Highland Park, IL (Illinois) Houses and Residents

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Highland Park Apartments for Rent

Total population: 31,457 (All urban)

Highland Park, Illinois Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 11,921 (11,507 occupied: 9,427 owner occupied, 2,080 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	18%
State:	33%

Housing density: 964 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $284,819.

Median contract rent in 2007: $1,418 (lower quartile is $678, upper quartile is $2,170)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $1,739

Median gross rent in Highland Park, IL in 2007: $1,436

Housing units in Highland Park with a mortgage: 5,706 (494 second mortgage, 1,085 home equity loan, 32 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,569

Highland Park,IL index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $1,060,015 (it was $370,900 in 2000)

Highland Park:	$1,060,015
Illinois:	$208,800

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $485,062 - $1,399,106

Household type by relationship

Households: 31,183

In family households: 28,286 (7,506 male householders, 1,458 female householders)
8,204 spouses, 9,684 children (9,287 natural, 218 adopted, 179 stepchildren), 95 grandchildren, 283 brothers or sisters, 166 parents, 436 other relatives, 454 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 2,897 (876 male householders (743 living alone)), 1,660 female householders (1,514 living alone)), 361 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 196 (0 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 3,971 2-persons, 1,676 3-persons, 2,053 4-persons, 846 5-persons, 220 6-persons, 198 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,257 1-person, 242 2-persons, 22 3-persons, 9 4-persons, 6 7-or-more-persons.

7,372 married couples with children.
780 single-parent households (158 men, 622 women).

80.5% of residents of Highland Park speak English at home.
8.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (28% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 33% speak English not well, 16% don't speak English at all).
8.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (69% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 8% speak English not well).
1.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (44% speak English very well, 31% speak English well, 23% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
1.1% of residents speak other language at home (89% speak English very well, 11% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 4,798 (15.3%)
(43.7% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	7.6
State:	6.1

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.2
State:	4.1

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Highland Park, Illinois:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 42 3 rooms: 95 4 rooms: 343 5 rooms: 829 6 rooms: 1,451 7 rooms: 1,826 8 rooms: 1,973 9 or more rooms: 2,868

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Highland Park, Illinois:
	1 room: 98 2 rooms: 233 3 rooms: 369 4 rooms: 499 5 rooms: 472 6 rooms: 192 7 rooms: 110 8 rooms: 56 9 or more rooms: 51

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 164
1995 to 1998: 397
1990 to 1994: 339
1980 to 1989: 1,065
1970 to 1979: 1,660
1960 to 1969: 1,984
1950 to 1959: 2,492
1940 to 1949: 1,234
1939 or earlier: 2,586

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Highland Park:
	no bedroom: 6 1 bedroom: 137 2 bedrooms: 1,241 3 bedrooms: 3,464 4 bedrooms: 3,116 5 or more bedrooms: 1,463

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Highland Park:
	no bedroom: 106 1 bedroom: 688 2 bedrooms: 706 3 bedrooms: 436 4 bedrooms: 121 5 or more bedrooms: 23

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Highland Park in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 191 1 vehicle: 2,113 2 vehicles: 5,384 3 vehicles: 1,362 4 vehicles: 247 5 or more vehicles: 130

Cars and other vehicles available in Highland Park in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 270 1 vehicle: 1,074 2 vehicles: 641 3 vehicles: 73 4 vehicles: 22 5 or more vehicles: 0

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2000 in Highland Park, IL:

Less than $10,000: 0
$10,000 to $14,999: 6
$15,000 to $19,999: 0
$20,000 to $24,999: 0
$25,000 to $29,999: 5
$30,000 to $34,999: 0
$35,000 to $39,999: 0
$40,000 to $49,999: 18
$50,000 to $59,999: 0
$60,000 to $69,999: 4
$70,000 to $79,999: 0
$80,000 to $89,999: 18
$90,000 to $99,999: 26
$100,000 to $124,999: 65
$125,000 to $149,999: 140
$150,000 to $174,999: 172
$175,000 to $199,999: 345
$200,000 to $249,999: 1047
$250,000 to $299,999: 983
$300,000 to $399,999: 1635
$400,000 to $499,999: 1174
$500,000 to $749,999: 1233
$750,000 to $999,999: 725
$1,000,000 or more: 679

Highland Park rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Highland Park:

Less than $100: 41 people
$100 to $149: 20
$150 to $199: 12
$200 to $249: 8
$250 to $299: 8
$300 to $349: 8
$350 to $399: 8
$400 to $449: 8
$450 to $499: 8
$500 to $549: 4
$550 to $599: 8
$600 to $649: 15
$650 to $699: 11
$700 to $749: 8
$750 to $799: 9
$800 to $899: 39
$900 to $999: 86
$1,000 to $1,249: 416
$1,250 to $1,499: 308
$1,500 to $1,999: 435
$2,000 or more: 412
No cash rent: 198

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 1,070 1990 to 1994: 921 1985 to 1989: 712 1980 to 1984: 357 1975 to 1979: 404 1970 to 1974: 352 1970 to 1974: 181 1965 to 1969: 801

