Highland Park

Population: 8,774
Median household income: $250,001
Median home value: $1,887,300

Highland Park is a community in Dallas County, Texas, home to 8,774 residents. Its median household income of $250,001 runs above the Dallas County figure of $74,149.

Between 2019 and 2023, Highland Park's population declined 4.3% from 9,168 to 8,774, while its median home value rose 25.1% from $1,508,900 to $1,887,300.

Households average 2.70 people. The median gross rent is $2,216.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 8,774
Median age: 45.6 yrs
Median household income: $250,001
Median home value: $1,887,300
Median gross rent: $2,216
Housing units: 3,668
Homeownership rate: 87.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 88.3%
Unemployment rate: 5.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

9,1688,774

Median household income

$211,136$250,001

Median home value

$1,508,900$1,887,300

Median gross rent

$2,275$2,216

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	9,168	$211,136	$1,508,900	$2,275
2020	9,143	$218,611	$1,451,300	$2,328
2021	8,895	$234,427	$1,541,500	$2,364
2022	8,840	$249,923	$1,678,600	$2,673
2023	8,774	$250,001	$1,887,300	$2,216

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

Age distribution

Under 56.0%

5 to 1719.7%

18 to 247.2%

25 to 344.4%

35 to 4411.9%

45 to 5412.9%

55 to 6417.5%

65 to 7411.2%

75 and over9.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	529	6.0%
5 to 17	1,732	19.7%
18 to 24	628	7.2%
25 to 34	387	4.4%
35 to 44	1,043	11.9%
45 to 54	1,135	12.9%
55 to 64	1,535	17.5%
65 to 74	987	11.2%
75 and over	798	9.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	7,814	89.1%
Black or African American	75	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	315	3.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	32	0.4%
Two or more races	166	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	372	4.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma0.6%

High school graduate2.2%

Some college or associate's8.9%

Bachelor's degree44.1%

Graduate or professional degree44.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	34	0.6%
High school graduate	130	2.2%
Some college or associate's	524	8.9%
Bachelor's degree	2,596	44.1%
Graduate or professional degree	2,601	44.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone72.1%

Carpooled3.3%

Public transit0.3%

Walked0.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home21.4%

Other means1.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,539	72.1%
Carpooled	115	3.3%
Public transit	11	0.3%
Walked	33	0.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	754	21.4%
Other means	68	1.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,025	37.1%
15 to 29 min	1,225	44.3%
30 to 44 min	279	10.1%
45 to 59 min	114	4.1%
60+ min	123	4.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.70
Poverty rate: 6.3% (551 of 8,774)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,495	76.8%
Nonfamily households	754	23.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1973

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,249	88.6%
Vacant	419	11.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,845	87.6%
Renter-occupied	404	12.4%

1-unit, detached81.3%

1-unit, attached4.5%

2 to 4 units1.8%

5 to 19 units4.9%

20 or more units7.4%

Mobile home & other0.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,982	81.3%
1-unit, attached	166	4.5%
2 to 4 units	66	1.8%
5 to 19 units	180	4.9%
20 or more units	271	7.4%
Mobile home & other	3	0.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4833824
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 2.24 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 32.8311, -96.8012