Highland Falls vs South Blooming Grove

A side-by-side comparison of Highland Falls and South Blooming Grove: population, income, housing, and more.

Highland Falls and South Blooming Grove are places in New York. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

South Blooming Grove has the higher population (3,880 vs 3,696 in Highland Falls). Highland Falls has the higher median household income ($107,500 vs $68,958 in South Blooming Grove). South Blooming Grove has the higher median home value ($464,000 vs $340,600 in Highland Falls).

Population, income & housing

	Highland Falls	South Blooming Grove
Population	3,696	3,880
Median age	40.7 yrs	25.2 yrs
Median household income	$107,500	$68,958
Median home value	$340,600	$464,000
Median gross rent	$1,731	$1,922
Housing units	1,798	1,390
Homeownership rate	54.5%	60.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	37.0%	29.4%
Unemployment rate	7.2%	12.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Highland Falls	South Blooming Grove
Population	3,841 → 3,696 (-3.8%)	3,148 → 3,880 (+23.3%)
Median household income	$86,750 → $107,500 (+23.9%)	$83,664 → $68,958 (-17.6%)
Median home value	$231,700 → $340,600 (+47.0%)	$285,700 → $464,000 (+62.4%)
Median gross rent	$1,305 → $1,731 (+32.6%)	$1,273 → $1,922 (+51.0%)

Highland Falls

Population

3,8413,696

Median household income

$86,750$107,500

Median home value

$231,700$340,600

Median gross rent

$1,305$1,731

South Blooming Grove

Population

3,1483,880

Median household income

$83,664$68,958

Median home value

$285,700$464,000

Median gross rent

$1,273$1,922

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Highland Falls	South Blooming Grove
Under 5	4.9%	11.2%
5 to 17	16.0%	31.5%
18 to 24	7.5%	6.8%
25 to 34	13.6%	12.9%
35 to 44	11.3%	15.5%
45 to 54	18.8%	4.9%
55 to 64	15.8%	8.4%
65 to 74	6.9%	3.8%
75 and over	5.2%	4.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Highland Falls	South Blooming Grove
White (non-Hispanic)	46.9%	81.8%
Black or African American	21.8%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.3%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.7%	0.3%
Two or more races	4.0%	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino	24.3%	12.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Highland Falls	South Blooming Grove
No high school diploma	10.7%	7.6%
High school graduate	28.4%	26.3%
Some college or associate's	23.8%	36.8%
Bachelor's degree	18.3%	15.5%
Graduate or professional degree	18.7%	13.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Highland Falls	South Blooming Grove
Drove alone	76.1%	66.6%
Carpooled	9.8%	8.8%
Public transit	0.0%	4.7%
Walked	3.9%	0.2%
Bicycle	0.8%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.6%	19.2%
Other means	0.8%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Highland Falls	South Blooming Grove
1-unit, detached	55.6%	69.1%
1-unit, attached	5.4%	1.7%
2 to 4 units	22.8%	1.8%
5 to 19 units	10.7%	14.6%
20 or more units	3.7%	12.9%
Mobile home & other	1.8%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Highland Falls	South Blooming Grove
Poverty rate	10.4%	39.3%
Average household size	2.24	3.29
Mean commute (minutes)	24	43
Median year structure built	1954	1970