Highland Park, MI Population

Overview

9,304

Total Population

46.3

Median age

50.37%

Female population %

98.5:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

59.8

Total dependency ratio

Black or African American

Largest racial group

86

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Highland Park's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Highland Park is 46.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Highland Park's population under 18 was 19.72%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Highland Park's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 22.29% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Highland Park, 15.14% were under the age of 15, 19.37% aged 15 to 29, 43.20% aged 30 to 64, 19.05% aged 65 to 84, and 3.25% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 68 more females than males in Highland Park:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.37% females and 49.63% males in Highland Park, MI.
The Highland Park, MI gender ratio is 98.5:100 i.e. 98.5 men to 100 women (0.985).
For male population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 442.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 541.

Highland Park's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Highland Park population: 10.59% are White, 85.21% are Black or African American, 0.23% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.09% are Asian, 0.47% are some other race and 3.42% are multiracial.
Highland Park's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of Black or African American population in the city.
By ethnicity, 86 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 9,218 (99.08% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Highland Park is Black or African American with a population of 7,928 (85.21% of the total population).

Highland Park's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 16,732 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Highland Park's population decreased by 5,055 (30.21%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Highland Park's population decreased by 2,727 (23.35%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Highland Park's population was lowest in year 2022 at 8,657.