Highland Park

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  1. Highland Park Legal Resources
  2. Highland Park Statistics
  3. Highland Park Property/Housing/Real Estate Information
  4. Highland Park Employment Information
  5. Highland Park Family Information
  6. Highland Park Education Information
  7. Highland Park Business Information
  8. Highland Park Public Benefits Information
  9. Highland Park Criminal Information
  10. Highland Park Immigration & Civil Rights Information
  11. Highland Park Zip Codes


Highland Park Legal Resources Back to top

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Highland Park Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 31,365
  • Land Area (2000): 32.013 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 0.014 square kilometers
  • Average Daily / Average High Temperature In Fahrenheit (Celsius) In January (1961-1990): 21.0186 (-6.1) / (-17.8)
  • Average Daily / Average High Temperature In Fahrenheit (Celsius) In July (1961-1990): 73.2186 (22.9) / 83.7186 (28.7)
  • Average Annual Heating Degree Days (1961-1990): 6,536
  • Average Annual Cooling Degree Days (1961-1990): 752
  • Average Annual Precipitation (1961-1990): 36 inches
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Houses (2000): 11,934
Very Low Income (VLI) Owner Households (2000): 553
Very Low Income (VLI) Renter Households (2000): 552
Highland Park Real Estate Lawyers provide services for home buying/selling, commercial real estate, leases, landlord tenant, construction, land use and zoning laws. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Highland Park Employment Information Back to top
Highland Park Labor Force By Month
Year Labor Force Color 8 Box Employed Unemployment
Color 13 Box Total Percent Rate
1990 17,532 17,100 431 2.46% 25
1991 16,972 16,472 499 2.94% 29
1992 16,802 16,258 544 3.24% 33
1993 16,294 15,761 533 3.27% 33
1994 16,378 15,866 512 3.13% 31
1995 16,825 16,459 366 2.17% 22
1996 17,050 16,670 380 2.23% 22
1997 17,216 16,881 335 1.94% 20
1998 17,216 16,903 312 1.81% 18
1999 17,106 16,804 302 1.76% 18
2000 16,255 15,822 433 2.66% 27
2001 16,005 15,503 502 3.14% 32
2002 15,864 15,238 627 3.95% 40
2003 15,757 15,150 607 3.85% 39
2004 15,867 15,286 580 3.66% 37
2005 16,226 15,723 503 3.10% 31
2006 16,548 16,087 461 2.79% 28
2007 16,791 16,243 548 3.26% 33
2008 16,918 16,213 705 4.17% 42
Month Labor Force Color 8 Box Employed Unemployment
Color 13 Box Total Percent Rate
Jan 2008 16,390 15,748 642 3.92% 39
Feb 2008 16,525 15,935 590 3.57% 36
Mar 2008 16,757 16,169 588 3.51% 35
Apr 2008 17,014 16,455 559 3.29% 33
May 2008 17,028 16,402 626 3.68% 37
Jun 2008 17,271 16,483 788 4.56% 46
Jul 2008 17,208 16,380 828 4.81% 48
Aug 2008 17,102 16,210 892 5.22% 52
Sep 2008 16,965 16,134 831 4.90% 49
Oct, 2008 -- -- -- --% --
Nov, 2008 -- -- -- --% --
Dec, 2008 -- -- -- --% --

Highland Park Employment By Industry

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 1,908 21.22%
2. Finance and Insurance 968 10.77%
3. Health Care 668 7.43%
4. Accommodation and Food Services 574 6.38%
5. Construction 418 4.65%
6. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 401 4.46%
7. Educational Services 303 3.37%
8. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 263 2.92%
9. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 221 2.46%
10. Public Administration 204 2.27%
11. Miscellaneous Manufacturing 199 2.21%
12. Chemical Manufacturing 143 1.59%
13. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 134 1.49%
14. Food and Beverage Stores 129 1.43%
15. Furniture, Furnishings, and Appliances 117 1.30%
16. Metal Manufactuing 113 1.26%
17. Professional and Commercial Equipment and Supplies, Wholesale 113 1.26%
18. Publishing / Movie / Sound Recording Industries 113 1.26%
19. Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods, Wholesale 107 1.19%
20. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 98 1.09%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Educational Services 1,122 16.78%
2. Health Care 919 13.74%
3. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 795 11.89%
4. Finance and Insurance 393 5.88%
5. Accommodation and Food Services 336 5.02%
6. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 291 4.35%
7. Social Assistance 283 4.23%
8. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 214 3.20%
9. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 180 2.69%
10. Clothing and Apparel Including Shoes 126 1.88%
11. Food and Beverage Stores 119 1.78%
12. Personal and Laundry Services 116 1.73%
13. Chemical Manufacturing 111 1.66%
14. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 111 1.66%
15. Department and Other General Stores 110 1.64%
16. Publishing / Movie / Sound Recording Industries 99 1.48%
17. Furniture, Furnishings, and Appliances 92 1.38%
18. Public Administration 91 1.36%
19. Private Household Services 85 1.27%
20. Used Merchandise / Gift / Misc. Stores 72 1.08%

