North Highlands vs Vineyard

A side-by-side comparison of North Highlands and Vineyard: population, income, housing, and more.

North Highlands and Vineyard are places in California. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

North Highlands has the higher population (47,900 vs 42,645 in Vineyard). Vineyard has the higher median household income ($108,403 vs $65,090 in North Highlands). Vineyard has the higher median home value ($552,400 vs $344,900 in North Highlands).

Population, income & housing

	North Highlands	Vineyard
Population	47,900	42,645
Median age	34.5 yrs	37.2 yrs
Median household income	$65,090	$108,403
Median home value	$344,900	$552,400
Median gross rent	$1,585	$1,984
Housing units	16,819	12,656
Homeownership rate	50.9%	76.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.9%	31.3%
Unemployment rate	6.4%	5.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	North Highlands	Vineyard
Population	47,661 → 47,900 (+0.5%)	28,386 → 42,645 (+50.2%)
Median household income	$45,488 → $65,090 (+43.1%)	$94,939 → $108,403 (+14.2%)
Median home value	$217,500 → $344,900 (+58.6%)	$384,100 → $552,400 (+43.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,120 → $1,585 (+41.5%)	$1,580 → $1,984 (+25.6%)

North Highlands

Population

47,66147,900

Median household income

$45,488$65,090

Median home value

$217,500$344,900

Median gross rent

$1,120$1,585

Vineyard

Population

28,38642,645

Median household income

$94,939$108,403

Median home value

$384,100$552,400

Median gross rent

$1,580$1,984

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	North Highlands	Vineyard
Under 5	8.6%	6.1%
5 to 17	17.4%	18.7%
18 to 24	9.7%	8.2%
25 to 34	15.5%	13.2%
35 to 44	13.9%	15.2%
45 to 54	10.5%	12.3%
55 to 64	12.4%	13.1%
65 to 74	7.6%	8.3%
75 and over	4.6%	4.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	North Highlands	Vineyard
White (non-Hispanic)	44.6%	22.8%
Black or African American	8.4%	9.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.6%	0.0%
Asian	6.9%	39.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	2.1%
Some other race	0.2%	0.2%
Two or more races	6.4%	5.9%
Hispanic or Latino	32.6%	20.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	North Highlands	Vineyard
No high school diploma	16.1%	14.5%
High school graduate	31.6%	22.1%
Some college or associate's	37.4%	32.1%
Bachelor's degree	10.9%	22.0%
Graduate or professional degree	4.0%	9.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	North Highlands	Vineyard
Drove alone	71.7%	67.8%
Carpooled	11.7%	15.6%
Public transit	1.1%	1.3%
Walked	0.9%	0.6%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.5%
Worked from home	12.0%	12.9%
Other means	2.4%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	North Highlands	Vineyard
1-unit, detached	59.2%	91.2%
1-unit, attached	8.9%	2.3%
2 to 4 units	9.3%	1.8%
5 to 19 units	10.9%	1.9%
20 or more units	7.0%	1.7%
Mobile home & other	4.7%	1.2%

Poverty & households

	North Highlands	Vineyard
Poverty rate	19.6%	12.6%
Average household size	2.98	3.39
Mean commute (minutes)	31	29
Median year structure built	1970	2000