Highland Park, TX Population

Overview

8,895

Total Population

44.6

Median age

49.21%

Female population %

103.2:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

61.8

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

33

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 44.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Highland Park's population under 18 was 26.05%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Highland Park's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 17.30% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Highland Park, 20.88% were under the age of 15, 14.66% aged 15 to 29, 47.16% aged 30 to 64, 14.92% aged 65 to 84, and 2.38% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 141 less females than males in Highland Park:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 49.21% females and 50.79% males in Highland Park, TX.
The Highland Park, TX gender ratio is 103.2:100 i.e. 103.2 men to 100 women (1.032).
For male population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 545.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 480.

Highland Park's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Highland Park population: 91.17% are White, 0.28% are Black or African American, 5.31% are Asian, 0.66% are some other race and 2.57% are multiracial.
Highland Park's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 33 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 8,565 (96.29% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Highland Park is White with a population of 8,11 (91.17% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 9,273 in the year 2009
From 2000 to 2010, Highland Park's population decreased by 221 (2.51%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Highland Park's population increased by 274 (3.19%), 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 2010 at 8,577.