Highland Park Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Lawyers 826 9.19%
2. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 782 8.70%
3. Top Executives 701 7.80%
4. Other Sales and Related Occupations 491 5.46%
5. Other Management Occupations 483 5.37%
6. Physicians and Surgeons 371 4.13%
7. Business Operations Specialists 354 3.94%
8. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 278 3.09%
9. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 273 3.04%
10. Accountants and Auditors 270 3.00%
11. Advertising / Marketing / PR / Sales 252 2.80%
12. Computer Specialists 224 2.49%
13. Cooks and Food Preparation Workers 218 2.42%
14. Financial Managers 216 2.40%
15. Other Financial Specialists 206 2.29%
16. Other Food Preparation and Servers 202 2.25%
17. Engineers 196 2.18%
18. Operations Managers Non Finance 153 1.70%
19. Other Office and Admin Support 144 1.60%
20. Social Scientists and Related 129 1.43%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 447 6.68%
2. Secretaries and Admins 355 5.31%
3. Other Management Occupations 339 5.07%
4. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 326 4.88%
5. Other Sales and Related Occupations 308 4.61%
6. Business Operations Specialists 291 4.35%
7. Other Office and Admin Support 281 4.20%
8. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 256 3.83%
9. Art and Design Workers 213 3.19%
10. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 190 2.84%
11. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 181 2.71%
12. Cashiers 167 2.50%
13. Counselors / Social Workers / Etc. 165 2.47%
14. Advertising / Marketing / PR / Sales 159 2.38%
15. Registered Nurses 159 2.38%
16. Teachers, Secondary School 157 2.35%
17. Top Executives 147 2.20%
18. Accountants and Auditors 146 2.18%
19. Social Scientists and Related 146 2.18%
20. Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians 144 2.15%

Highland Park Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 13,093 55.25%
15-35 hours 3,356 14.16%
1-14 hours 1,124 4.74%
No regular hours 6,123 25.84%

Highland Park Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 237 1.63%
5 AM-5:29 AM 253 1.74%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 504 3.47%
6 AM-6:29 AM 895 6.16%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 1,192 8.21%
7 AM-7:29 AM 2,308 15.89%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 2,369 16.31%
8 AM-8:29 AM 2,324 16.00%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 1,466 10.09%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 1,319 9.08%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 570 3.92%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 153 1.05%
Noon-3:59 PM 585 4.03%
4 PM-11:59 PM 350 2.41%

Highland Park Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 373 2.57%
5-9 1,639 11.28%
10-14 1,784 12.28%
15-19 1,568 10.80%
20-24 1,661 11.44%
25-29 784 5.40%
30-34 1,755 12.08%
35-39 499 3.44%
40-44 697 4.80%
45-59 1,571 10.82%
60-89 1,817 12.51%
At least 90 377 2.60%

Highland Park Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes Color 0 Box Population (public) Percent Color 1 Box Population (private) Percent
Under 30 153 1.05% 7,656 52.71%
30-44 174 1.20% 2,777 19.12%
45-59 463 3.19% 1,108 7.63%
At least 60 1,116 7.68% 1,078 7.42%

Highland Park Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 53 0.34%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 1,288 8.31%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 10,842 69.93%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 13 0.08%
Color 4 Box Other 77 0.50%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 1,906 12.29%
Color 6 Box Walked 346 2.23%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 979 6.31%

Highland Park Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Highland Park Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 11,500 (31,183 people)
Families (2000): 8,964 (27,832 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 4,246
People at same address in 1995: 18,876
Highland Park Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 339 2.95%
$10,000-$14,999 202 1.76%
$15,000-$19,999 235 2.04%
$20,000-$24,999 330 2.87%
$25,000-$29,999 335 2.91%
$30,000-$34,999 381 3.31%
$35,000-$39,999 363 3.16%
$40,000-$44,999 398 3.46%
$45,000-$49,999 285 2.48%
$50,000-$59,999 555 4.83%
$60,000-$74,999 948 8.24%
$75,000-$99,999 1,315 11.43%
$100,000-$124,999 1,316 11.44%
$125,000-$149,999 924 8.03%
$150,000-$199,999 1,163 10.11%
$200,000 or more 2,411 20.97%

