Highland Park is a somewhat small city located in the state of Michigan. With a population of 8,657 people and seven associated neighborhoods, Highland Park is the 129th largest community in Michigan. Highland Park has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic cities.

For a small city, Highland Park has a lot of people who use public transit to get to work, and those that do mostly ride the bus. This suggests that a real need for low-cost transportation in Highland Park exists, and local transit is helping to meet that need.

The percentage of adults in Highland Park with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 16.24% of adults in Highland Park have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Highland Park in 2022 was $23,710, which is low income relative to Michigan and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $94,840 for a family of four. However, Highland Park contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Highland Park also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 37.58% of its population below the federal poverty line.

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 Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Highland Park include African, German, French, Irish, and Nigerian.

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