Highland vs Marlboro

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

Highland and Marlboro 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 3,959 in Marlboro). Marlboro has the higher median household income ($116,549 vs $99,010 in Highland). Highland has the higher median home value ($364,000 vs $352,200 in Marlboro).

Population, income & housing

	Highland	Marlboro
Population	6,321	3,959
Median age	41.0 yrs	44.1 yrs
Median household income	$99,010	$116,549
Median home value	$364,000	$352,200
Median gross rent	$1,569	$1,666
Housing units	2,774	1,699
Homeownership rate	63.7%	77.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	47.7%	46.7%
Unemployment rate	3.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Highland	Marlboro
Population	5,707 → 6,321 (+10.8%)	3,545 → 3,959 (+11.7%)
Median household income	$69,922 → $99,010 (+41.6%)	$69,875 → $116,549 (+66.8%)
Median home value	$226,100 → $364,000 (+61.0%)	$238,200 → $352,200 (+47.9%)
Median gross rent	$1,515 → $1,569 (+3.6%)	$893 → $1,666 (+86.6%)

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

Marlboro

Population

3,5453,959

Median household income

$69,875$116,549

Median home value

$238,200$352,200

Median gross rent

$893$1,666

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Highland	Marlboro
Under 5	7.1%	8.6%
5 to 17	10.8%	16.7%
18 to 24	7.7%	2.9%
25 to 34	15.5%	8.6%
35 to 44	12.6%	13.8%
45 to 54	9.2%	11.9%
55 to 64	11.9%	16.2%
65 to 74	16.5%	8.9%
75 and over	8.8%	12.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Highland	Marlboro
White (non-Hispanic)	64.7%	80.3%
Black or African American	4.7%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	15.5%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	2.5%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.6%	6.9%
Hispanic or Latino	5.8%	12.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Highland	Marlboro
No high school diploma	4.7%	3.8%
High school graduate	21.4%	25.5%
Some college or associate's	26.2%	24.0%
Bachelor's degree	27.9%	29.8%
Graduate or professional degree	19.8%	16.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Highland	Marlboro
Drove alone	68.3%	74.4%
Carpooled	10.7%	12.3%
Public transit	2.7%	0.0%
Walked	0.9%	1.1%
Bicycle	2.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	14.3%	12.3%
Other means	0.7%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Highland	Marlboro
1-unit, detached	55.9%	81.6%
1-unit, attached	15.3%	4.1%
2 to 4 units	14.7%	8.5%
5 to 19 units	6.5%	1.8%
20 or more units	7.6%	2.5%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	1.4%

Poverty & households

	Highland	Marlboro
Poverty rate	7.9%	3.1%
Average household size	2.33	2.56
Mean commute (minutes)	29	29
Median year structure built	1978	1975