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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Highland is $29,573, which is lower than the state average of $32,829 and is about the same as the national average of $28,555. Highland median household income is $57,426, which has grown by 17.49% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much lower than the state average rate of 35.25% and is lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Highland residents spend 22.4 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 32.5 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #544

Highland, NY	29,573 USD
New York	32,829 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Highland, NY	35,151 USD
New York	34,450 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Highland, NY	51,604 USD
New York	39,569 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Highland, NY	30,658 USD
New York	30,512 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #587

Highland, NY	57,426 USD
New York	58,687 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Highland, NY	68,004 USD
New York	85,736 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #840

Highland, NY	17.49%
New York	35.25%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Highland, NY		New York		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	22.22%	$3,395, see rank	21.49%	$18,752	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	26.48%	$15,178, see rank	29.15%	$17,900	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	4.85%	$3,348, see rank	3.41%	$4,110	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	14.77%	$22,627, see rank	17.56%	$25,809	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Highland, NY	64,635 USD
New York	71,419 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Highland, NY	75,263 USD
New York	99,640 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Highland, NY	New York	U.S.
White	$57,353, see rank	$65,667	$56,900
Black	$35,625, see rank	$41,598	$35,600
Hispanic	$16,500, see rank	$40,814	$42,396
One Race, Other	$16,167, see rank	$36,694	$40,300

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Highland, NY	New York	U.S.
less than 25	$9,909, see rank	$27,968	$25,788
25 to 44	$56,182, see rank	$65,396	$58,398
45 to 64	$80,388, see rank	$70,383	$65,027
65 or over	$39,327, see rank	$38,136	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Highland, NY	New York	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	4,135, see rank	15,832,743	248,775,628
Male¹	1,724, 41.69%, see rank	47.83%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	1,232, 71.46%, see rank	68.68%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	14, 0.81%, see rank	0.28%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	1,218, 70.65%, see rank	68.40%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	1,117, 91.71%, see rank	90.70%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	101, 8.29%, see rank	9.30%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	492, 28.54%, see rank	31.32%	30.72%
Female¹	2,411, 58.31%, see rank	52.17%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	1,625, 67.40%, see rank	58.76%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.03%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	1,625, 67.40%, see rank	58.72%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	1,446, 88.98%, see rank	91.52%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	179, 11.02%, see rank	8.48%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	786, 32.60%, see rank	41.24%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Highland, NY	New York	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	2,466, 100%	8,950,165	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	2,093, 84.87%, see rank	53.60%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	95, 3.85%, see rank	6.81%	9.59%
Public Transportation	29, 1.18%, see rank	27.40%	5.06%
Walked	65, 2.64%, see rank	6.36%	2.78%
Other Means	34, 1.38%, see rank	1.89%	1.79%
Worked at Home	150, 6.08%, see rank	3.93%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Highland, NY	22.4 minutes
New York	32.5 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Highland, NY	New York	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	2,563	9,137,540	143,435,233
Male¹	1,117, 43.58%, see rank	51.42%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	527, 47.18%, see rank	35.01%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	155, 13.88%, see rank	18.15%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	232, 20.77%, see rank	18.51%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.39%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	88, 7.88%, see rank	8.63%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	71, 6.36%, see rank	14.63%	17.94%
Female¹	1,446, 56.42%, see rank	48.58%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	669, 46.27%, see rank	43.00%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	372, 25.73%, see rank	22.47%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	402, 27.80%, see rank	29.84%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.12%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.25%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	3, 0.21%, see rank	4.12%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Highland, NY	New York	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	2,563, 100%	9,137,540	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.60%	1.96%
Construction	89, 3.47%, see rank	5.55%	6.17%
Manufacturing	147, 5.74%, see rank	6.59%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	58, 2.26%, see rank	2.50%	2.75%
Retail Trade	225, 8.78%, see rank	10.85%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	79, 3.08%, see rank	5.07%	4.93%
Information	25, 0.98%, see rank	2.90%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	132, 5.15%, see rank	8.13%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	308, 12.02%, see rank	11.31%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	926, 36.13%, see rank	27.50%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	329, 12.84%, see rank	9.23%	9.49%
Public Administration	88, 3.43%, see rank	4.71%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	157, 6.13%, see rank	5.06%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Highland, NY	%	New York	U.S.
Population in Poverty	843	16.89%, see rank	15.61%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	200	13.69%, see rank	11.96%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.