Highland town, NY

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 2,194 ( 336 from 2010 )
Land area: 50.1 square miles
Population density: 43.8 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	1,896	86.42%	15.2%
Black:	44	2.01%	45.7%
Indian:	14	0.64%	1300.0%
Asian:	3	0.14%	86.4%
2+ races:	46	2.10%	9.5%
Hispanic:	176	8.02%	18.9%

Total non-White:	298	13.58%	1.4%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-340	-16.3
Change in Non-White pop.:	4	0.2

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
2,530
2,236	88.38%
81	3.20%
1	0.04%
22	0.87%
42	1.66%
148	5.85%
294	11.62%

2000
2,404
2,220	92.35%
86	3.58%
0	0.00%
4	0.17%
0	0.00%
94	3.91%
184	7.65%

1990
2,147
2,057	95.81%
55	2.56%
2	0.09%
3	0.14%
n/a
30	1.40%
90	4.19%

1980
1,878
1,825	97.18%
18	0.96%
13	0.69%
0	0.00%
n/a
22	1.17%
53	2.82%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

16	0.7
110	4.6

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

163	7.6
94	4.4

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

232	12.4
37	2.0

Age, Family & Household Data for Highland town, NY

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
56.0
216	9.8%
1,978	90.2%
606	27.6%

1,144
1.83

618	54.0%
551	89.2%
12	1.9%
526	46.0%

2010
Number	Percent
45.4
476	18.8%
2,054	81.2%
454	17.9%

1,049
2.29

663	63.2%
502	75.7%
47	7.1%
386	36.8%

2000
Number	Percent
43.2
532	22.1%
1,872	77.9%
412	17.1%

960
2.36

669	69.7%
548	81.9%
62	9.3%
291	30.3%

1990
Number	Percent
38.1
462	21.5%
1,685	78.5%
431	20.1%

818
2.47

571	69.8%
499	87.4%
23	4.0%
247	30.2%

1980
Number	Percent
43.5
441	23.5%
1,437	76.5%
420	22.4%

746
2.47

557	74.7%
475	85.3%
35	6.3%
189	25.3%

2022 Housing Data for Highland town, NY

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	50	4.4%
$10,000 to $14,999	7	0.6%
$15,000 to $19,999	44	3.8%
$20,000 to $24,999	14	1.2%
$25,000 to $29,999	145	12.7%
$30,000 to $34,999	52	4.5%
$35,000 to $39,999	50	4.4%
$40,000 to $44,999	8	0.7%
$45,000 to $49,999	38	3.3%
$50,000 to $59,999	174	15.2%
$60,000 to $74,999	109	9.5%
$75,000 to $99,999	133	11.6%
$100,000 to $124,999	91	8.0%
$125,000 to $149,999	25	2.2%
$150,000 to $199,999	78	6.8%
$200,000 or more	126	11.0%

Median Household Income	59,699
Per Capita Income	71,911

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	35	3.1%
Public Assistance	0	0.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	52	4.5%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	874	66.9%
Unemployed	77	5.9%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	951	72.8%
Not in Labor Force	356	27.2%

Real Unemployment Rate		33.1%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	357	207	63.3%
Non-Profit	57	37	60.6%
Self-Employed	72	121	37.3%

Local Government	70	38	64.8%
State Government	2	32	5.9%
Federal Government	7	0	100.0%

Total Private + Self	429	328	56.7%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	136	107	56.0%
Total	565	435	56.5%

Pct. Govt.	14.9%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	168	16.8%
Sales and Office Occupations	159	15.9%
Professional, Technical	297	29.7%
Service Occupations	176	17.6%
All others	200	20.0%

White Collar		62.4%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	154	15.4%
Educational services	148	14.8%
Retail trade	101	10.1%
Professional, scientific, technical	86	8.6%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	82	8.2%
Accommodation and food services	77	7.7%
Construction	59	5.9%
Information	56	5.6%
Manufacturing	52	5.2%
Real estate and rental and leasing	44	4.4%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	33	3.3%
Public administration	25	2.5%
Finance and insurance	23	2.3%
Wholesale trade	23	2.3%
Transportation and warehousing	15	1.5%
Other services	14	1.4%
Utilities	8	0.8%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	0	0.00%
Puerto Rican	55	2.51%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	18	0.82%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	18	0.82%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	41	1.87%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	4	0.18%
Uruguayan	37	1.69%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	62	2.83%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Chinese	1	0.05%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	1,805	84.5%
German, other Germanic	151	7.1%
Spanish	92	4.3%
French, Haitian, Cajun	38	1.8%
Other Indo-European	24	1.1%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	19	0.9%
Other	7	0.3%
Chinese	1	0.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
Irish	596	27.2%
German	552	25.2%
Italian	318	14.5%
American	160	7.3%
English	158	7.2%
French	108	4.9%
Scotch-Irish	60	2.7%
Dutch	45	2.1%
Haitian	38	1.7%
Ukrainian	32	1.5%
Polish	29	1.3%
Scottish	29	1.3%
Swedish	25	1.1%
Danish	24	1.1%
European	21	1.0%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	2,161	98.5%
Not a citizen	33	1.5%

