Highland is a somewhat small town located in the state of New York. With a population of 6,387 people and two associated neighborhoods, Highland is the 268th largest community in New York. Highland has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Highland, where the median household income is $97,296.00. Housing costs in Highland are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in New York.Highland is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Highland is a town of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Highland who work in business and financial occupations (11.66%), management occupations (10.03%), and office and administrative support (8.35%). Of important note, Highland is also a town of artists. Highland has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Highland’s character. Also of interest is that Highland has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 17.63% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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. The education level of Highland ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in Highland, 49.46% have at least a bachelor's degree. The typical US community has just 21.84% of its adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree. The per capita income in Highland in 2022 was $45,924, which is upper middle income relative to New York, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $183,696 for a family of four. Highland is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Highland home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Highland residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Highland include Italian, Irish, German, English, and Scottish. The most common language spoken in Highland is English. Other important languages spoken here include Vietnamese and Spanish.
