With 3,683 people, Highland Falls is a city in New York. That puts it in the top 5% of US cities for household income. The median age is 43.9, about 5 years above the US median. Density works out to 3,367 people per square mile. That is roughly 29% ahead of the New York median. About 43% of adults have finished a four-year degree.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $110,714, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 43.9
US median: 38.9
More educated
43% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 42%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Highland Falls
What changed most since 1990
Hispanic share5.5% → 23.8%(+18.2 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree22.0% → 43.2%(+21.2 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 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)52.5%(125)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)71%(169)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era29.8%(71)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 238 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 Falls, decade by decade
Highland Falls 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
4,008
$84,768
$321,849
22.0%
43.3
2000
3,678
$83,492
$249,202
21.3%
55.9
2010
3,900
$93,783
$402,656
31.7%
68.3
2020
3,684
$94,705
$289,192
39.0%
79.6
2024
3,683
$110,714
$353,900
43.2%
74.0
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.