Highland Park Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 2,249 19.52%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 3,963 34.40%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 288 2.50%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 1,675 14.54%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 38 0.33%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 2,044 17.74%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 16 0.14%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 828 7.19%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 7 0.06%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 230 2.00%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 1 0.01%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 178 1.55%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 4 0.03%

Highland Park Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 9,841 27.42%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 8,016 22.34%
Public Assistance 105 0.29%
Retirement 1,489 4.15%
Self Employment 2,395 6.67%
Social Security 3,239 9.03%
Supplemental Security 192 0.54%
Wage / Salary 9,293 25.90%
Other 1,317 3.67%

Highland Park Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 4,309 52.59%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 3,884 47.41%

Highland Park Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 425 3.61%
Color 1 Box Married 8,881 75.43%
Color 2 Box Never Married 2,236 18.99%
Color 3 Box Widowed 232 1.97%

Highland Park Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 856 6.90%
Color 1 Box Married 8,512 68.64%
Color 2 Box Never Married 1,909 15.39%
Color 3 Box Widowed 1,124 9.06%

Highland Park Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Highland Park Education Information Back to top
Highland Park Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)
Degree Population Percent
Color 0 Box Less than 9th grade 1,112 4.87%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 1,047 4.58%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 2,559 11.20%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 3,956 17.31%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 701 3.07%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 7,330 32.08%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 6,145 26.89%

Highland Park Population In School (3 or older)
School Level Color 0 Box In Public School Percent Color 1 Box In Private School Percent Total Percent
Nursery or preschool 308 0.98% 711 2.27% 1,019 3.25%
Kindergarten 420 1.34% 74 0.24% 494 1.58%
Grades 1-4 1,954 6.23% 115 0.37% 2,069 6.60%
Grades 5-8 1,743 5.56% 110 0.35% 1,853 5.91%
Grades 9-12 1,655 5.28% 143 0.46% 1,798 5.73%
Undergrad college 387 1.23% 268 0.85% 655 2.09%
Graduate or professional school 205 0.65% 292 0.93% 497 1.58%
Total 6,672 21.27% 1,713 5.46% 8,385 26.73%

Highland Park Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Highland Park Business Information Back to top
Wholesale trade sales (2002): $689,870,000
Retail sales (2002): $851,363,000
Accommodation and foodservices sales (2002): $46,161,000
Highland Park Business Lawyers provide services for corporations, LLCs, partnerships, contracts, franchising and business litigation. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Highland Park Public Benefits Information Back to top
Highland Park Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999
Above/Below Population Percent
Color 0 Box At Or Above Poverty Level 30,149 96.23%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 1,182 3.77%

Highland Park Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Highland Park Criminal Information Back to top
Highland Park Law Enforcement Employeess
Year Color 0 Box Officers Color 1 Box Civilian
2004 3 4
2005 3 8
2006 3 7
2007 3 6

Highland Park Criminal Lawyers represent defendants in municipal, state and federal criminal proceedings. These lawyers commonly handle cases involving DUI/DWI (drunk driving), drug possession, gun crimes, traffic tickets, violent crimes, sex crimes, theft offenses and white collar crimes. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Highland Park Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Highland Park Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 4,798 15.30%
10-19 Years 4,151 13.23%
20-29 Years 2,159 6.88%
30-39 Years 4,300 13.71%
40-49 Years 5,139 16.38%
50-59 Years 4,482 14.29%
60-69 Years 2,965 9.45%
70-79 Years 2,308 7.36%
80-89 Years 928 2.96%
90+ Years 135 0.43%

Highland Park Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 15,356 48.96%
Color 1 Box Female 16,009 51.04%

Highland Park Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 0 Box Caucasian 27,112 86.44%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 2,792 8.90%
Color 2 Box Asian 707 2.25%
Color 1 Box African-American 488 1.56%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 227 0.72%
Color 6 Box Other Race 29 0.09%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 8 0.03%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 2 0.01%

Highland Park Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. Russian 5,157 18.13%
2. German 3,948 13.88%
3. United States Or American 2,751 9.67%
4. Polish 2,742 9.64%
5. Italian 2,447 8.60%
6. Irish 1,848 6.50%
7. English 1,613 5.67%
8. Eastern European 797 2.80%
9. European 627 2.20%
10. Ukrainian 465 1.63%

Highland Park Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 23,389 80.45%
2. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 2,587 8.90%
3. Italian 679 2.34%
4. Russian 679 2.34%
5. Hebrew 276 0.95%
6. German 222 0.76%
7. Chinese 198 0.68%
8. French 124 0.43%
9. Yiddish 106 0.36%
10. Korean 103 0.35%

Highland Park Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 26,581 84.71%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 2,098 6.69%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 2,700 8.60%

Highland Park Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.
Highland Park Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Highland Park Zip Codes Back to top
Alphabetical | By Population
60035 60037