Highland, NY Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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18%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

43%

Household income NAT. AVG.

57%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Highland	New York	National
Income per capita	$53,088	$51,391	$44,883
Median household income	$115,932	$89,985	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$156,379	$125,982	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$66,266	$58,659	$52,080
Median earnings male	$72,973	$59,465	$54,343
Median earnings female	$53,342	$44,739	$38,439
Unemployment rate	2.1%	5.0%	4.9%
Poverty level	8.0%	15.5%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Highland is 18% higher than the national average
The median household income in Highland is 43% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Highland is 57% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Highland is 47% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$77,280 $115,932 $231,864

City

$59,984 $89,985 $179,970

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

Nation

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Highland median earnings by income bracket

Highland employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	3.6%	3.6%
Manufacturing sector	7.1%	7.1%
Financial & insurance services	3.0%	3.0%
Wholesale & retail services	9.0%	9.0%
Public administration	10.5%	10.5%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	5.9%	5.9%
Education, health & social services	8.3%	8.3%
Other	49.8%	49.8%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Red Oaks Mill, NY	4,018	$173,035	112.7%
Spackenkill, NY	4,172	$172,823	112.5%
Merritt Park, NY	1,777	$171,004	110.3%
Titusville, NY	549	$167,007	105.3%
Hillside, NY	770	$161,030	98.0%
Highland, NY	6,165	$115,932	42.5%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Shaw Heights, CO	6,165	$109,587	34.7%
East Alton, IL	6,165	$79,790	1.9%
Raton, NM	6,164	$49,292	39.4%
Mulvane, KS	6,166	$95,997	18.0%
Saranap, CA	6,163	$197,347	142.6%
Highland, NY	6,165	$115,932	42.5%

Source: The Highland, NY employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) and include 2026 modeled data developed using proprietary methodologies.