Highland Park.
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Illinois·Lake County
9 tracts·32K people·$607K median·2,587/mi²
White 81 · Hispanic 11 · Multiracial 3 · Asian 2 · Black 2 · Other 1
Married couple 65 · Living alone 26 · Other 9
Health 37 · Professional 23 · Retail 19 · Leisure 10 · Manufacturing 4 · Public admin 1 · Other 4
Management · business · science · arts 67 · Sales · office 17 · Service 9 · Production · transport 4 · Construction · maintenance 3
Drive alone 61 · Work from home 28 · Transit 6 · Carpool 6 · Walk 2 · Bike 1
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Highland Park is $607,300 (Census ACS 2020–2024) — 1.3× the US median of $458,812.
Highland Park has 30,398 residents across 9 census tracts and 7 named neighborhoods (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median age is 45.0; the population is 80.8% White, 11.0% Hispanic or Latino, 3.1% Multiracial, 2.4% Asian, 2.0% Black and 0.8% Other; the average household has 2.5 people; 76.9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 4.2% (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Ravinia Elem School (75%), Wayne Thomas Elem School (69%) and Sherwood Elem School (61%) lead the elementary schools; Edgewood Middle School (56%) and Northwood Middle School (46%) lead the middle schools; Highland Park High School is the high school with reported scores (49%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,925/month, 22% above the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median household income in Highland Park is $168,094 a year, 95% above the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
In Highland Park, median rent is $1,925/month and the median home value is $607,300 (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Highland Park reported 0.2 violent crimes and 2.7 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 81°F; winter lows average 20°F; there are 91 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 39 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Highland Park are inland flooding (77), cold wave (71) and tornado (70), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.09g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Highland Park, 2.2% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).