Highland Park

Population: 14,981
Median household income: $101,991
Median home value: $463,600

Located in Middlesex County, New Jersey, Highland Park is a community with a population of 14,981. At $101,991, its median household income sits below Middlesex County's $109,028.

Between 2019 and 2023, Highland Park's population grew 7.9% from 13,883 to 14,981, while its median home value rose 24.1% from $373,700 to $463,600.

Households average 2.29 people. The median gross rent is $1,881.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 14,981
Median age: 34.6 yrs
Median household income: $101,991
Median home value: $463,600
Median gross rent: $1,881
Housing units: 6,858
Homeownership rate: 38.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 70.2%
Unemployment rate: 4.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

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

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	13,883	$81,402	$373,700	$1,467
2020	13,803	$83,980	$364,900	$1,465
2021	14,947	$85,652	$377,100	$1,611
2022	14,996	$93,927	$420,900	$1,755
2023	14,981	$101,991	$463,600	$1,881

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

Age distribution

Under 54.6%

5 to 1714.0%

18 to 249.4%

25 to 3422.9%

35 to 448.8%

45 to 5412.2%

55 to 6416.8%

65 to 746.7%

75 and over4.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	696	4.6%
5 to 17	2,092	14.0%
18 to 24	1,402	9.4%
25 to 34	3,428	22.9%
35 to 44	1,323	8.8%
45 to 54	1,826	12.2%
55 to 64	2,517	16.8%
65 to 74	997	6.7%
75 and over	700	4.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	8,249	55.1%
Black or African American	782	5.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	3,037	20.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	174	1.2%
Two or more races	497	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,242	15.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.3%

High school graduate10.8%

Some college or associate's12.8%

Bachelor's degree32.0%

Graduate or professional degree38.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	676	6.3%
High school graduate	1,161	10.8%
Some college or associate's	1,378	12.8%
Bachelor's degree	3,449	32.0%
Graduate or professional degree	4,127	38.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone57.9%

Carpooled6.1%

Public transit6.0%

Walked3.0%

Bicycle1.2%

Worked from home24.2%

Other means1.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	4,891	57.9%
Carpooled	512	6.1%
Public transit	506	6.0%
Walked	252	3.0%
Bicycle	101	1.2%
Worked from home	2,043	24.2%
Other means	143	1.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,734	27.1%
15 to 29 min	2,515	39.3%
30 to 44 min	753	11.8%
45 to 59 min	506	7.9%
60+ min	897	14.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.29
Poverty rate: 9.2% (1,381 of 14,930)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,655	56.1%
Nonfamily households	2,863	43.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1961

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	6,518	95.0%
Vacant	340	5.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,533	38.9%
Renter-occupied	3,985	61.1%

1-unit, detached33.0%

1-unit, attached6.5%

2 to 4 units27.9%

5 to 19 units15.5%

20 or more units17.1%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,263	33.0%
1-unit, attached	445	6.5%
2 to 4 units	1,916	27.9%
5 to 19 units	1,063	15.5%
20 or more units	1,171	17.1%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3431470
Type (LSAD): 21
Land area: 1.82 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 40.5008, -74.4279