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Highland Park, Illinois: commercial real estate data.
Highland Park is a Census city of 30,398 people across 12.23 square miles of land, in Lake County. Median household income is $168,094, 83.8 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 41 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $18.3 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Highland Park
What Highland Park is
- Census place typecity
- Land area12.23 sq mi
- Water area0.03 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land2,485
- County holding the largest share of its areaLake County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Highland Park
- Population30,398
- Median age45.0
- Population under 187,231
- Share under 1823.8 percent
- Population 65 and over7,400
- Share 65 and over24.3 percent
- Households11,787
- Family households8,466
- Share of households that are families71.8 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Highland Park
- Median household income$168,094
- Per capita income$98,275
- Civilian labor force15,298
- Employed14,803
- Unemployed495 plus or minus 173
- Unemployment rate3.2 percent plus or minus 1.1
- Adults 25 and over21,448
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher97.2 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher76.9 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree39.1 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Highland Park
- Housing units12,488
- Occupied units11,787
- Vacant units701 plus or minus 216
- Vacancy rate5.6 percent plus or minus 1.7
- Owner occupied9,875
- Renter occupied1,912
- Ownership rate83.8 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$607,300
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,925
- Annual rent as a share of median income13.7 percent
- Single family units9,762
- Share single family78.2 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more2,726
- Share in buildings of two or more21.8 percent
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1963
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Highland Park gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute10,801
- Commuting under 15 minutes2,837
- Share commuting under 15 minutes26.3 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more3,783
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more35.0 percent
- Drove alone61.1 percent
- Carpooled2.8 percent plus or minus 0.8
- Public transport5.6 percent plus or minus 1.4
- Walked2.3 percent plus or minus 0.9
- Worked from home26.5 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Highland Park (7(a))
- Approvals41
- Gross approval$18,299,200
- Average approval$446,322
- Median approval$200,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$1,241,000
- Largest approval$2,500,000
- Jobs supported377
- Jobs per approval9.2
- Loans with a final outcome2
- Paid in full2
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more2.4 percent
- Share to franchises9.8 percent
- Distinct lenders22
- Distinct industries by NAICS26
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Highland Park, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 2 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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SBA loans in Highland Park (504)
- Approvals18
- Gross approval$16,526,000
- Average approval$918,111
- Median approval$706,000
- Largest approval$3,083,000
- Jobs supported184
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Distinct CDCs3
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Highland Park, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Highland Park
Flood risk in Highland Park
- NFIP communityCity of Highland Park
- NFIP community number170367
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classClass 8
- Currently effective map date10/05/23
The City of Highland Park participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 170367 and carries Community Rating System class 8, a flood insurance premium discount for policies written there.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Lake County, not Highland Park
Lake County context, not Highland Park figures
- Establishments in Lake County20,076
- Covered employment, Lake County329,354
- Average annual pay, Lake County$91,042
- Housing units permitted, Lake County1,042
Every figure in this section is published for Lake County as a whole and is not a measurement of Highland Park.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Highland Park questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Highland Park, Illinois?
30,398, in 11,787 households. Highland Park city covers 12.23 square miles of land, which is 2,485 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Highland Park in?
Lake County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Highland Park?
$168,094. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $607,300. Median gross rent is $1,925 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Highland Park businesses?
41 7(a) approvals totaling $18.3 m since FY2020, across 22 lenders, median approval $200,000, plus 18 504 approvals worth $16.5 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Highland Park, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Highland Park borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Highland Park. Only 2 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Highland Park in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Highland Park appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Highland Park, city of, community 170367, carrying Community Rating System class 8, which is a premium discount for exceeding the program minimum. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Highland Park figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Lake County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Highland Park.
Is zoning published for Highland Park?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.