Editing Highland Park, Michigan (section)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1900= 427
|1910= 4120
|1920= 46499
|1930= 52959
|1940= 50810
|1950= 46393
|1960= 38063
|1970= 35444
|1980= 27909
|1990= 20121
|2000= 16746
|2010= 11776
|2020= 8977
|estyear=2023
|estimate=8443
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2023">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-total-cities-and-towns.html |date=July 13, 2024|title=City and Town Population Totals: 2020–2023|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=July 13, 2024}}</ref>
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=June 4, 2015}}</ref><br>2020 Census<ref name="2020 Census (City)"/>
}}

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Highland Park city, Michigan – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 1980<ref>{{Cite web |title=1980 census of population. Characteristics of the population. |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1980/volume-1/michigan/1980censusofpopu80124uns_bw.pdf |access-date=September 12, 2024}}</ref>
!Pop 1990<ref>{{Cite web |title=Michigan: 1990 |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1990/cp-1/cp-1-24.pdf |access-date=September 12, 2024}}</ref>
!Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Highland Park city, Michigan|url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALSF12000.P004?g=160XX00US2638180|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=}}</ref>
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Highland Park city, Michigan|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US2638180&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Highland Park city, Michigan|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US2638180&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!% 1980
!% 1990
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|3,937
|1,271
|668
|347
|style='background: #ffffe6; |484
|14.11%
|6.32%
|3.99%
|2.95%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |5.39%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|23,300
|18,594
|15,598
|10,955
|style='background: #ffffe6; |7,876
|83.49%
|92.41%
|93.14%
|93.03%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |87.74%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|86
|33
|39
|26
|style='background: #ffffe6; |34
|0.31%
|0.16%
|0.23%
|0.22%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.38%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|113
|50
|41
|46
|style='background: #ffffe6; |47
|0.40%
|0.25%
|0.24%
|0.39%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.52%
|-
|[[Native Hawaiian]] or [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|28
|N/A
|3
|3
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3
|0.10%
|N/A
|0.02%
|0.03%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.03%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other race]] alone (NH)
|213
|36
|29
|14
|style='background: #ffffe6; |46
|0.76%
|0.18%
|0.17%
|0.12%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.51%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|N/A
|N/A
|273
|229
|style='background: #ffffe6; |312
|N/A
|N/A
|1.63%
|1.94%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3.48%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|232
|137
|95
|156
|style='background: #ffffe6; |175
|0.83%
|0.68%
|0.57%
|1.32%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1.95%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''27,909'''
|'''20,121'''
|'''16,746'''
|'''11,776'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''8,977'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], there were 8,977 people, 3,917 households, and 1,845 families residing in the city.<ref>{{Cite web|title=US Census Bureau, Table P16: Household Type |url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=Highland%20Park%20city,%20Michigan%20p16&y=2020 |access-date=July 13, 2024 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> The [[population density]] was {{convert|3021.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 5,137 housing units. The racial makeup of the city was 5.7% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 88.2% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.5% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.5% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.1% [[Race (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.8% from [[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|some other races]] and 4.2% from [[Multiracial Americans|two or more races]]. [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] of any race were 1.9% of the population.<ref>{{Cite web|title=How many people live in Highland Park city, Michigan |url=https://data.usatoday.com/census/total-population/total-population-change/highland-park-city-michigan/160-2638180/ |access-date=July 13, 2024 |publisher=USA Today}}</ref> 19.3% of residents were under the age of 18, 5.0% were under 5 years of age, and 23.8% were 65 and older.

===2010 census===
As of the [[2010 United States census|2010 census]], there were 11,776 people, 4,645 households, and 2,406 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|3963.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 6,090 housing units at an average density of {{convert|2050.5|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup was 3.2% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 93.5% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.3% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.4% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.4% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 2.3% from two or more races. [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] of any race were 1.3% of the population.

There were 4,645 households, of which 28.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 13.0% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 32.3% had a female householder with no husband present, 6.5% had a male householder with no wife present, and 48.2% were non-families. 43.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 3.30.

Highland Park had the highest percent of single people, 87%, of any city in Michigan.<ref>{{cite web|title=Best Michigan Cities for Families and Singles |url=http://www.realestate.com/state/mi/ |work=Michigan Real Estate Trends |publisher=RealEstate.com |access-date=February 5, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121222092005/http://www.realestate.com/state/MI/ |archive-date=December 22, 2012}}</ref>

The median age in the city was 40.5 years. 23.7% of the city's population was under age 18; 10% was between age 18 and 24; 21.9% was from age 25 to 44; 30% was from age 45 to 64; and 14.4% was age 65 or older. The populace was 49.2% male and 50.8% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[2000 United States census|2000 census]], there were 16,746 people, 6,199 households, and 3,521 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|5622.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 7,249 housing units at an average density of {{convert|2434.1|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup was 4.11% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 93.44% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.27% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.24% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.02% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.25% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.67% from two or more races. [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] of any race were 0.57% of the population.

There were 6,199 households, of which 27.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 17.0% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 33.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 43.2% were non-families. 38.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 3.43.

29.1% of the city's population was under the age of 18, 8.6% was from age 18 to 24, 27.5% was from age 25 to 44, 20.2% was from age 45 to 64, and 14.5% was 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 85.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 79.6 males.

The city's median household income was $17,737, and the median family income was $26,484. Males had a median income of $31,014 versus $26,186 for females. The city's [[per capita income]] was $12,121. About 32.1% of families and 38.3% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 47.1% of those under age 18 and 30.8% of those age 65 or over.

Between the 1990 Census and the 2000 Census, the population fell by 17%.<ref>Howell, p. [https://books.google.com/books?id=QdamRHJ3dxUC&dq=%22grew+a+stunning+25+percent%2C+due+overwhelmingly+to+immigration%22&pg=PA210 210].</ref>