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Highland, NY population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Highland, New York (Highland, NY — Census place “Highland CDP”) is 6,321 residents, ranking #305 of 1292 places in New York. Median household income is $99,010, the median home is worth $364,000 and median gross rent runs $1,569 a month. Looking for the Highland New York ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Highland, NY: 12528.
- Population
- 6,321Highland CDP residents
- Median household income
- $99,010Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $364,000Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,569Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 41 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 63.7%Owner-occupied households
Highland ZIP codes (New York)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Highland.
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What the numbers mean in Highland CDP
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Highland CDP median would spend about 19% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 3.7× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 7.9% of residents and 63.7% 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, NY in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Highland CDP is a mid-size town in New York, with 6,321 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #305 of 1,292 ranked by population — larger than 76% of them. The median age here is 41 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly older profile than the country as a whole. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.
Households in Highland CDP earn a median of $99,010 a year, 26.1% above the national figure of $78,538 and 8% above the $91,806 median for the 847 New York 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 7.9% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Highland CDP is valued at $364,000, 20% above the national figure and 15% above the $315,800 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,569 a month, 11.6% above the national figure, or roughly $18,828 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 19% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 3.7×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 63.7% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans more heavily on renters. The rent line includes utilities paid by the tenant, a definition worth remembering when comparing it against a landlord's quoted rate.
Every value on this page is published directly by the Census for this area — nothing is modelled or interpolated. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.
Compare with nearby places
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Highland CDP?
- Highland CDP has 6,321 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #305 of 1,292 in New York.
- What is the median household income in Highland CDP?
- Median household income in Highland CDP is $99,010 a year, 26.1% above the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Highland CDP?
- Median gross rent is $1,569 a month and the median home value is $364,000, so rent absorbs about 19% of median household income.
- Is Highland CDP affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 3.7× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Highland CDP is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 19% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- 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. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.