Highland Park, Texas

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Back to Highland Park, TX housing info, Dallas County, Texas, TX smaller cities, TX small cities, All Cities. Homes for sale in Highland Park, Texas     Submit your own pictures of this town and show them to the World General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map Please wait while loading the map... Current weather forecast for Highland Park, TX Dallas County Population in July 2008: 9,184. Population change since 2000: +3.9%   Males: 4,280   (46.6%) Females: 4,904   (53.4%) Median resident age:   42.0 years Texas median age:   32.3 years Zip codes: 75205. Estimated median household income in 2008: $162,358 (it was $149,389 in 2000) Highland Park:   $162,358 Texas:   $50,043 Estimated per capita income in 2008: $112,218 Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $956,752 (it was $669,800 in 2000) Highland Park:   $956,752 Texas:   $126,800 Mean prices in 2008: All housing units: $1,090,142; Detached houses: $1,135,541; Townhouses or other attached units: $604,914; In 2-unit structures: $671,044; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $236,110; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $494,254; Mobile homes: $781,389 Highland Park, TX residents, houses, and apartments details Profiles of local businesses: My Obsession Andrew Merrick Homes J. Hilburn Men's Custom Clothier Longhorn Sprinkler Repair SmileTile Highland Park Hurricanes Put your B&M business profile right here for free. 20,000 businesses already created their profiles! Business Search - 14 Million verified businesses Search for:  near:   Races in Highland Park: White Non-Hispanic (95.5%) Hispanic (2.7%) Other race (0.8%) Two or more races (0.6%) Dec. 2009 cost of living index in Highland Park: 105.2 (more than average, U.S. average is 100) Recent posts about Highland Park, Texas on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users. Highland Park is mentioned 2,003 times on our forum: Tell me about Highland Park and compare it to Coppell?  (31 replies) Is Highland Park racist?  (159 replies) Southlake or Highland Park?  (117 replies) Does Highland Park fit this description?  (34 replies) Highland Park Affordable?  (35 replies) Politics,Religion,and Racism in Highland Park  (76 replies) Ancestries: English (22.1%), German (15.2%), Irish (11.8%), United States (8.5%), Scottish (5.8%), French (4.3%). Current Local Time: CST time zone Elevation: 550 feet Land area: 2.24 square miles. Population density: 4101 people per square mile   (average).

Latitude: 32.83 N, Longitude: 96.80 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: -830 (-9.4%)
Workers who live and work in this town: 532 (13.9%)

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Highland Park, Texas business and economic data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	5.77
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Highland Park, Texas

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

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Highland Park-area historical tornado activity is significantly above Texas state average. It is 268% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/25/1994, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 13.5 miles away from the Highland Park town center killed 3 people and injured 48 people and caused between $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.

On 4/2/1957, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 2.2 miles away from the town center killed 10 people and injured 200 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Highland Park-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Texas state average. It is 79% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/31/1997 at 03:26:41, a magnitude 3.4 (3.4 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 54.2 miles away from Highland Park center
On 10/31/2008 at 05:01:54, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 13.3 miles away from the city center
On 5/31/2002 at 09:57:10, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 LG, 3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 95.2 miles away from the city center
On 4/5/2006 at 18:46:23, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 90.7 miles away from Highland Park center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

Political contributions by individuals in Highland Park, TX

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Notable locations in Highland Park: Highland Park Shopping Village (A), Dallas Country Club (B). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Highland Park include: Central Church (A), Highland Park Methodist Church (B), Oak Hill Baptist Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map Reservoirs: Exall Lake (A), Wycliff Ave Lake (B). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Highland Park include: Davis Park (1), Fairfax Park (2), Jester Park (3), Hackberry Creek Park (4), Lakeside Park (5), Prather Park (6), Abbott Park (7), Flipper Park (8), Lockhart Park (9). Display/hide their locations on the map

Average household size:

This town:	2.5 people
Texas:	2.7 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	67.3%
Whole state:	71.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	1.6%
Whole state:	4.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
• Gay men: 0.4% of all households

This town:	3.4%
Whole state:	15.4%

This town:	2.6%
Whole state:	6.7%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Highland Park, TX

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Here		55.1%
USA		50.2%

7.51% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($42,163 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.51%
Texas average:	8.37%

0.18% of residents moved from foreign countries ($350 average AGI)

Dallas County:	0.18%
Texas average:	0.20%

from Tarrant County, TX	1.03% ($37,173 average AGI)
from Collin County, TX	0.86% ($57,456)
from Denton County, TX	0.66% ($41,483)

7.90% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($49,794 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.90%
Texas average:	7.44%

0.08% of residents moved to foreign countries ($691 average AGI)

Dallas County:	0.08%
Texas average:	0.11%

to Collin County, TX	1.34% ($53,347 average AGI)
to Tarrant County, TX	1.22% ($41,399)
to Denton County, TX	1.00% ($48,858)

• 4700 Drexel Dr, Call Sign: KXV453
  Assigned Frequencies : 155.370 MHz
  Grant Date: 09/14/2004, Expiration Date: 12/12/2014
  Registrant: Town Of Highland Park, 4700 Drexel Dr, Highland Park, TX 75205, Phone: (214) 521-5000, Fax: (214) 559-9350, Email:
• 4700 Drexel Dr, Call Sign: WNBP875
  Assigned Frequencies : 155.280 MHz
  Grant Date: 11/10/2004, Expiration Date: 01/22/2015
  Registrant: Town Of Highland Park, 4700 Drexel Dr, Highland Park, TX 75205, Phone: (214) 521-5000, Fax: (214) 559-9350, Email:

• Aircraft: CESSNA T210N (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 6, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-520 SER (300 HP) (Reciprocating)
  N-Number: 6155Y , Serial Number: 21064271, Year manufactured: 1981, Airworthiness Date: 02/26/1981
  Registrant (Corporation): Broadcast Xcellence Inc, 3213 Beverly Dr, Highland Park, TX 75205

• Fire: 20
• Hazardous Condition: 74

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• #40 (75205) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the highest 2004 average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) for individuals (pop 5,000+)"
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• #17 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest lead air pollution readings in 2005 (µg/m³)"
• #25 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest number of births per 1000 residents 2000-2003 (pop 50,000+)"
• #29 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #30 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Ozone (8-hour) air pollution readings in 2005 (ppm)"
• #49 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Ozone (1-hour) air pollution readings in 2005 (ppm)"