Highland vs Kingston

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

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

Kingston has the higher population (23,942 vs 6,321 in Highland). Highland has the higher median household income ($99,010 vs $65,413 in Kingston). Highland has the higher median home value ($364,000 vs $277,900 in Kingston).

Population, income & housing

	Highland	Kingston
Population	6,321	23,942
Median age	41.0 yrs	36.8 yrs
Median household income	$99,010	$65,413
Median home value	$364,000	$277,900
Median gross rent	$1,569	$1,323
Housing units	2,774	11,049
Homeownership rate	63.7%	48.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	47.7%	31.6%
Unemployment rate	3.0%	5.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Highland	Kingston
Population	5,707 → 6,321 (+10.8%)	23,070 → 23,942 (+3.8%)
Median household income	$69,922 → $99,010 (+41.6%)	$51,299 → $65,413 (+27.5%)
Median home value	$226,100 → $364,000 (+61.0%)	$177,500 → $277,900 (+56.6%)
Median gross rent	$1,515 → $1,569 (+3.6%)	$1,050 → $1,323 (+26.0%)

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

Kingston

Population

23,07023,942

Median household income

$51,299$65,413

Median home value

$177,500$277,900

Median gross rent

$1,050$1,323

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Highland	Kingston
Under 5	7.1%	6.7%
5 to 17	10.8%	14.7%
18 to 24	7.7%	7.7%
25 to 34	15.5%	18.3%
35 to 44	12.6%	13.6%
45 to 54	9.2%	11.9%
55 to 64	11.9%	11.0%
65 to 74	16.5%	9.0%
75 and over	8.8%	7.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Highland	Kingston
White (non-Hispanic)	64.7%	61.2%
Black or African American	4.7%	14.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	15.5%	1.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	2.5%	0.3%
Two or more races	6.6%	5.5%
Hispanic or Latino	5.8%	17.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Highland	Kingston
No high school diploma	4.7%	13.2%
High school graduate	21.4%	26.9%
Some college or associate's	26.2%	28.4%
Bachelor's degree	27.9%	17.4%
Graduate or professional degree	19.8%	14.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Highland	Kingston
Drove alone	68.3%	71.2%
Carpooled	10.7%	7.3%
Public transit	2.7%	1.8%
Walked	0.9%	2.7%
Bicycle	2.3%	0.7%
Worked from home	14.3%	13.9%
Other means	0.7%	2.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Highland	Kingston
1-unit, detached	55.9%	44.2%
1-unit, attached	15.3%	3.4%
2 to 4 units	14.7%	30.7%
5 to 19 units	6.5%	15.1%
20 or more units	7.6%	6.6%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Highland	Kingston
Poverty rate	7.9%	19.1%
Average household size	2.33	2.32
Mean commute (minutes)	29	23
Median year structure built	1978	1938