Highland Park is home to 1,177 people in Pennsylvania. The median age is 57.6, about 19 years above the US median. The typical home is worth $167,100, having more than doubled since 2000. Getting to work takes 16 minutes on average. Poverty is uncommon here, at 4.2% of people here. About 29% of adults have finished a four-year degree.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $72,250, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 57.6
US median: 38.9
Less educated
29% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Highland Park
What changed most since 1990
Black share0.0% → 15.9%(+15.9 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts
Population1,570 → 1,177(−25%)US over the same years: +35%
Median age44.9 → 57.6(+12.7 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Highland Park's population equals 2.6% of Mifflin County's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 33% of the county's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 0.7% of the county's.
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)0%(0)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era86.7%(26)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II13.3%(4)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 30 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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Over time
Highland Park, decade by decade
Highland Park population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
1,570
$78,209
$135,124
17.3%
4.1
2000
1,446
$69,451
$166,135
22.1%
6.3
2010
1,380
$53,393
$142,850
22.1%
7.8
2020
1,317
$58,700
$193,563
22.8%
12.0
2024
1,177
$72,250
$167,100
28.6%
45.0
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
