CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Highland Park

Texas · 8,739 residents · 2.24 sq mi

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Highland Park is home to 8,739 people in Texas. That is roughly 166% ahead of the Texas median. This is an unusually credentialed place: 68% of adults have a four-year degree. The typical home is worth $476,500. Households take in $71,969 a year at the median, 139% more than the country as a whole. The median age is 40.8, about 8 years above the US median.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 40.8

US median: 33.0

More educated

68% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 6%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

8,739

−1%vs 2000

vs 8,842 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

40.8

−3%vs 2000

vs 42.0 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

2.24 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20249K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 54.8%(418)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.4%(561)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.7%(584)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.2%(540)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244.6%(403)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3411.4%(998)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4417.7%(1,549)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5414.2%(1,242)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.2%(893)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.5%(746)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846.3%(553)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.9%(252)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$71,969

−37%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $149,389 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$64,476

−34%vs 2000

vs $97,008 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

4.6%

+1.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.4% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$476,500

−6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $669,800 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$652

+19%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $719 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

70.2%

−10.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 80.7% in 2000

29.8% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic95.5%(8,444)

Black0.4%(34)

Hispanic / Latino2.7%(241)

Asian0.8%(73)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic97.4%(8,514)

Black0.4%(38)

Hispanic / Latino3%(261)

Asian0.4%(34)

Other1.8%(153)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican2.5%(222)

South American1.2%(102)

Colombian0.7%(62)

Argentine0.5%(40)

Cuban0.4%(32)

Puerto Rican0.1%(7)

Central American0.1%(7)

Nicaraguan0.1%(7)

Asian origin

Chinese2.4%(207)

Vietnamese0.9%(75)

Asian Indian0.3%(22)

Thai0.2%(21)

Taiwanese0.2%(15)

Filipino0.1%(5)

Ancestry

English24.6%(2,156)

Irish18%(1,582)

German13.8%(1,215)

American6.3%(556)

Scottish6%(524)

French4.2%(365)

Italian3.7%(327)

Scotch-Irish2.3%(201)

Ukrainian2.3%(200)

Swedish2%(178)

Polish1.5%(132)

Norwegian1.1%(93)

+ 23 more ancestry groups with data

British1%(84)

Danish0.7%(61)

Swiss0.6%(56)

Greek0.6%(53)

Arab0.6%(51)

Dutch0.5%(48)

Croatian0.4%(37)

Russian0.4%(32)

Welsh0.3%(28)

Lithuanian0.3%(23)

Egyptian0.3%(22)

Hungarian0.2%(20)

Subsaharan African0.2%(19)

Nigerian0.2%(19)

Czech0.2%(18)

Lebanese0.2%(15)

Finnish0.2%(15)

French Canadian0.2%(15)

Australian0.1%(13)

Austrian0.1%(13)

Belgian0.1%(7)

Canadian0.1%(7)

Latvian0.1%(5)

RANKED:Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest German population · Largest American population · Largest Scottish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

67.8%

−6.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 74.7% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

97.2%

−1.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 98.9% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

27.7%

−2.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 30.1% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

20.8 min

+96%vs 2000

vs 10.6 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 married25.7%(926)

Married70%(2,522)

Widowed1.1%(38)

Divorced3.3%(119)

Women 15+

Never married17.7%(604)

Married71.6%(2,441)

Widowed5.1%(174)

Divorced5.6%(192)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

2.6%

−0.5 ptssince 2013

from 3.1% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

73.6%

+4.7 ptssince 2020

from 68.9% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

20.4%

−2.8 ptssince 2020

from 23.2% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

19.5%

+2.0 ptssince 2020

from 17.5% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

0.9%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 1.0% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

0.3%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 0.1% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

90.2%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 90.3% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

19.8%

+2.3 ptssince 2020

from 17.5% 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)8.3%(30)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)13.5%(49)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era54.4%(197)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War4.4%(16)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II5%(18)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 362 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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