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Highland Park, New Jersey: commercial real estate data.
Highland Park is a Census borough of 15,121 people across 1.82 square miles of land, in Middlesex County. Median household income is $104,694, 40.3 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 13 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $4.9 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Highland Park
What Highland Park is
- Census place typeborough
- Land area1.82 sq mi
- Water area0.01 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land8,303
- County holding the largest share of its areaMiddlesex 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.
Highland Park
How many people live in Highland Park
- Population15,121
- Median age35.2
- Population under 182,800
- Share under 1818.5 percent
- Population 65 and over1,598
- Share 65 and over10.6 percent
- Households6,436
- Family households3,721
- Share of households that are families57.8 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$104,694 plus or minus $24,486
- Per capita income$58,731
- Civilian labor force9,316
- Employed8,872
- Unemployed444 plus or minus 236
- Unemployment rate4.8 percent plus or minus 2.5
- Adults 25 and over10,843
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher93.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher69.8 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree39.4 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 units6,759
- Occupied units6,436
- Vacant units323 plus or minus 167
- Vacancy rate4.8 percent plus or minus 2.5
- Owner occupied2,593
- Renter occupied3,843
- Ownership rate40.3 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$471,700
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,873
- Annual rent as a share of median income21.5 percent plus or minus 5.1
- Single family units2,653
- Share single family39.3 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more4,106
- Share in buildings of two or more60.7 percent
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1962
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 commute6,416
- Commuting under 15 minutes1,655 plus or minus 480
- Share commuting under 15 minutes25.8 percent plus or minus 7.0
- Commuting 30 minutes or more2,205
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more34.4 percent
- Drove alone52.2 percent
- Carpooled6.4 percent plus or minus 3.3
- Public transport7.8 percent plus or minus 2.7
- Walked4.6 percent plus or minus 2.2
- Worked from home26.4 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Highland Park
SBA loans in Highland Park (7(a))
- Approvals13
- Gross approval$4,948,000
- Average approval$380,615
- Median approval$250,000
- Largest approval$1,500,000
- Jobs supported307
- Jobs per approval23.6
- Loans with a final outcome2
- Paid in full1
- Charged off1
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more7.7 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders10
- Distinct industries by NAICS11
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)
- Approvals3
- Gross approval$1,515,000
- Average approval$505,000
- Median approval$435,000
- Largest approval$883,000
- Jobs supported19
- Loans with a final outcome2
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Highland Park, in any county, FY2010 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, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Highland Park
- NFIP communityBorough of Highland Park
- NFIP community number340263
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date07/06/10
The Borough of Highland Park participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 340263 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Middlesex County, not Highland Park
Middlesex County context, not Highland Park figures
- Establishments in Middlesex County22,314
- Covered employment, Middlesex County430,555
- Average annual pay, Middlesex County$82,400
- Housing units permitted, Middlesex County1,792
Every figure in this section is published for Middlesex County as a whole and is not a measurement of Highland Park.
All Middlesex County figures →
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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What this page does not hold.
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, New Jersey?
15,121, in 6,436 households. Highland Park borough covers 1.82 square miles of land, which is 8,303 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?
Middlesex 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?
$104,694. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $471,700. Median gross rent is $1,873 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?
13 7(a) approvals totaling $4.9 m since FY2020, across 10 lenders, median approval $250,000, plus 3 504 approvals worth $1.5 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, borough of, community 340263, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. 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 Middlesex 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.