North Highlands is a medium-sized town located in the state of California. With a population of 49,327 people and ten associated neighborhoods, North Highlands is the 188th largest community in California.Unlike some towns, North Highlands isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in North Highlands are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, North Highlands is a town of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in North Highlands who work in office and administrative support (12.88%), sales jobs (11.07%), and management occupations (7.48%). Also of interest is that North Highlands has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 10.42% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. In North Highlands, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 30.47 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. The citizens of North Highlands are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 13.74% of adults in North Highlands have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree The per capita income in North Highlands in 2022 was $26,051, which is lower middle income relative to California and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $104,204 for a family of four. However, North Highlands contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. North Highlands is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call North Highlands home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of North Highlands residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. North Highlands also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 30.54% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in North Highlands include Ukrainian, German, Irish, English, and Russian. Foreign born people are also an important part of North Highlands's cultural character, accounting for 28.70% of the town’s population. The most common language spoken in North Highlands is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Slavic languages.
