Highland Park is a medium-sized borough located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 15,386 people and three associated neighborhoods, Highland Park is the 128th largest community in New Jersey.

Housing costs in Highland Park are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in New Jersey.

Also of interest is that Highland Park has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

And if you like science, one thing you'll find is that Highland Park has lots of scientists living in town - whether they be life scientists, physical scientists (like astronomers), or social scientists (like geographers!). So, if you're scientific-minded, you might like it here too.

A relatively large number of people in Highland Park telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 26.45% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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.

Highland Park, while not large, also appears to be attractive to some younger, educated professionals, who help shape the character of the borough.

Even though Highland Park is a smaller borough, it has many people who hop on public transportation – mostly the bus for their daily commute to work. Typically, these people are commuting to good jobs in the surrounding cities.

Do you have a 4-year college degree or graduate degree? If so, you may feel right at home in Highland Park. 69.84% of adults here have a 4-year degree or graduate degree, whereas the national average for all cities and towns is just 21.84%.

The per capita income in Highland Park in 2022 was $58,731, which is middle income relative to New Jersey, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $234,924 for a family of four.

Highland Park is an extremely ethnically-diverse borough. The people who call Highland Park home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Highland Park residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Highland Park also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 15.77% of the borough’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Highland Park include Irish, Polish, Italian, Russian, and German.

Foreign born people are also an important part of Highland Park's cultural character, accounting for 34.29% of the borough’s population.

The most common language spoken in Highland Park is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.