What is the population of Highland CDP?

Highland CDP has 785 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #353 of 536 in Maryland.

What is the median household income in Highland CDP?

Median household income in Highland CDP is $250,001 a year, 218.3% above the national figure of $78,538.

How much does it cost to rent or buy in Highland CDP?

Median gross rent is not published a month and the median home value is $855,400.

Is Highland CDP affordable compared with the rest of the US?

Homes cost about 3.4× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Highland CDP is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market.

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Highland, MD population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Highland, Maryland (Highland, MD — Census place “Highland CDP”) is 785 residents, ranking #353 of 536 places in Maryland. Median household income is $250,001, the median home is worth $855,400 and median gross rent runs — a month. Looking for the Highland Maryland ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Highland, MD: 20777.

Population: 785Highland CDP residents
Median household income: $250,001Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $855,400Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: —Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 44.5 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 100%Owner-occupied households

Highland ZIP codes (Maryland)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Highland.

The Highland MD ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.

20777

What the numbers mean in Highland CDP

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

The median home costs 3.4× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 9.2% of residents and 100% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

Highland CDP, MD in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Highland CDP is a very small community in Maryland, with 785 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #353 of 536 ranked by population — larger than 34% of them. The median age here is 44.5 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly older profile than the country as a whole. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.

Households in Highland CDP earn a median of $250,001 a year, 218.3% above the national figure of $78,538 and 129% above the $109,026 median for the 332 Maryland cities we cover. The median is the midpoint household, not an average, so a handful of very high earners cannot drag it upward the way they distort a mean. Poverty reaches 9.2% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Highland CDP is valued at $855,400, 181.9% above the national figure and 115% above the $397,200 peer median, while median gross rent runs not published a month. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 3.4×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 100% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, an owner-dominated market where rental listings are scarce and rent medians rest on a thin sample. The rent line includes utilities paid by the tenant, a definition worth remembering when comparing it against a landlord's quoted rate.

With 785 residents, a handful of survey responses moves every median on this page. Compare Highland CDP against its county rather than against national figures.

The Census withheld gross rent for Highland CDP because the sample was too thin to publish at this geography. Those values were suppressed at the source, not lost in our dataset, and we do not model a replacement. Everything else on this page comes straight from the ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year tables.

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Frequently asked questions

Common questions about this area.

What is the population of Highland CDP?: Highland CDP has 785 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #353 of 536 in Maryland.
What is the median household income in Highland CDP?: Median household income in Highland CDP is $250,001 a year, 218.3% above the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Highland CDP?: Median gross rent is not published a month and the median home value is $855,400.
Is Highland CDP affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 3.4× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Highland CDP is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market.
How current is this Highland CDP data?: All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.