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Illinois · Census place 34722

Highland Park city, IL

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Highland Park city has 30,229 residents, ranking #65 of 1462 places in Illinois. Median household income is $161,875, the median home is worth $594,400 and median gross rent runs $1,903 a month.

Population
30,229Highland Park city residents
Median household income
$161,875Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$594,400Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$1,903Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
46 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
83.7%Owner-occupied households

What the numbers mean in Highland Park city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Highland Park city median would spend about 14.1% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 3.7× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 3.3% of residents and 83.7% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

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