Highland vs Hurley

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

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

Highland has the higher population (6,321 vs 3,420 in Hurley). Highland has the higher median household income ($99,010 vs $87,750 in Hurley). Highland has the higher median home value ($364,000 vs $327,100 in Hurley).

Population, income & housing

	Highland	Hurley
Population	6,321	3,420
Median age	41.0 yrs	49.2 yrs
Median household income	$99,010	$87,750
Median home value	$364,000	$327,100
Median gross rent	$1,569	$1,115
Housing units	2,774	1,696
Homeownership rate	63.7%	93.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	47.7%	48.0%
Unemployment rate	3.0%	2.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Highland	Hurley
Population	5,707 → 6,321 (+10.8%)	3,026 → 3,420 (+13.0%)
Median household income	$69,922 → $99,010 (+41.6%)	$90,919 → $87,750 (-3.5%)
Median home value	$226,100 → $364,000 (+61.0%)	$223,600 → $327,100 (+46.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,515 → $1,569 (+3.6%)	$1,377 → $1,115 (-19.0%)

Highland

Population

5,7076,321

Median household income

$69,922$99,010

Median home value

$226,100$364,000

Median gross rent

$1,515$1,569

Hurley

Population

3,0263,420

Median household income

$90,919$87,750

Median home value

$223,600$327,100

Median gross rent

$1,377$1,115

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Highland	Hurley
Under 5	7.1%	6.8%
5 to 17	10.8%	7.8%
18 to 24	7.7%	7.0%
25 to 34	15.5%	8.4%
35 to 44	12.6%	14.2%
45 to 54	9.2%	17.9%
55 to 64	11.9%	18.4%
65 to 74	16.5%	9.1%
75 and over	8.8%	10.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Highland	Hurley
White (non-Hispanic)	64.7%	79.3%
Black or African American	4.7%	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	15.5%	2.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	2.5%	1.1%
Two or more races	6.6%	7.4%
Hispanic or Latino	5.8%	8.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Highland	Hurley
No high school diploma	4.7%	5.5%
High school graduate	21.4%	18.7%
Some college or associate's	26.2%	27.8%
Bachelor's degree	27.9%	22.0%
Graduate or professional degree	19.8%	25.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Highland	Hurley
Drove alone	68.3%	79.9%
Carpooled	10.7%	1.1%
Public transit	2.7%	3.2%
Walked	0.9%	0.0%
Bicycle	2.3%	0.4%
Worked from home	14.3%	15.5%
Other means	0.7%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Highland	Hurley
1-unit, detached	55.9%	85.6%
1-unit, attached	15.3%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	14.7%	4.2%
5 to 19 units	6.5%	1.7%
20 or more units	7.6%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	8.5%

Poverty & households

	Highland	Hurley
Poverty rate	7.9%	6.4%
Average household size	2.33	2.26
Mean commute (minutes)	29	22
Median year structure built	1978	1959