Highland is home to 6,367 people in New York. That puts it in the top 7% of US cities for household income. This is an unusually credentialed place: 50% of adults have a four-year degree. The population is up 26% since 2000. The poverty rate is 5.8%, under the national 12.5%. That is roughly 19% ahead of the New York median.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $101,917, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 40.7
US median: 38.9
More educated
50% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 110%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Highland
What changed most since 1990
Adults with a bachelor's degree19.3% → 49.5%(+30.2 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
White share93.9% → 69.1%(−24.8 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Asian share1.4% → 10.6%(+9.2 pts)US over the same years: +3.1 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)46.6%(153)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)32.6%(107)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era29.3%(96)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War1.2%(4)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 328 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, decade by decade
Highland 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
4,492
$98,002
$296,649
19.3%
14.7
2000
5,060
$89,037
$197,650
23.7%
30.2
2010
5,647
$76,315
$352,450
35.5%
44.5
2020
6,385
$93,428
$308,343
44.2%
56.2
2024
6,367
$101,917
$415,900
49.5%
61.9
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.
