Highland Park is a somewhat small town located in the state of Texas. With a population of 8,827 people and three constituent neighborhoods, Highland Park is the 237th largest community in Texas. Highland Park has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic towns in the country.

Highland Park is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 97.43% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Highland Park is a town of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Highland Park who work in management occupations (22.95%), sales jobs (19.83%), and legal occupations (9.90%).

Of important note, Highland Park is also a town of artists. Highland Park has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Highland Park's character.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 9.15% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

For a small town, there is also a high proportion of single, often educated, people living in Highland Park. This is not typical for most smaller communities in America, and adds a feeling of vibrancy to Highland Park.

In addition to being popular with young singles, Highland Park is also home to many people who can be described as "urban sophisticates." While both of these categories describe educated professionals, urban sophisticates are quite a different demographic. Urban sophisticates are people who are both educated and wealthy, and thus tend to be older, richer, and more established than young professionals. "Urban sophisticates" is not just about being educated and well-off financially: it is a point of view and state of mind, one that you might call 'urbaneness.' But such people can and do regularly live in small towns, suburbs and rural areas, as well as in big cities. They read, support the arts and high-end shops, and love travel.

Because of many things, Highland Park is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Highland Park a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The town's good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Highland Park has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Highland Park's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Highland Park spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 18.41 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the town are less than they would otherwise be.

Highland Park is a very car-oriented town. 97.93% of residents commute to work in a private automobile rather than by other means, such as public transit, bicycling, or walking. This is because Highland Park is a small town, and most people who live here have to drive out of town for work, and the town population is not large nor dense enough to support an extensive public transportation system. Highland Park has a lot of rural roads, and houses can be far apart. Many residents drive out of town for regular shopping trips as well.

As is often the case in a small town, Highland Park doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Highland Park Information and Demographics

If knowledge is power, Highland Park is a pretty powerful place. 74.65% of the adults in Highland Park have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 14.96% for all cities and towns.

The per capita income in Highland Park in 2000 was $97,008, which is wealthy relative to Texas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $388,032 for a family of four. However, Highland Park contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Highland Park home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Highland Park is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Highland Park include English, German, Irish, Scotch-Irish, Scottish, Italian, European, and French.

The most common language spoken in Highland Park is English. Some people also speak Spanish.