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Population (year 2000): 16,746. Estimated population in July 2006: 15,300 (-8.6% change)
 

Males: 7,730  (46.2%)
Females: 9,016  (53.8%)

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Median resident age:  34.5 years
Michigan median age:  35.5 years

Zip codes: 48203.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $17,800 (it was $17,737 in 2000)
Highland Park  $17,800
Michigan:  $46,039

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $68,100 (it was $49,800 in 2000)
Highland Park  $68,100
Michigan:  $149,300

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Races in Highland Park:

  • Black (93.4%)
  • White Non-Hispanic (4.0%)
  • Two or more races (1.7%)
  • American Indian (1.1%)
  • Hispanic (0.6%)

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Ancestries: Subsaharan African (1.7%), German (1.4%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Land area: 2.98 square miles.

Population density: 5163 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Highland Park

  • High school or higher: 63.9%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.1%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.4%
  • Unemployed: 19.7%
  • Mean travel time to work: 32.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Highland Park city

  • Never married: 45.9%
  • Now married: 21.9%
  • Separated: 6.7%
  • Widowed: 11.1%
  • Divorced: 14.4%

197 residents are foreign born

This city:  1.2%
Michigan:  5.3%



According to our research there were 36 registered sex offenders living in Highland Park, Michigan in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Highland Park to the number of sex offenders is 427 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this city is near the state average.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Highland Park:  1.3% ($658)
Michigan:  1.3% ($1,461)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Detroit, MI (1.1 miles , pop. 951,270).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (316.9 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Detroit, MI (1.1 miles ), Hamtramck, MI (3.1 miles ), Hazel Park, MI (3.8 miles ), Ferndale, MI (4.4 miles ), Pleasant Ridge, MI (5.5 miles ), Madison Heights, MI (6.8 miles ), Oak Park, MI (6.9 miles ), Huntington Woods, MI (7.1 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 8 buildings, average cost: $29,200
  • 1997: 7 buildings, average cost: $28,400
  • 1998: 0 buildings
  • 1999: 0 buildings
  • 2000: 0 buildings
  • 2001: 0 buildings
  • 2002: 0 buildings
  • 2003: 0 buildings
  • 2004: 0 buildings
  • 2005: 0 buildings

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Latitude: 42.40 N, Longitude: 83.10 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: +3,814 (+22.8%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 668 (15.1%)


People in group quarters in Highland Park
  • 356 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 220 people in nursing homes
  • 186 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
  • 60 people in homes for the mentally ill
  • 41 people in other group homes
  • 13 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
  • 7 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 6 people in wards in general hospitals for patients who have no usual home elsewhere

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Population change in the 1990s: -3,349 (-16.7%).

Unemployment in September 2007:
Here:  19.2%
Michigan:  7.0%


Unemployment by year (%)


Historical population


Historical housing units



Most common industries for males:



  • Transportation equipment (15%)
  • Accommodation and food services (8%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (8%)
  • Health care (7%)
  • Construction (5%)
  • Public administration (4%)
  • Metal and metal products (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (19%)
  • Educational services (9%)
  • Public administration (8%)
  • Accommodation and food services (8%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
  • Transportation equipment (5%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (7%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (5%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
  • Cashiers (6%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (4%)
  • Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (3%)


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Crime in Highland Park (1999):
  • 15 murders (77.4 per 100,000)
  • 18 rapes (92.9 per 100,000)
  • 185 robberies (954.4 per 100,000)
  • 279 assaults (1439.3 per 100,000)
  • 367 burglaries (1893.3 per 100,000)
  • 816 thefts (4209.7 per 100,000)
  • 827 auto thefts (4266.4 per 100,000)
  • City-data.com crime index = 1445.5 (higher means more crime, US average = 339.3)

Crime in Highland Park (2000):
  • 9 murders (46.5 per 100,000)
  • 19 rapes (98.3 per 100,000)
  • 173 robberies (894.7 per 100,000)
  • 266 assaults (1375.6 per 100,000)
  • 340 burglaries (1758.3 per 100,000)
  • 774 thefts (4002.7 per 100,000)
  • 901 auto thefts (4659.5 per 100,000)
  • City-data.com crime index = 1371.2 (higher means more crime, US average = 328.1)

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Highland Park-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Michigan state average. It is 50% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/4/1957, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 8.1 miles away from the Highland Park city center injured 6 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 5/12/1956, a category 4 tornado 12.8 miles away from the city center injured 22 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.


