CITY · 1990 CENSUS

East Highland Park

Virginia · 11,850 residents · 8.78 sq mi

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East Highland Park is home to 11,850 people in Virginia. 8% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 20% national rate. Median home value sits at $56,500. Poverty is uncommon here, at 6.7% of residents. Owners hold 69% of the housing stock. Headcount has barely moved since 2000.

At a glance

Average income

near the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 35.3

US median: 33.0

Less educated

8% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

11,850

−5%vs 2000

vs 12,488 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

35.3

−6%vs 2000

vs 37.4 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

8.78 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202415K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56%(708)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 95.9%(703)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146%(707)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.2%(855)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.4%(871)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3417.1%(2,021)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4416.3%(1,932)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411.8%(1,393)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.9%(1,178)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.6%(896)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.1%(484)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.9%(102)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$28,918

+5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $36,328 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$13,242

−23%vs 2000

vs $17,251 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

6.7%

−2.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.5% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$56,500

−3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $76,600 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$470

−1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $626 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

69.1%

−2.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 71.8% in 2000

30.9% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic18.1%(2,261)

Black79.1%(9,879)

Hispanic / Latino1%(125)

Asian0.4%(44)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic34.7%(4,110)

Black64.6%(7,655)

Hispanic / Latino0.3%(39)

Asian0.5%(56)

Other0.2%(29)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican1.5%(233)

Spaniard0.1%(19)

South American0%(1)

Peruvian0%(1)

Asian origin

Asian Indian0.1%(8)

Ancestry

American7.1%(1,089)

Subsaharan African4.3%(664)

West Indian1.9%(285)

English1.7%(257)

German0.7%(104)

Kenyan0.6%(92)

Irish0.6%(86)

Scotch-Irish0.5%(73)

French0.4%(64)

Italian0.4%(61)

Nigerian0.3%(48)

Russian0.3%(45)

+ 14 more ancestry groups with data

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0.3%(40)

Jamaican0.2%(37)

Brazilian0.2%(34)

Czech0.2%(29)

Haitian0.1%(20)

Scottish0.1%(19)

British0.1%(18)

Swedish0.1%(16)

Welsh0.1%(11)

Arab0%(4)

Egyptian0%(4)

French Canadian0%(4)

Lithuanian0%(2)

Polish0%(2)

RANKED:Largest American population · Largest Subsaharan African population · Largest West Indian population · Largest English population · Largest Mexican population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

8.1%

−4.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.4% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

64.6%

−9.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 74.1% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

1.7%

−1.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.8% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

18.2 min

+37%vs 2000

vs 13.3 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 married42.6%(2,343)

Married41.3%(2,275)

Widowed4.2%(233)

Divorced11.9%(654)

Women 15+

Never married42.2%(2,892)

Married32.4%(2,223)

Widowed10.1%(694)

Divorced15.3%(1,048)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

3.6%

−9.4 ptssince 2013

from 13.0% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

62.8%

−1.2 ptssince 2020

from 64.0% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

13.2%

+0.6 ptssince 2020

from 12.6% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

18.5%

+4.3 ptssince 2020

from 14.2% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

25.1%

+7.5 ptssince 2020

from 17.6% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

5.6%

+1.7 ptssince 2020

from 3.9% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

69.5%

−4.3 ptssince 2020

from 73.8% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

42.7%

+11.0 ptssince 2020

from 31.7% 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)17.6%(195)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)9%(100)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era18.5%(205)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II4.7%(52)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,109 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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