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Highland Falls, NY population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Highland Falls, New York (Highland Falls, NY — Census place “Highland Falls village”) is 3,696 residents, ranking #433 of 1292 places in New York. Median household income is $107,500, the median home is worth $340,600 and median gross rent runs $1,731 a month. Looking for the Highland Falls New York ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Highland Falls, NY: 10928.
- Population
- 3,696Highland Falls village residents
- Median household income
- $107,500Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $340,600Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,731Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 40.7 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 54.5%Owner-occupied households
Highland Falls ZIP codes (New York)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Highland Falls.
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What the numbers mean in Highland Falls village
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Highland Falls village median would spend about 19.3% 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 3.2× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 10.4% of residents and 54.5% 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 Falls village, NY in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Highland Falls village is a small town in New York, with 3,696 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #433 of 1,292 ranked by population — larger than 66% of them. The median age here is 40.7 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 Falls village earn a median of $107,500 a year, 36.9% above the national figure of $78,538 and 17% above the $91,806 median for the 847 New York cities we cover. Household income here is measured before tax and pooled across everyone at the address, which is why it reads higher than typical individual earnings in the same area. Poverty reaches 10.4% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Highland Falls village is valued at $340,600, 12.3% above the national figure and 8% above the $315,800 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,731 a month, 23.1% above the national figure, or roughly $20,772 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 19.3% 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 3.2×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 54.5% 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.
All values below were released by the Census for this exact geography, with no gap-filling on our side. 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.
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Highland Falls village?
- Highland Falls village has 3,696 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #433 of 1,292 in New York.
- What is the median household income in Highland Falls village?
- Median household income in Highland Falls village is $107,500 a year, 36.9% above the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Highland Falls village?
- Median gross rent is $1,731 a month and the median home value is $340,600, so rent absorbs about 19.3% of median household income.
- Is Highland Falls village affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 3.2× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Highland Falls village is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 19.3% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Highland Falls village 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.