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Birthplace of: Bill Haley - (1925-1981), musician ("Bill Haley and the Comets"), Tim Meadows - comedian.


Hospitals/medical centers near Highland Park:
  • ST JOHN NORTHEAST COMM HOSPITAL (about 5 miles; DETROIT, MI)
  • HENRY FORD - KINGSWOOD HOSPITAL (about 5 miles; FERNDALE, MI)
  • KERN HOSPITAL (about 6 miles; WARREN, MI)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Highland Park:
  • DETROIT CITY (about 8 miles; DETROIT, MI; ID: DET)
  • DETROIT METROPOLITAN WAYNE COUNTY (about 23 miles; DETROIT, MI; ID: DTW)
  • OAKLAND COUNTY INTERNATIONAL (about 28 miles; PONTIAC, MI; ID: PTK)
Other public-use airports nearest to Highland Park:
  • COBO HALL (about 8 miles; DETROIT, MI; ID: 84G)
  • OAKLAND/TROY (about 10 miles; TROY, MI; ID: 7D2)
  • BERZ-MACOMB (about 20 miles; DETROIT, MI; ID: UIZ)

Amtrak stations near Highland Park:
  • 4 miles: DETROIT (11 W. BALTIMORE AVE.). Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, public transit connection.
  • 7 miles: ROYAL OAK (201 S. SHERMAN DR.). Services: enclosed waiting area, public payphones, vending machines, paid short-term parking, taxi stand, intercity bus service, public transit connection.
  • 10 miles: DEARBORN (16121 MICHIGAN AVE.). Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand.

College/University in Highland Park:
  • CAREERWORKS INC (Location: 1200 E MCNICHOLS; Private, for-profit)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Highland Park:
  • LAWRENCE TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY (about 10 miles; SOUTHFIELD, MI; Full-time enrollment: 2,479)
  • MACOMB COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 11 miles; WARREN, MI; FT enrollment: 11,057)
  • WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 12 miles; DETROIT, MI; FT enrollment: 20,389)
  • MARYGROVE COLLEGE (about 12 miles; DETROIT, MI; FT enrollment: 5,301)
  • WAYNE COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT (about 12 miles; DETROIT, MI; FT enrollment: 4,414)
  • UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT MERCY (about 12 miles; DETROIT, MI; FT enrollment: 4,119)
  • HENRY FORD COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 12 miles; DEARBORN, MI; FT enrollment: 6,572)
Public high school in Highland Park:
  • HIGHLAND PARK COMMUNITY H.S. (Students: 727; Location: 15900 WOODWARD AVENUE; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public elementary/middle schools in Highland Park:
  • CAREER ACADEMY/ADULT EDUCATION (Students: 810; Location: GLENDALE AT SECOND AVENUE; Grades: UG - UG)
  • GEORGE WASHINGTON CARVER ACADEMY (Students: 640; Location: 14510 SECOND AVENUE; Grades: KG - 07)
  • FORD ACAD. FOR COMM/PERF ARTS (Students: 559; Location: 131 PILGRIM AVENUE; Grades: KG - 08)
  • BARBER FOCUS SCH OF MATH, SCI, TEC (Students: 513; Location: 45 E. BUENA VISTA STREET; Grades: KG - 08)
  • LIBERTY FOCUS EDUCATIONAL CENTER (Students: 434; Location: 16535 JOSLYN; Grades: KG - 08)
  • CORTLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 374; Location: 138 CORTLAND STREET; Grades: KG - 05)
  • BLANCHE KELSO BRUCE ACADEMY-CALUMET (Students: 73; Location: 330 GLENDALE; Grades: 05 - 12)
Private elementary/middle schools in Highland Park:
  • ST BENEDICT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 261; Location: 53 CANDLER; Grades: PK - 8)
  • HIGHLAND PARK LITTLE ANGELS (Students: 25; Location: 16247 HAMILTON; Grades: PK - KG)
Library in Highland Park:
  • MCGREGOR PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $175,033; Location: 12244 WOODWARD AVENUE; 90,557 books; 2,610 audio materials; 651 video materials; 263 serial subscriptions)

User submitted facts and corrections:
  • The McGregor Public Library, sadly, has closed.

