Highland Park, PA (Pennsylvania) Houses and Residents

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Back to: Highland Park, Pennsylvania main profile, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania smaller cities, Pennsylvania small towns, Pennsylvania forum, All US cities. (Urban population: 1,532 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 0) Houses: 610 (610 occupied: 459 owner occupied, 151 renter occupied) % of renters here: 25% State: 29% Housing density: 826 houses/condos per square mile Recent posts about housing in Highland Park, Pennsylvania on our local forum with over 1,200,000 registered users: Pittsburgh Housing: Cheaper to Own than Rent  (142 replies) Dilapidated or abandoned houses  (97 replies) Relocation advice: timing move, finding apartments  (11 replies) Young couple wanting to rent a house  (3 replies) That One Greater Pittsburgh Home That Just "Speaks" to You  (105 replies) Help with renting in Point Breeze/Westinghouse Park  (2 replies) Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2009 in this state: $171,540. Median contract rent in 2009: $460 (lower quartile is $334, upper quartile is $486) Median gross rent in Highland Park, PA in 2009: $582 Housing units in Highland Park with a mortgage: 212 (27 second mortgage, 24 home equity loan, 6 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 202 Median household income for houses/condes with a mortgage: $64,840 Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $44,167 Median monthly housing costs: $587 Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $119,497 (it was $91,200 in 2000) Highland Park: $119,497 Pennsylvania: $164,700 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $63,231 - $160,277 Mean price in 2009: Detached houses: $226,457 Here: $226,457 State: $223,477 Townhouses or other attached units: $41,467 Here: $41,467 State: $164,518 Household type by relationship: Households: 1,405 In family households: 1,176 (274 male householders, 132 female householders) 314 spouses, 393 children (368 natural, 9 adopted, 16 stepchildren), 27 grandchildren, 8 brothers or sisters, 13 parents, 7 other relatives, 8 non-relatives In nonfamily households: 229 (76 male householders (67 living alone)), 116 female householders (82 living alone)), 37 nonrelatives In group quarters: 127 (119 institutionalized population) Size of family households: 154 2-persons, 120 3-persons, 105 4-persons, 16 5-persons, 11 6-persons. Size of nonfamily households: 149 1-person, 43 2-persons. 193 married couples with children. 42 single-parent households (13 men, 29 women). 90.4% of residents of Highland Park speak English at home. 3.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (45% speak English very well, 26% speak English not well, 30% don't speak English at all). 5.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (55% speak English very well, 37% speak English well, 8% speak English not well). 1.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well). Foreign born population: 50 (3.3%) (70.0% of them are naturalized citizens)

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2009 in Highland Park, PA: Less than $10,000: 4 $10,000 to $14,999: 2 $15,000 to $19,999: 5 $20,000 to $24,999: 8 $25,000 to $29,999: 2 $30,000 to $34,999: 0 $35,000 to $39,999: 0 $40,000 to $49,999: 12 $50,000 to $59,999: 10 $60,000 to $69,999: 21 $70,000 to $79,999: 3 $80,000 to $89,999: 8 $90,000 to $99,999: 21 $100,000 to $124,999: 62 $125,000 to $149,999: 52 $150,000 to $174,999: 64 $175,000 to $199,999: 75 $200,000 to $249,999: 74 $250,000 to $299,999: 19 $300,000 to $399,999: 1 $400,000 to $499,999: 7 $500,000 to $749,999: 4 $750,000 to $999,999: 4 $1,000,000 or more: 0

Rent paid by renters in 2009 in Highland Park: Less than $100: 0 people $100 to $149: 0 $150 to $199: 0 $200 to $249: 0 $250 to $299: 0 $300 to $349: 0 $350 to $399: 0 $400 to $449: 38 $450 to $499: 0 $500 to $549: 26 $550 to $599: 49 $600 to $649: 30 $650 to $699: 0 $700 to $749: 14 $750 to $799: 0 $800 to $899: 12 $900 to $999: 22 $1,000 to $1,249: 0 $1,250 to $1,499: 0 $1,500 to $1,999: 0 $2,000 or more: 0 No cash rent: 72

Percentage of workers working in this county: 78.9%
Number of people working at home: 23 (3.3% of all workers)

Travel time to work Less than 5 minutes: 70 5 to 9 minutes: 109 10 to 14 minutes: 170 15 to 19 minutes: 98 20 to 24 minutes: 61 25 to 29 minutes: 0 30 to 34 minutes: 38 35 to 39 minutes: 20 40 to 44 minutes: 23 45 to 59 minutes: 35 60 to 89 minutes: 16 90 or more minutes: 25

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 571 (83%) Carpooled: 62 (9%) Taxi: 14 (2%) Walked: 18 (3%) Worked at home: 23 (3%)

Household income: Less than $10,000: 12 $10,000 to $14,999: 57 $15,000 to $19,999: 25 $20,000 to $24,999: 56 $25,000 to $29,999: 55 $30,000 to $34,999: 73 $35,000 to $39,999: 30 $40,000 to $44,999: 32 $45,000 to $49,999: 24 $50,000 to $59,999: 33 $60,000 to $74,999: 81 $75,000 to $99,999: 79 $100,000 to $124,999: 20 $125,000 to $149,999: 14 $150,000 to $199,999: 0 $200,000 or more: 7

First ancestries reported:

German: 337

United States or American: 204

Irish: 125

Italian: 82

Other groups: 76

English: 65

Ukrainian: 18

Welsh: 17

Dutch: 14

Slovak: 10

Arab/Arabic: 7

Arab:: 7

Scotch-Irish: 6

Lithuanian: 4

Polish: 4

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 1290
• Northeast: 91
• Midwest: 16
• South: 31
• West: 13

56% of Highland Park residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 67% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 58% lived in Pennsylvania.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

• No schooling: 0
• Nursery to 4th grade: 9
• 5th and 6th grade: 12
• 7th and 8th grade: 16
• 9th grade: 0
• 10th grade: 0
• 11th grade: 18
• 12th grade, no diploma: 9
• High school graduate (or equivalency): 149
• Less than 1 year of college: 40
• Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 66
• Associate degree: 33
• Bachelor's degree: 43
• Master's degree: 15
• Professional school degree: 23
• Doctorate degree: 0

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

• No schooling: 15
• Nursery to 4th grade: 7
• 5th and 6th grade: 14
• 7th and 8th grade: 71
• 9th grade: 19
• 10th grade: 19
• 11th grade: 17
• 12th grade, no diploma: 0
• High school graduate (or equivalency): 266
• Less than 1 year of college: 22
• Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 44
• Associate degree: 49
• Bachelor's degree: 118
• Master's degree: 38
• Professional school degree: 17
• Doctorate degree: 0

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 9.9%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 0.0%

Median household income in 2009 for:

• White non-Hispanic householders: $48,642
• Asian householders: $293,755
• Some other race householders: $15,166
• Hispanic or Latino race householders: $16,511

Median 2009 house value for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $121,200
• Asian householders: $589,621

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 420
• One, attached: 95
• Two: 18
• 3 or 4: 27
• 5 to 9: 29
• Mobile homes: 21

Median worth of mobile homes: $13,380

House/condo owner moved in on average 31 years ago

Renter moved in on average 10 ears ago

Private vs. public school enrollment:

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