Highland vs Munster

A side-by-side comparison of Highland and Munster: population, income, housing, and more.

Highland and Munster are places in Indiana. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Highland has the higher population (23,749 vs 23,733 in Munster). Munster has the higher median household income ($105,764 vs $76,219 in Highland). Munster has the higher median home value ($312,000 vs $219,500 in Highland).

Population, income & housing

	Highland	Munster
Population	23,749	23,733
Median age	44.5 yrs	45.3 yrs
Median household income	$76,219	$105,764
Median home value	$219,500	$312,000
Median gross rent	$1,202	$1,480
Housing units	10,791	9,786
Homeownership rate	77.2%	86.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	30.1%	48.1%
Unemployment rate	5.0%	5.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Highland	Munster
Population	22,581 → 23,749 (+5.2%)	22,689 → 23,733 (+4.6%)
Median household income	$67,281 → $76,219 (+13.3%)	$84,254 → $105,764 (+25.5%)
Median home value	$161,100 → $219,500 (+36.3%)	$228,400 → $312,000 (+36.6%)
Median gross rent	$1,106 → $1,202 (+8.7%)	$1,149 → $1,480 (+28.8%)

Highland

Population

22,58123,749

Median household income

$67,281$76,219

Median home value

$161,100$219,500

Median gross rent

$1,106$1,202

Munster

Population

22,68923,733

Median household income

$84,254$105,764

Median home value

$228,400$312,000

Median gross rent

$1,149$1,480

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Highland	Munster
Under 5	6.1%	4.2%
5 to 17	12.7%	15.5%
18 to 24	6.9%	8.2%
25 to 34	13.1%	8.7%
35 to 44	11.9%	13.0%
45 to 54	13.4%	14.7%
55 to 64	15.1%	15.0%
65 to 74	11.4%	10.1%
75 and over	9.4%	10.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Highland	Munster
White (non-Hispanic)	67.1%	70.9%
Black or African American	9.5%	6.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.4%
Asian	2.1%	6.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.1%
Two or more races	2.6%	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino	18.4%	14.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Highland	Munster
No high school diploma	6.8%	3.5%
High school graduate	29.8%	23.3%
Some college or associate's	33.3%	25.1%
Bachelor's degree	19.5%	30.7%
Graduate or professional degree	10.6%	17.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Highland	Munster
Drove alone	83.7%	77.5%
Carpooled	4.2%	5.9%
Public transit	2.5%	2.7%
Walked	0.2%	1.1%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.1%
Worked from home	6.9%	11.6%
Other means	2.2%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Highland	Munster
1-unit, detached	70.2%	74.8%
1-unit, attached	5.7%	6.8%
2 to 4 units	3.7%	4.4%
5 to 19 units	14.2%	9.9%
20 or more units	5.6%	3.9%
Mobile home & other	0.6%	0.2%

Poverty & households

	Highland	Munster
Poverty rate	9.7%	7.3%
Average household size	2.30	2.50
Mean commute (minutes)	26	28
Median year structure built	1966	1972