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Parks in Highland Park include: Glendale Park (1), Ford Park (2), Ives Field (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

Hotels: Bali Motel (1730 East 8 Mile Road), Crown Motel (16375 Woodward Avenue).

 

Average household size:
This city:  2.6 people
Michigan:  2.6 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  56.8%
Whole state:  68.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  6.0%
Whole state:  5.3%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  38.3%
Whole state:  10.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  21.0%
Whole state:  4.8%

Highland Park compared to Michigan state average:

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  • Median household income below state average.
  • Median house value below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage above state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
  • Renting percentage above state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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Banks with branches in Highland Park (2007 data):
  • Guaranty Bank: Highland Park Branch at 14100 Woodward Avenue, branch established on 2004-03-30. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $1,914.6 mil, Deposits: $1,477.4 mil, headquarters in Milwaukee, WI, negative income in the last year, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 126 total offices
  • Charter One Bank, National Association: Highland Park at 12380 Woodward Avenue, branch established on 1934-05-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $45,991.8 mil, Deposits: $21,276.3 mil, headquarters in Cleveland, OH, positive income, 503 total offices, Holding Company: Royal Bank Of Scotland Group Plc, The



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Highland Park government finances in 2004:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $2,702,000
    Housing & Community Development: $472,000
    All Other: $14,000
  • Current Operations - General - Other: $6,540,000
    Police Protection: $4,962,000
    Sewerage: $2,620,000
    Water Utilities: $2,418,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $1,615,000
    General Public Buildings: $1,384,000
    Financial Administration: $1,239,000
    Housing & Community Development: $992,000
    Solid Waste Management: $657,000
    Regular Highways: $577,000
    Fire Protection: $536,000
    Parks & Recreation: $203,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $66,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Housing & Community Development: $952,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $4,200,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Industrial Revenue: $46,715,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $20,230,000
  • Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $8,225,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $12,380,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $45,050,000
    Other, NEC: $15,470,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $1,665,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $605,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $3,376,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $1,268,000
    Rents: $1,071,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $3,097,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $2,495,000
  • Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $46,425,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Support: $4,306,000
    Highways: $1,082,000
    All Other: $498,000
    Housing & Community Development: $1,000
  • Tax - Property: $3,631,000
    Individual Income: $2,260,000
    NEC: $32,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $3,216,000

3.29% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($40,925 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  3.29%
Michigan average:  5.24%

0.08% of residents moved from foreign countries ($748 average AGI)
Wayne County:  0.08%
Michigan average:  0.10%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Oakland County, MI  0.96% ($44,508 average AGI)
from Macomb County, MI  0.42% ($34,962)
from Washtenaw County, MI  0.31% ($39,054)


4.98% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($44,717 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.98%
Michigan average:  5.98%

0.05% of residents moved to foreign countries ($477 average AGI)
Wayne County:  0.05%
Michigan average:  0.05%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Oakland County, MI  1.30% ($44,191 average AGI)
to Macomb County, MI  0.74% ($35,752)
to Washtenaw County, MI  0.35% ($47,526)


