Highwood Population History 1990 - 2023

Highwood Population Facts

What is the current population of Highwood?

Based on the latest 2024 data from the US census, the current population of Highwood is 5,304. Highwood, Illinois is the 4,684th largest city in the US.

What county is Highwood, Illinois in?

Highwood is located entirely in Lake County.

What is the size of Highwood, Illinois in square miles?

Highwood has an area of 0.7 square miles.

What was the peak population of Highwood?

The peak population of Highwood was in 2000, when its population was 5,476. In 2000, Highwood was the 4,185th largest city in the US; now its fallen to the 4,684th largest city in the US. Highwood is currently 3.1% smaller than it was in 2000.

How quickly is Highwood shrinking?

Highwood has shrunk 3.1% since the year 2000. Highwood, Illinois's growth is below average. 67% of similarly sized cities are growing faster since 2000.

What is the population density of Highwood, Illinois?

Highwood has a population density of 7,570 people per square mile.

Highwood Demographics

What is the voting age population of Highwood, Illinois?

The total voting age population of Highwood, Illinois, meaning US citizens 18 or older, is 2,804. The voting age population is 46.8% male and 53.2% female.

What percentage of Highwood, Illinois residents are senior citizens?

According to the latest census statistics, 12.3% of the residents of Highwood are 65 or older.

What are the racial demographics of Highwood, Illinois?

The racial demographics of Highwood are 73.2% White, 18.9% Other, 4.5% Black, 1.7% Asian, 1.1% Two or more races and 0.6% American Indian. Additionally, 50.8% of the population identifies as Hispanic.

What percentage of Highwood, Illinois residents are below the poverty line?

In Highwood, 16.8% of residents have an income below the poverty line, and the child poverty rate is 29.4%. On a per-household basis, 16.1% of families are below the poverty line in Highwood.

What percentage of Highwood, Illinois residents are in the labor force?

Among those aged 16 and older, 70.6% of Highwood residents are in the labor force.

What are the education levels among Highwood, Illinois residents?

Among the adult population 25 years old and over, 82.3% of Highwood residents have at least a high school degree or equivalent, 38.8% have a bachelor's degree and 16.6% have a graduate or professional degree.

What percentage of Highwood, Illinois residents speak a non-English language at home?

Among Highwood residents aged 5 and older, 50.9% of them speak a non-English language at home. Broken down by language: 44.5% of residents speak Spanish at home, 5.1% speak an Indo-European language, and 1.1% speak an Asian language.

Highwood Income & Labor Statistics

What is the unemployment rate in Highwood, Illinois?

The unemployment rate in Highwood is 2.0%, which is calculated among residents aged 16 or older who are in the labor force.

What percentage of Highwood, Illinois residents work for the government?

In Highwood, 8.0% of the residents in the non-military labor force are employed by the local, state and federal government.

What is the median income in Highwood, Illinois?

The median household income in Highwood is $63,388.

Highwood Housing & Rent Statistics

What percentage of housing units are owner-occupied in Highwood, Illinois?

In Highwood, 37.1% of housing units are occupied by their owners.

What percentage of housing units are rented in Highwood, Illinois?

Renters occupy 62.9% of housing units in Highwood.

What percentage of Highwood, Illinois housing units were built before 1940?

Of all the housing units in Highwood, 45.2% of them were build before 1940.

What percentage of Highwood, Illinois housing units were built after 2000?

In Highwood, 5.0% of the total housing units were built after the year 2000.

What is the median monthly rent in Highwood, Illinois?

The median gross monthly rent payment for renters in Highwood is $1,287.

What percentage of households in Highwood, Illinois have broadband internet?

In Highwood, 82.5% of households have an active broadband internet connection.