Highlands vs West Menlo Park

A side-by-side comparison of Highlands and West Menlo Park: population, income, housing, and more.

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

West Menlo Park has the higher population (3,382 vs 2,535 in Highlands). Both have a median household income of $250,001. Both have a median home value of $2,000,001.

Population, income & housing

	Highlands	West Menlo Park
Population	2,535	3,382
Median age	45.1 yrs	42.5 yrs
Median household income	$250,001	$250,001
Median home value	$2,000,001	$2,000,001
Median gross rent	$3,501	$3,214
Housing units	866	1,493
Homeownership rate	81.9%	74.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	75.8%	84.6%
Unemployment rate	5.3%	5.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Highlands	West Menlo Park
Population	2,985 → 2,535 (-15.1%)	4,160 → 3,382 (-18.7%)
Median household income	$217,500 → $250,001 (+14.9%)	$214,167 → $250,001 (+16.7%)
Median home value	$1,846,600 → $2,000,001 (+8.3%)	$2,000,001 → $2,000,001 (+0.0%)
Median gross rent	$2,459 → $3,501 (+42.4%)	$2,980 → $3,214 (+7.9%)

Highlands

Population

2,9852,535

Median household income

$217,500$250,001

Median home value

$1,846,600$2,000,001

Median gross rent

$2,459$3,501

West Menlo Park

Population

4,1603,382

Median household income

$214,167$250,001

Median home value

$2,000,001$2,000,001

Median gross rent

$2,980$3,214

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Highlands	West Menlo Park
Under 5	5.8%	5.1%
5 to 17	15.8%	23.9%
18 to 24	5.6%	4.7%
25 to 34	11.2%	9.8%
35 to 44	11.5%	10.3%
45 to 54	15.5%	20.2%
55 to 64	15.9%	11.9%
65 to 74	6.5%	7.5%
75 and over	12.3%	6.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Highlands	West Menlo Park
White (non-Hispanic)	53.4%	70.8%
Black or African American	2.3%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	28.4%	17.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	7.9%	5.7%
Hispanic or Latino	8.0%	5.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Highlands	West Menlo Park
No high school diploma	1.6%	0.7%
High school graduate	2.8%	5.7%
Some college or associate's	19.7%	9.1%
Bachelor's degree	34.0%	33.4%
Graduate or professional degree	41.9%	51.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Highlands	West Menlo Park
Drove alone	52.4%	54.2%
Carpooled	4.6%	3.8%
Public transit	1.9%	0.6%
Walked	6.4%	0.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	2.0%
Worked from home	34.4%	38.7%
Other means	0.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Highlands	West Menlo Park
1-unit, detached	90.9%	82.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.9%
2 to 4 units	2.0%	12.5%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	1.3%
20 or more units	7.2%	0.4%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Highlands	West Menlo Park
Poverty rate	4.6%	2.5%
Average household size	2.97	2.75
Mean commute (minutes)	26	23
Median year structure built	1959	1960