Strongest AM radio stations in Highland Park:
  • WWJ (950 AM; 50 kW; DETROIT, MI; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WQBH (1400 AM; 1 kW; DETROIT, MI; Owner: QUEEN'S BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WXYT (1270 AM; 50 kW; DETROIT, MI; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING CORP. OF DETROIT)
  • WJR (760 AM; 50 kW; DETROIT, MI; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WDFN (1130 AM; 50 kW; DETROIT, MI; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WCHB (1200 AM; 50 kW; TAYLOR, MI; Owner: RADIO ONE OF DETROIT, LLC)
  • WFDF (910 AM; 50 kW; FLINT, MI; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WEXL (1340 AM; 1 kW; ROYAL OAK, MI; Owner: WMUZ RADIO, INC.)
  • WXDX (1310 AM; 5 kW; DEARBORN, MI; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WUFL (1030 AM; daytime; 5 kW; STERLING HEIGHTS, MI; Owner: FAMILY LIFE BROADCASTING SYSTEM)
  • WDEO (990 AM; 9 kW; YPSILANTI, MI; Owner: WORD BROADCASTERS, INC.)
  • WOAP (1080 AM; 50 kW; OWOSSO, MI)
  • WTKA (1050 AM; 10 kW; ANN ARBOR, MI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)

Strongest FM radio stations in Highland Park:
  • WJLB (97.9 FM; DETROIT, MI; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WHPR-FM (88.1 FM; HIGHLAND PARK, MI; Owner: R.J.'S LATE NIGHT ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION)
  • WDTR-FM (90.9 FM; DETROIT, MI; Owner: BOARD OF EDUCATION, CITY OF DETROIT)
  • WNIC (100.3 FM; DEARBORN, MI; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WMGC-FM (105.1 FM; DETROIT, MI; Owner: GREATER BOSTON RADIO, INC.)
  • WCSX (94.7 FM; BIRMINGHAM, MI; Owner: GREATER BOSTON RADIO, INC.)
  • WVMV (98.7 FM; DETROIT, MI; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WDVD (96.3 FM; DETROIT, MI; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WDET-FM (101.9 FM; DETROIT, MI; Owner: WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • WMXD (92.3 FM; DETROIT, MI; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WGPR (107.5 FM; DETROIT, MI; Owner: WGPR, INC.)
  • WDTW (106.7 FM; DETROIT, MI; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WKRK-FM (97.1 FM; DETROIT, MI; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WYCD (99.5 FM; DETROIT, MI; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING CORPORATION OF MICHIGAN)
  • WOMC (104.3 FM; DETROIT, MI; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING CORPORATION OF MICHIGAN)
  • WDTJ (105.9 FM; DETROIT, MI; Owner: RADIO ONE OF DETROIT, LLC)
  • WDRQ (93.1 FM; DETROIT, MI; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WRIF (101.1 FM; DETROIT, MI; Owner: GREATER BOSTON RADIO, INC.)
  • WKQI (95.5 FM; DETROIT, MI; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WMUZ (103.5 FM; DETROIT, MI; Owner: WMUZ RADIO, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Highland Park:
  • WWJ-TV (Channel 62; DETROIT, MI; Owner: CBS BROADCASTING INC.)
  • WDWB (Channel 20; DETROIT, MI; Owner: WXON LICENSE, INC.)
  • WTVS (Channel 56; DETROIT, MI; Owner: DETROIT EDUC. TV FOUNDATION)
  • WBXD-CA (Channel 5; DETROIT, MI; Owner: THE BOX WORLDWIDE LLC)
  • WJBK (Channel 2; DETROIT, MI; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
  • WDIV-TV (Channel 4; DETROIT, MI; Owner: POST-NEWSWEEK STATIONS, MICHIGAN, INC.)
  • WXYZ-TV (Channel 7; DETROIT, MI; Owner: CHANNEL 7 OF DETROIT, INC.)
  • WLPC-LP (Channel 26; DETROIT, MI; Owner: GLENN R. AND KARIN A. PLUMMER)
  • WDWO-CA (Channel 18; DETROIT, MI; Owner: TCT OF MICHIGAN, INC.)
  • WKBD (Channel 50; DETROIT, MI; Owner: VIACOM STATIONS GROUP OF DETROIT INC.)
  • W33BY (Channel 68; DETROIT, MI; Owner: HIGHLAND PARK BROADCASTING, L.P.)
  • WADL (Channel 38; MOUNT CLEMENS, MI; Owner: ADELL BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • W48AV (Channel 48; DETROIT, MI; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
  • WFUM (Channel 28; FLINT, MI; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN)
  • W66BV (Channel 66; DETROIT, MI; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)

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