For population 25 years and over in Highland Park:
High school or higher: 80.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.1%
Graduate or professional degree: 8.1%
Unemployed: 4.6%
Mean travel time to work (commute): 23.5 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Highland Park CDP:
Never married: 19.5%
Now married: 50.2%
Separated: 2.2%
Widowed: 18.7%
Divorced: 9.4%
50 residents are foreign born (1.6% Europe, 0.8% Asia, 0.6% North America, 0.5% Latin America).
This place:
3.5%
Pennsylvania:
4.1%
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $1,386 (1.2%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $1,473 (1.4%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Lancaster, PA (77.7 miles , pop. 56,348).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Baltimore, MD (103.7 miles , pop. 651,154).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (134.7 miles , pop. 1,517,550).
Highland Park-area historical tornado activity is near Pennsylvania state average. It is 3% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 5/31/1985, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 43.5 miles away from the Highland Park place center causedbetween $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.
On 7/23/1952, a category F2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 0.2 miles away from the place center injured 4 peopleand causedbetween $5000 and $50,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Highland Park-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Pennsylvania state average. It is 94% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 1/16/1994 at 01:49:16, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MB, 4.6 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 82.9 miles away from the city center On 1/16/1994 at 00:42:43, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 84.5 miles away from Highland Park center On 8/15/1991 at 07:16:07, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 12.5 miles away from the city center On 11/14/1997 at 03:44:11, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 76.6 miles away from the city center Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Mifflin County (11) is near the US average (12). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 8 Emergencies Declared: 3
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 2, Hurricanes: 2, Storms: 2, Winter Storms: 2, Snowfall: 1, Storm: 1, Blizzard: 1, Flood: 1, Snowstorm: 1, Tropical Depression: 1, Tropical Storm: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals/medical centers near Highland Park:
LEWISTOWN HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Other, provides emergency services, about 6 miles away; LEWISTOWN, PA)
MOUNT NITTANY MEDICAL CENTER (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Other, provides emergency services, about 21 miles away; STATE COLLEGE, PA)
J C BLAIR MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Other, provides emergency services, about 23 miles away; HUNTINGDON, PA)
Amtrak station near Highland Park:
3 miles: LEWISTON (LEWISTOWN, HELEN ST.) . Services: enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Highland Park:
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus (about 20 miles; University Park, PA; Full-time enrollment: 43,065)
Dickinson College (about 35 miles; Carlisle, PA; FT enrollment: 2,340)
Lock Haven University (about 37 miles; Lock Haven, PA; FT enrollment: 4,769)
Susquehanna University (about 39 miles; Selinsgrove, PA; FT enrollment: 2,187)
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania (about 39 miles; Shippensburg, PA; FT enrollment: 6,920)
Harrisburg Area Community College-Harrisburg (about 43 miles; Harrisburg, PA; FT enrollment: 8,838)
Bucknell University (about 43 miles; Lewisburg, PA; FT enrollment: 3,667)
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 31.6. This is about average.
City:
31.6
U.S.:
32.0
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 9.47. This is about average.Closest monitor was 21.0 miles away from the city center.
City:
9.47
U.S.:
9.59
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2010 was 2.32. This is about average.Closest monitor was 21.0 miles away from the city center.
City:
2.32
U.S.:
2.43
Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) [ppb] level in 2010 was 4.69. This is significantly better than average.Closest monitor was 21.0 miles away from the city center.
City:
4.69
U.S.:
9.39
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 6.3%
(5.9% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 33.3% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
This place:
2.2 people
Pennsylvania:
2.4 people
Percentage of family households:
This place:
61.6%
Whole state:
67.5%
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:
3.5%
Whole state:
5.0%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
Religion statistics for Highland Park (based on Mifflin County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 46.76%
Here
46.8%
USA
50.2%
Adherents
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
Name
United Methodist Church
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Presbyterian Church (USA)
Catholic Church
Old Order Amish
Adherents
28.5%
16.1%
8.2%
8.1%
6.6%
Congregations
24.8%
8.3%
8.3%
0.9%
18.3%
Name
Church of the Brethren
Mennonite Church USA
Conservative Mennonite Conference
Christian and Missionary Alliance
Other
Adherents
5.6%
4.7%
3.2%
2.3%
16.9%
Congregations
5.5%
4.6%
1.8%
6.4%
21.1%
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Tables represent county-level data.
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 17
This county:
3.69 / 10,000 pop.
Pennsylvania:
2.04 / 10,000 pop.
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
Mifflin County:
0.22 / 10,000 pop.
Pennsylvania:
0.09 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 4
This county:
0.87 / 10,000 pop.
State:
0.88 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 18
Mifflin County:
3.91 / 10,000 pop.
Pennsylvania:
2.52 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 29
Mifflin County:
6.30 / 10,000 pop.
State:
7.12 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Here:
9.1%
State:
9.1%
Adult obesity rate:
This county:
27.5%
Pennsylvania:
27.2%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Mifflin County:
11.0%
Pennsylvania:
11.5%
3.20% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,072 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
3.20%
Pennsylvania average:
4.99%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
W13BY (Channel 13; STATE COLLEGE, PA; Owner: GEORGE W. KIMBLE)
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses:
1
Call Sign: N3KGG, Licensee ID: L00361222 Grant Date: 05/25/2001, Expiration Date: 08/20/2011, Certifier: David P Witkowski Registrant: David P Witkowski, 7924 Westview Ave, Highland Park, PA 19082
