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12528

Highland, NY · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
13,827
Median household income
$92,462
People below poverty
5.1%
Median home value
$366,400

Income

The median income of households in 12528 was $92,462. An estimated 2.9% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 18.6% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 12528 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 2.9
$10,000 to $14,999 1.7
$15,000 to $24,999 4.5
$25,000 to $34,999 4.8
$35,000 to $49,999 10.5
$50,000 to $74,999 13.4
$75,000 to $99,999 13
$100,000 to $149,999 17
$150,000 to $199,999 13.7
$200,000 or more 18.6

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 12528 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 88059
Female 62660

An estimated 75.4% of households received earnings. An estimated 30.6% of households received Social Security and an estimated 28.8 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $24,041. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 12528 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 75.4
Social Security 30.6
Retirement income 28.8
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 7.2
Cash public assistance income 0.7

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 5.1 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 1% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 5.6% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 6.2% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 12528 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 5.1
Children under 18 years below poverty 1
People 65 years old and over below poverty 5.6
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 6.2

In 2020-2024, 5.3 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 25.7% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 67.8% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 26.7% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 12528 in 2020-2024, 93.3% had health insurance coverage and 6.7% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 71% and public coverage was 38.3%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 0%.


In 2020-2024, 12528 had a total population of 13,827 - 7,307 (52.8%) females and 6,520 (47.2%) males. The median age was 43.1 years. An estimated 17.7% of the population was under 18 years, 33% was 19 to 44 years, 25.9% was 45 to 64 years, and 21.1 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 12528 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 155 526
5 to 9 191 597
10 to 14 272 34
15 to 19 571 417
20 to 24 252 410
25 to 29 384 400
30 to 34 511 649
35 to 39 374 554
40 to 44 621 405
45 to 49 348 508
50 to 54 368 379
55 to 59 595 472
60 to 64 467 443
65 to 69 644 535
70 to 74 409 353
75 to 79 156 137
80 to 84 98 217
85 and over 104 271

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 73.9% were White; 3.9% were Black or African American; 3.1% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 5.3% were Asian; 0.5% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 11% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 9.1% of the people in 12528 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 71% of the people in 12528 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 5,875 households in 12528. The average household size was 2.26 people.

Married-couple households made up 45.6% of the households in 12528 while cohabiting couple households made up 6.7% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 23.8% of all households, while 23.9% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 20.8% of households were male householders living alone, and 15% were female householders living alone, for a total of 35.8% of all households.

In 12528, 24.2% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 36.6% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 12528 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 45.6
Cohabiting Couples 6.7
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
23.9
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
23.8

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 49.4% of males and 47.7% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 32.3 26.5
Now married, except separated 49.4 47.7
Separated 4.2 3.8
Widowed 3 9.1
Divorced 11.1 12.9

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 12528, 35 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 28.6% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 90.6% of the people living in 12528 were U.S. natives. 73.2% of the 12528 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 9.4% of 12528 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 58% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 74.2 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 12528 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 12528.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 12528 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 45.2
Asia 36.7
Europe 17
Africa 0
Northern America 1.1
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 12528 in 2020-2024, 15.3 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 7.1% of people at least five years old; 5.2% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 12528 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 7.1
Other Indo-European languages 4.1
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 3.8
Other languages 0.3

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 89.9 % of the people at least one year old living in 12528 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 12528 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 89.9
Different house, same county 4.3
Different county, same state 4.1
Different state 1.8
Abroad 0

Education

In 2020-2024, 94.9 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 44.5% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 5.1% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 12528 was 2,394 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 115 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 1,762. College or graduate school enrollment was 517.

Educational Attainment of People in 12528 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 5.1
High school diploma or equivalency 22.6
Some college, no degree 16.9
Associate's degree 10.9
Bachelor's degree 25.6
Graduate or professional degree 18.9

Disability

In 12528, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 11.5 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 3.6% of people under 18 years old, to 8.4% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 28.2% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 12528, 61 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 34.7% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 81% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 15.6% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 3.3 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 5,822 81
Federal, state, or local government workers 1,123 15.6
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 239 3.3

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 12528 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 12528 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 2.6
Construction 5.8
Manufacturing 2.9
Wholesale trade 1
Retail trade 10.4
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 4
Information 2.8
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 8
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 13.7
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 32.5
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 8.5
Other Services, except public administration 3.3
Public administration 4.3

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 12528 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 3,711 51.7
Service occupations 852 11.9
Sales and office occupations 1,519 21.1
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 649 9
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 453 6.3

Commuting to Work

An estimated 71.8% of 12528 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 8.5% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 31.9 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 12528 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 71.8
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 8.5
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 1.2
Walked 0.7
Other means 1.5
Worked from home 16.3

In 2020-2024, 12528 had a total of 6,300 housing units. Of these housing units, 66.9% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 29% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 4.2% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 12528 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 66.9
Apartments in multi-unit structures 29
Mobile homes 4.2
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

10.9% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 21.8% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 12528 was 5.6 rooms, and of these housing units 64% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 12528 had 5,875 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 425 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 68.3% while renters occupied 31.7%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.53 and in renter-occupied houses it was 1.68.

4.1% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 10% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 5.5% and another 24.1% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 12528:

House Heating Fuel Used in 12528 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 40.3
Electricity 14.6
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 42.6
All other fuels 2.5
No fuel used 0

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 12528 was $366,400.

Of the owner-occupied households, 60.1 % had a mortgage. 39.9% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $2,581 and for owners without a mortgage it was $1,132.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 12528 was $1,559. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.