What is the population of Highland Park, Illinois?

The population of Highland Park, Illinois is 26,256.

What is the median household income in Highland Park, Illinois?

The median household income in Highland Park, Illinois is $166,712, compared to the U.S. median of $78,145.

The median home price in Highland Park, Illinois is $335,331, compared to the U.S. median of $242,182.

The unemployment rate in Highland Park, Illinois is 3.4%.

Key statistics on population, economy, housing, and commuting compared to state and national averages. Explore interactive maps for deeper analysis.

Health A+

Income A+

Education A+

Metric	Highland Park	Illinois Avg	U.S. Average
Population	26,256	12,497,595	334,821,731
Population density (per sq mi)	2140.5	215.8	85.8
Population growth (%/yr)	0.20%	-0.18%	0.57%
Median age	46.6	37.3	37.1
Households	10,330	5,000,691	128,459,983

Year	Highland Park

Group	Share

Highland Park has a the economy index of A+, which means it is exceptionally prosperous.

Metric	Highland Park	Illinois Avg	U.S. Average
Median household income	$166,712	$82,179	$78,145
Income growth (%/yr)	4.16%	4.78%	5.07%
Unemployment rate	3.4%	5.8%	5.2%

Metric	Highland Park	Illinois Avg	U.S. Average
Median home price	$335,331	$162,405	$242,182
Median rent	$1,852	$1,226	$1,342
Homeownership rate	84.2%	66.8%	65.1%

The most common departure window is 08:00 AM – 08:29 AM , followed by 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM .

Metric	Highland Park	Illinois Avg	U.S. Average
Average commute time (min)	22.9	23.8	22.5
Work from home	24.7%	14.0%	13.4%

Highland Park has a education index of A+, which means it is exceptionally educated.

Metric	Highland Park	Illinois Avg	U.S. Average
Bachelor's degree or higher	73.0%	34.1%	31.6%
Average household size	2.56	2.48	2.54

Highland Park has a health index of A+, which means it is exceptionally healthy.

Metric	Highland Park	Illinois Avg	U.S. Average
Life expectancy (years)	83.2	77.9	78.3
Self-rated poor health	8.7%	15.6%	16.3%
Smokers	9.2%	19.2%	19.0%