With 3,752 people, Highland Acres is a city in Delaware. That puts it in the top 7% of US cities for household income. Owners hold 82% of the housing stock. The median age is 45.1, about 6 years above the US median. 3% of people here were born outside the United States. Density works out to 2,515 people per square mile.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $102,356, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 45.1
US median: 38.9
Average education
37% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Highland Acres
What changed most since 1990
Black share6.1% → 15.0%(+8.8 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts
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)41%(202)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)36.7%(181)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era41.2%(203)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War1.8%(9)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 493 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
Highland Acres, decade by decade
Highland Acres 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
3,151
$110,785
$296,649
35.4%
25.2
2000
3,379
$117,890
$270,516
36.9%
40.9
2010
3,459
$116,802
$351,443
35.6%
55.2
2020
3,492
$111,265
$290,041
36.4%
66.5
2024
3,752
$102,356
$306,400
37.3%
58.6
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.