Highland Park, IL Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 45.6%
Number of people working at home: 979 (6.3% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 373
5 to 9 minutes: 1639
10 to 14 minutes: 1784
15 to 19 minutes: 1568
20 to 24 minutes: 1661
25 to 29 minutes: 784
30 to 34 minutes: 1755
35 to 39 minutes: 499
40 to 44 minutes: 697
45 to 59 minutes: 1571
60 to 89 minutes: 1817
90 or more minutes: 377

Highland Park mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 10,842 (70%)
Carpooled: 1,288 (8%)
Bus or trolley bus: 187 (1%)
Subway or elevated: 55 (0%)
Railroad: 1,658 (11%)
Taxi: 6 (0%)
Motorcycle: 13 (0%)
Bicycle: 53 (0%)
Walked: 346 (2%)
Other means: 77 (0%)
Worked at home: 979 (6%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 339
$10,000 to $14,999: 202
$15,000 to $19,999: 235
$20,000 to $24,999: 330
$25,000 to $29,999: 335
$30,000 to $34,999: 381
$35,000 to $39,999: 363
$40,000 to $44,999: 398
$45,000 to $49,999: 285
$50,000 to $59,999: 555
$60,000 to $74,999: 948
$75,000 to $99,999: 1315
$100,000 to $124,999: 1316
$125,000 to $149,999: 924
$150,000 to $199,999: 1163
$200,000 or more: 2411

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 5214

Russian: 4198

United States or American: 2751

German: 2692

Italian: 2173

Polish: 1693

Irish: 1202

English: 897

Eastern European: 797

European: 627

Ukrainian: 438

Hungarian: 303

Lithuanian: 265

Swedish: 257

Austrian: 253

Scottish: 211

Norwegian: 200

Israeli: 198

Romanian: 189

British: 182

Greek: 147

Dutch: 141

Scotch-Irish: 127

Czech: 123

French (except Basque): 116

Danish: 112

Canadian: 110

Subsaharan African:: 95

Czechoslovakian: 93

Arab:: 89

Northern European: 76

Finnish: 62

South African: 60

Latvian: 60

Swiss: 56

French Canadian: 55

Welsh: 47

Slovene: 44

Basque: 40

Iranian: 39

Turkish: 37

African: 35

Lebanese: 33

Croatian: 29

Soviet Union: 28

Slovak: 24

Syrian: 24

Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac: 18

Luxemburger: 17

Armenian: 17

Palestinian: 10

Scandinavian: 10

Egyptian: 9

Yugoslavian: 9

Portuguese: 8

Belgian: 8

Jordanian: 7

Moroccan: 6

Albanian: 6

Macedonian: 6

Australian: 3

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

Mexico (37%)
Italy (9%)
Ukraine (6%)
Russia (5%)
Germany (4%)
Other Eastern Europe (4%)
Israel (4%)

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

This state: 19248
Northeast: 2338
Midwest: 2832
South: 1082
West: 843

67% of Highland Park residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 46% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 61% lived in Illinois.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 39
Nursery to 4th grade: 49
5th and 6th grade: 224
7th and 8th grade: 173
9th grade: 116
10th grade: 79
11th grade: 64
12th grade, no diploma: 195
High school graduate (or equivalency): 794
Less than 1 year of college: 210
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,239
Associate degree: 283
Bachelor's degree: 3,275
Master's degree: 1,555
Professional school degree: 1,712
Doctorate degree: 329

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 67
Nursery to 4th grade: 69
5th and 6th grade: 146
7th and 8th grade: 237
9th grade: 83
10th grade: 95
11th grade: 42
12th grade, no diploma: 108
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,399
Less than 1 year of college: 431
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,716
Associate degree: 395
Bachelor's degree: 3,850
Master's degree: 1,843
Professional school degree: 493
Doctorate degree: 189

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 2.4%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 2.9%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 10.6%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 1.8%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 3.4%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 1.7%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 20.1%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 0.6%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 10.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $153,933
Black householders: $94,319
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $90,176
Asian householders: $566,631
Some other race householders: $43,414
Two or more races householders: $60,356
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $36,045

Highland Park household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Highland Park household income for Black householders

Highland Park household income for Asian householders

Highland Park household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Highland Park marital status for males

Highland Park marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $1,099,740
Black or African American householders: $476,421
Asian householders: $1,137,751
Some other race householders: $250,071
Two or more races householders: $417,832
Hispanic or Latino householders: $561,302

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 8,888
One, attached: 708
Two: 300
3 or 4: 284
5 to 9: 328
10 to 19: 300
20 to 49: 788
50 or more: 310
Mobile homes: 15

Median worth of mobile homes: $1,641,474

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Highland Park:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (91%) Electricity (7%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (80%) Electricity (17%) No fuel used (1%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%) Other fuel (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 225

Here:	5.7%
Illinois:	13.4%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 143

Here:	8.0%
Illinois:	11.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 268

Here:	40.9%
Illinois:	25.8%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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