East Highland Park is a census-designated place (CDP) in Henrico County, Virginia, in the United States. The population was 14,796 at the 2010 census.GeographyEast Highland Park is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 23.3sqkm, of which 22.8sqkm is land and 0.5sqkm, or 2.24%, is water.DemographicsAs of the census of 2000, there were 12,488 people, 4,960 households, and 3,313 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 1,393.1 people per square mile (538.1/km²). There were 5,226 housing units at an average density of 583.0/sq mi (225.2/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 18.47% White, 79.36% African American, 0.29% Native American, 0.39% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.34% from other races, and 1.15% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.00% of the population.There were 4,960 households out of which 29.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 38.9% were married couples living together, 23.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.2% were non-families. 28.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 3.02.