With 47,957 people, North Highlands is a city in California. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 15% of adults. 29% of people here were born outside the United States. Owners hold 51% of the housing stock. This skews young, with a median age of 34.2. There are 5,445 people per square mile.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $65,495, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 34.2
US median: 38.9
Less educated
15% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 117%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about North Highlands
What changed most since 1990
Hispanic share8.8% → 32.7%(+23.8 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
White share73.1% → 42.6%(−30.6 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree9.7% → 15.3%(+5.6 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
North Highlands's population equals 3.0% of Sacramento County's. Its number of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher equals 1.2% of the county's. Its number of people who work from home equals 1.9% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)18.1%(360)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)23.6%(470)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era41.8%(833)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4.3%(85)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.4%(28)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1,992 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
North Highlands, decade by decade
North Highlands population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
42,105
$64,862
$212,886
9.7%
55.4
2000
44,187
$58,799
$169,596
8.9%
72.4
2010
42,694
$58,799
$320,514
12.6%
78.9
2020
49,327
$61,591
$293,071
13.5%
86.9
2024
47,957
$65,495
$367,600
15.3%
86.4
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
