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Highland Park, Florida

Highland Park, Florida, in Polk county, is 27 miles SE of Lakeland, Florida (center to center) and 55 miles E of Tampa, Florida. The village is in the Lakeland - Winter Haven area. There are 244 residents in Highland Park.

The People and Families of Highland Park

In Highland Park, about 69% of adults are married.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Highland Park had a median family income of $56,667.

Highland Park Housing

As of 2000, the share of housing units in Highland Park that were owner-occupied was 86%.

Commuting

In Highland Park, 88% of commuters drive to work.

Category	Value
Near Medium City	27 miles SE of Lakeland, Florida (center to center)
Nearest Large City	55 miles E of Tampa, Florida
County	Polk
Metro Area	Lakeland - Winter Haven
Standard Zip Codes	33898
Phone Area Codes	863
Time Zone	Eastern (-5 hours from GMT)
Daylight Savings	The city observes Daylight Saving Time.
Latitude	27.865
Longitude	-81.561

Station	MOUNTAIN LAKE
Distance	5.3 miles
Jan Temp	49 to 72 F
Apr Temp	58 to 83 F
Jul Temp	71 to 91 F
Oct Temp	64 to 84 F
Annual Precip	47.7 inches

Station	BARTOW
Distance	17.8 miles
Jan Temp	52 to 74 F
Apr Temp	61 to 84 F
Jul Temp	73 to 92 F
Oct Temp	66 to 85 F
Annual Precip	50.5 inches

Station	LAKELAND
Distance	24.1 miles
Jan Temp	51 to 74 F
Apr Temp	61 to 86 F
Jul Temp	73 to 95 F
Oct Temp	66 to 87 F
Annual Precip	49.1 inches

Category	Count	Percent
Total Population	244	100%
Male	116	47.5%
Female	128	52.5%
Under 18	41	16.8%
18+	203	83.2%
65+	79	32.4%
Median Age	50.7
Average Family Size	2.7
White	230	94.3%
African-American	2	0.8%
Asian	9	3.7%
American Indian & Alaskan	0	0%
Other	0	0%
Mixed Race	3	1.2%
Hispanic (included in categories above)	2	0.8%

Category	Value
Est. 2005 Population	264
Growth	20
Growth %	8.2%

Ancestry	Percent
English	15.9%
German	15.9%
Irish	12.1%
Scottish	10.1%
Other (often includes Hispanic and African American)	7.7%
US/American	6.3%
Scotch-Irish	6.3%
Italian	5.8%
French Canadian	4.3%
French (except Basque)	3.9%
Swedish	3.9%
Dutch	1.9%
Hungarian	1.4%
Greek	1%
Norwegian	1%
Danish	1%
Austrian	1%
Russian	0.5%

Location	Pop.	Median Family Income (2000)
Highland Park	244	$56,667
Dundee	2,912	$33,831
Eagle Lake	2,496	$35,078
Frostproof	2,975	$33,707
Lake Hamilton	1,304	$38,050
Lake Wales	10,194	$33,029
Winter Haven	26,487	$39,657

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