Native	1,834	83.6%
Foreign-born	360	16.4%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
79	4.2%	100	5.4%	649	34.8%	506	27.2%	209	11.2%	320	17.2%
Average years of education: 13.3

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	79	4.2%
9-12 Years	100	5.4%
H.S. Grad or GED	649	34.8%
Some College	506	27.2%
Bach. Degree	209	11.2%
Grad Degree	320	17.2%
Average years of education: 13.3

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +58	D +129	D + 14.0%
D +187
2020 vs. 2012	R +161	R +64	R + 4.8%
D +97
2020 vs. 2008	R +139	R +67	R + 5.1%
D +72

2016 vs. 2008	R +81	R +196	R + 19.2%
D -115
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	74%	Donald Trump* (R)	673	52.5%	Joe Biden (D)	596	46.5%	14	1.1%	1,283	15	6	0.01%
2016	57%	Donald Trump (R)	615	57.4%	Hillary Clinton (D)	409	38.2%	47	4.4%	1,071	21	12	0.01%
2012	52%	Mitt Romney (R)	512	49.4%	Barack Obama* (D)	499	48.1%	26	2.5%	1,037	14	2	0.01%
2008	53%	John McCain (R)	534	49.5%	Barack Obama (D)	524	48.6%	21	1.9%	1,079	13	4	0.01%
2004	59%	George W. Bush* (R)	663	57.8%	John Kerry (D)	467	40.7%	18	1.6%	1,148	18	7	0.02%
2000	57%	George W. Bush (R)	591	55.5%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	407	38.3%	66	6.2%	1,064	20	8	0.02%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Highland town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

596

46.5%

Donald Trump* (R)

673

52.5%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

0.5%

Other

0.6%

TOTAL

1,283

Turnout: 74%	Diff (St): 15	Diff (US): 6

2016 President, Highland town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

409

38.2%

Donald Trump (R)

615

57.4%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

2.7%

Jill Stein (Grn)

0.9%

Other

0.7%

TOTAL

1,071

Turnout: 57%	Diff (St): 21	Diff (US): 12

2012 President, Highland town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

499

48.1%

Mitt Romney (R)

512

49.4%

Other

2.5%

TOTAL

1,037

Turnout: 52%	Diff (St): 14	Diff (US): 2

2008 President, Highland town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

524

48.6%

John McCain (R)

534

49.5%

Other

1.9%

TOTAL

1,079

Turnout: 53%	Diff (St): 13	Diff (US): 4

2004 President, Highland town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

663

57.8%

John Kerry (D)

467

40.7%

Ralph Nader (I)

1.3%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

1,148

Turnout: 59%	Diff (St): 18	Diff (US): 7

2000 President, Highland town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

591

55.5%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

407

38.3%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

4.5%

Other

1.7%

TOTAL

1,064

Turnout: 57%	Diff (St): 20	Diff (US): 8

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Highland town, NY

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2018	S1	49%	Kirsten Gillibrand* (D,In+)	457	51.6%	Chele Farley (R,C+)	428	48.4%	0	0.0%	885	15	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018:
2018	G	49%	Marc Molinaro (R,C+)	496	55.8%	Andrew Cuomo* (D,In+)	365	41.1%	28 [+]	3.1%	889	20	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Howie Hawkins (Green) 13 (1.5%); Other (Write-in) 8 (0.9%); Larry Sharpe (Libertarian) 7 (0.8%);
2016	S3	53%	Charles Schumer* (D,In+)	566	57.2%	Wendy Long (R,C+)	408	41.2%	16 [+]	1.6%	990	14	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Robin Wilson (Green) 12 (1.2%); Alex Merced (Libertarian) 3 (0.3%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.1%);
2014	G	34%	Rob Astorino (R,C)	379	58.4%	Andrew Cuomo* (D,In+)	220	33.9%	50 [+]	7.7%	649	18	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Howie Hawkins (Green) 47 (7.2%); Michael McDermott (Libertarian) 2 (0.3%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.2%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	1,935
Median Value	$233,500

Occupied	1,144	59.1%
Vacant	791	40.9%

Owned	1,022	89.3%
Rented	122	10.7%
Median Rent	$1,053

Single-Family Units	1,765	91.2%
Detached	1,765	91.2%
Attached	0	0.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	1	0.1%
Mobile Homes	116	6.0%

Highland town, NY

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Highland town, NY

2022 Housing Data for Highland town, NY

2022 Income & Employment Data for Highland town, NY

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Highland town, NY

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Highland town, NY

Historical Presidential Election Results for Highland town, NY

Historical Statewide Election Results for Highland town, NY