City safety & data profile

Highland ParkMI

Highland Park, MI is a 11K-resident city in Wayne County with a median household income of $29,309.

Wayne County, Michigan. Federal health, economic, and safety indicators for Highland Park, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, CDC PLACES, and CMS Hospital Compare. Highland Park has a population larger than 6% of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks, and a median home value of $79,200.

Data updated 2026-09-03

11K
Population (place)
Bottom 7%
By size
$29,309
Median income (place)
$79,200
Median home (place)
40.9%
Poverty rate (place)
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The read on Highland Park

Highland Park posts a median household income higher than 0% of U.S. cities Areazine tracks.

Bottom 1%
by median income, US cities

Where Highland Park income ranks nationally

Median household income vs. every place Areazine profiles (place-level ACS)

$29,309 Bottom 1% higher than 0% of 3,889 places Areazine profiles

Highland Park $0 $260,000 every profiled place, bucketed by value

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Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) · 2024 ACS 5-year

Largest cities in MI

Population among 105 MI places with 10,000+ residents and ACS income on Areazine. Tooltip shows the income rank in the same pool.

residents

What this shows Detroit is the largest MI city on this list; Beverly Hills leads median income.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

Highest median incomes in MI

Median household income among the same 105-city pool. Tooltip shows the population rank.

median

What this shows Beverly Hills posts the highest place-level median income in MI; Detroit is largest by headcount.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

The quick read

Reading Highland Park, MI beyond the headline numbers

Highland Park sits inside Wayne County, Michigan, at roughly 42.41°N, -83.10°W. Population 10,949, $29,309 median household income. Median home value $79,200, median rent $688. Poverty rate 40.9%, read against that income figure since two cities on the same median can differ underneath it.

40.9% of Highland Park, MI residents live below the poverty line, placing it in the hardest-hit quarter of reporting cities. Read every median on this page against that: half the households are above it, and a large minority are far below.

Housing is inexpensive against local pay -- the median home in Highland Park runs about 2.7 years of median household income, in the cheapest quarter of reporting cities.

Remote work covers 8.9% of Highland Park workers, under the midpoint for reporting cities.

Among the CDC measures on this page, stroke departs furthest from its peer median: 8.1% in Highland Park, the highest-prevalence quarter of the 3,759 cities reporting that measure.

11.2% of Highland Park workers commute by public transit, a larger share than at least three quarters of reporting cities.

At 42.7 years, Highland Park's median age is in the oldest quarter of reporting cities.

Sources: U.S. Census ACS, CDC PLACES, CMS Hospital Compare, plus live alerts for Highland Park from FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC. Economic comparison bars use the unweighted average across tracked Census places with a reported value, not a household-weighted national median.

Population (place)
10,949
Highland Park · Census Place
Median Income (place)
$29,309
-67% vs avg
Median Home Value (place)
$79,200
-81% vs avg
Median Age (place)
42.7
years · ACS place

10-Year Trends 2013–2024

County-level trend (Wayne County): Highland Park's own historical series isn't separately published by the Census Bureau, so these year-over-year figures track the surrounding county, not the city alone.

20132024
Population
1.8M-2%
Median Income
$60,539+47%
Median Home Value
$178,500+106%
Poverty Rate
20.8%-15%
Unemployment
8.7%-52%

Economics

Economics indicators for Highland Park, MI
IndicatorValue
Median Rent
$688/mo
Poverty Rate
40.9% +230% vs avg
Unemployment 18.7%
Bachelor's Degree+ 17.3%
Work From Home 8.9%
Public Transit 11.2%

Population

White 11.5%
African American 82.3%
Asian 0.1%
Two or More Ethnicities 4.4%

Health Profile 15 measures

Health Indicators

High Blood Pressure
53.8%
Short Sleep Duration
50.2%
Obesity
48.7%
Physical Inactivity
42.1%
Diabetes
24.3%
Current Smoking
24%
Frequent Mental Distress
22.4%
Frequent Physical Distress
20.3%
Current Asthma
14.7%
Coronary Heart Disease
10.6%

Preventive Care

Dental Visit 50%
Annual Checkup 84.4%

Other Measures

Lack of Health Insurance
10.6%
Binge Drinking
10.2%
Stroke
8.1%

What alerts and safety updates affect Highland Park?

No area-tagged alerts are on record for Highland Park right now. New federal and counterpart-agency notices still land in the site feed as agencies publish them.

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Sheet MI-HIGHLAND-PARK-MI · Highland Park

Highland Park: no area-tagged alerts on record — state hubs carry the live CAP stream.

  • FEED-QUIET No tagged alerts
  • LEAD-NONE Feed idle
  • DESK-IDLE Awaiting feed

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Frequently Asked Questions 5

What is the population of Highland Park, MI? ▼
Highland Park, MI has a population of 10,949 people, located in Wayne County, Michigan.
What is the median household income in Highland Park? ▼
The median household income in Highland Park, MI is $29,309 per year, per the U.S. Census ACS. The poverty rate is 40.9%.
What is the median home value in Highland Park? ▼
The median home value in Highland Park, MI is $79,200. Median rent is $688/month.
What are the top health concerns in Highland Park? ▼
The top health indicators in Highland Park include High Blood Pressure (53.8%), Short Sleep Duration (50.2%), Obesity (48.7%). Data from CDC PLACES.
What is the median age in Highland Park? ▼
The median age in Highland Park, MI is 42.7 years. 17.3% of residents have a bachelor's degree or higher.

Nationwide cities with similar poverty or income 8

Two ACS-derived peer sets for Highland Park, both outside Michigan so the neighborhoods are not the geographic nearby list below.

Similar poverty rate

Nearest place-level ACS poverty rates outside MI (40.9% here).

East Cleveland, OH 40.7% Donna, TX 40.7% Milledgeville, GA 40.5% Clarksdale, MS 40.3%

Similar median income

Nearest place-level ACS median household incomes outside MI ($29,309 here).

Crowley, LA $28,642 Boone, NC $30,065 Yazoo City, MS $28,157 Bogalusa, LA $30,749

Compare Highland Park with another city

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Nearby Cities 8

Hamtramck, MI 22K Hazel Park, MI 17K Ferndale, MI 20K Madison Heights, MI 30K Detroit, MI 646K Royal Oak, MI 59K Oak Park, MI 30K Dearborn, MI 95K
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Using Highland Park's profile

Use this as a starting research checklist, not a verdict on whether to live here.

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Population and economics (income, home value, poverty, education) are place-level U.S. Census ACS; health is CDC PLACES; hospital counts reflect facilities in and around the city. County-level trends are labeled when shown.

Data Sources

All data on this page comes from official U.S. government sources. Population and economic data from the Census Bureau American Community Survey (2024 5-year estimates, place geography). Health data from the CDC PLACES program (2023). Hospital ratings from CMS Hospital Compare (2024). Climate data from NOAA. Education data from NCES. Cost of living from Bureau of Economic Analysis. Crime statistics, where referenced on Areazine, originate from the FBI Crime Data Explorer. Housing market figures referenced on Areazine come from HUD Fair Market Rents. Census economics and population are at place geography; some health and hospital indicators are reported at the county level (Wayne County) where that is the smallest published unit.

Every figure on Areazine is published directly from official U.S. government sources, no number is typed in by an editor. City demographic and health figures are compiled directly from U.S. Census (place-level ACS), CDC, and CMS releases, updated quarterly within 30 days of upstream release. County-level trends are labeled when shown. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026.