 19.0% from 10,867 to 8,798, while its median home value rose 65.9% from $45,700 to $75,800.

The median gross rent is $691. 17.0% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 8,798
Median age: 45.1 yrs
Median household income: $27,582
Median home value: $75,800
Median gross rent: $691
Housing units: 5,693
Homeownership rate: 45.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.0%
Unemployment rate: 17.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

10,8678,798

Median household income

$18,474$27,582

Median home value

$45,700$75,800

Median gross rent

$596$691

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	10,867	$18,474	$45,700	$596
2020	10,818	$20,666	$50,200	$585
2021	9,304	$25,189	$51,000	$567
2022	9,032	$30,341	$59,400	$620
2023	8,798	$27,582	$75,800	$691

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.7%

5 to 1715.1%

18 to 249.4%

25 to 3410.8%

35 to 449.8%

45 to 5410.1%

55 to 6416.9%

65 to 7413.4%

75 and over9.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	417	4.7%
5 to 17	1,332	15.1%
18 to 24	823	9.4%
25 to 34	952	10.8%
35 to 44	860	9.8%
45 to 54	892	10.1%
55 to 64	1,484	16.9%
65 to 74	1,181	13.4%
75 and over	857	9.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	807	9.2%
Black or African American	7,545	85.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	17	0.2%
Asian	9	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	10	0.1%
Two or more races	313	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	97	1.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma16.0%

High school graduate30.9%

Some college or associate's36.1%

Bachelor's degree9.5%

Graduate or professional degree7.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	997	16.0%
High school graduate	1,923	30.9%
Some college or associate's	2,250	36.1%
Bachelor's degree	592	9.5%
Graduate or professional degree	464	7.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone64.4%

Carpooled8.6%

Public transit12.3%

Walked2.3%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home9.0%

Other means3.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,909	64.4%
Carpooled	256	8.6%
Public transit	365	12.3%
Walked	68	2.3%
Bicycle	7	0.2%
Worked from home	266	9.0%
Other means	94	3.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	609	22.6%
15 to 29 min	1,301	48.2%
30 to 44 min	630	23.3%
45 to 59 min	33	1.2%
60+ min	126	4.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.17
Poverty rate: 41.2% (3,508 of 8,523)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,543	40.4%
Nonfamily households	2,275	59.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1948

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,818	67.1%
Vacant	1,875	32.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,733	45.4%
Renter-occupied	2,085	54.6%

1-unit, detached52.8%

1-unit, attached4.1%

2 to 4 units13.6%

5 to 19 units8.3%

20 or more units21.1%

Mobile home & other0.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,008	52.8%
1-unit, attached	236	4.1%
2 to 4 units	774	13.6%
5 to 19 units	470	8.3%
20 or more units	1,199	21.1%
Mobile home & other	6	0.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2638180
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 2.97 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 42.4052, -83.0977