Despite the fact that it is a small city, Highland Park has quite a few people who take public transportation – mostly the bus - for their daily commute to work. This helps to fill a real need in the city for affordable transportation.
The citizens of Highland Park are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 16.24% of adults in Highland Park have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree
The per capita income in Highland Park in 2022 was $23,710, which is low income relative to Michigan and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $94,840 for a family of four. However, Highland Park contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Highland Park also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 37.58% of its population below the federal poverty line.
The people who call Highland Park home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Highland Park residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Highland Park include African, German, French, Irish, and Nigerian.
The most common language spoken in Highland Park is English. Other important languages spoken here include French and Spanish.
