CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Highland Park

New Jersey · 13,279 residents · 1.82 sq mi

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With 13,279 people, Highland Park is a city in New Jersey. This is an unusually credentialed place: 49% of adults have a four-year degree. 41% of homes are owner-occupied. The typical home is worth $170,700. Renters pay $668 a month at the median. The poverty rate is 5.8%, under the national 13.2%.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.2

US median: 33.0

More educated

49% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Less affordable

home values up 26%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

13,279

−5%vs 2000

vs 13,999 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

34.2

−1%vs 2000

vs 34.7 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1.82 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202415K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.8%(901)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 95.7%(753)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 144.9%(647)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 194.4%(583)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.6%(1,013)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3422.5%(2,987)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.5%(1,923)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411.8%(1,572)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.3%(1,103)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.2%(1,086)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.1%(549)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.2%(162)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$39,603

−2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $53,250 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$20,977

−27%vs 2000

vs $28,767 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

5.8%

−2.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.4% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$170,700

+26%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $179,000 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$668

+4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $848 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

41.1%

−0.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 42.0% in 2000

58.9% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic68%(9,517)

Black7.6%(1,067)

Hispanic / Latino8.2%(1,145)

Asian13.6%(1,903)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic84.7%(11,251)

Black8.5%(1,132)

Hispanic / Latino6%(799)

Asian4.8%(643)

Other1.9%(253)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

South American7.2%(1,087)

Peruvian4.1%(613)

Chilean2.5%(381)

Puerto Rican2.5%(379)

Dominican2.2%(327)

Mexican1.8%(277)

Central American1.5%(221)

Salvadoran1%(155)

Colombian0.4%(62)

Guatemalan0.1%(18)

Venezuelan0.1%(16)

Bolivian0.1%(15)

+ 2 more hispanic origin groups with data

Costa Rican0.1%(13)

Spaniard0.1%(10)

Asian origin

Chinese7.5%(1,136)

Asian Indian6.2%(933)

Filipino4.1%(626)

Korean1.1%(164)

Pakistani0.9%(136)

Nepalese0.5%(82)

Taiwanese0.5%(81)

Japanese0.4%(58)

Ancestry

Irish7.3%(1,106)

Polish7.1%(1,072)

Italian5.8%(870)

Russian5.3%(802)

German4.9%(741)

English4.4%(667)

American2.5%(381)

French2.1%(312)

Scottish2%(295)

Ukrainian1.6%(243)

Hungarian1.5%(226)

West Indian1.2%(189)

+ 29 more ancestry groups with data

Welsh1.2%(185)

Jamaican1.1%(165)

Austrian1%(147)

Arab0.9%(141)

Swedish0.8%(120)

Greek0.7%(104)

French Canadian0.6%(87)

Norwegian0.5%(83)

Romanian0.5%(74)

Turkish0.4%(67)

Subsaharan African0.4%(59)

Egyptian0.3%(52)

Scotch-Irish0.3%(50)

Belgian0.3%(47)

Lithuanian0.3%(45)

Israeli0.3%(43)

British0.3%(38)

Iranian0.2%(36)

Kenyan0.2%(31)

Czech0.2%(28)

Iraqi0.2%(27)

Lebanese0.2%(27)

Danish0.2%(27)

Syrian0.2%(26)

Barbadian0.2%(24)

Canadian0.1%(15)

Bulgarian0.1%(13)

Moroccan0.1%(9)

Portuguese0.1%(8)

RANKED:Largest Chinese population · Largest Irish population · Largest South American population · Largest Polish population · Largest Asian Indian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

48.5%

−10.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 59.5% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

84.7%

−6.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 91.1% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

27.7%

−7.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 35.2% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

22.4 min

+8%vs 2000

vs 20.8 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married41.1%(2,590)

Married46.4%(2,928)

Widowed3.8%(240)

Divorced8.7%(549)

Women 15+

Never married42.4%(2,762)

Married42.7%(2,781)

Widowed7.6%(495)

Divorced7.3%(472)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

8.1%

−2.9 ptssince 2013

from 11.0% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

71.6%

−1.0 ptssince 2020

from 72.6% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

9.6%

−1.4 ptssince 2020

from 11.0% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

11.1%

−3.2 ptssince 2020

from 14.3% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

10.8%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 11.1% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.7%

+0.6 ptssince 2020

from 1.1% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

80.0%

−1.7 ptssince 2020

from 81.7% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

19.6%

−2.4 ptssince 2020

from 22.0% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)36.1%(154)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)27.2%(116)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era34.2%(146)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War1.9%(8)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 427 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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