Highland vs New Paltz

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

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

New Paltz has the higher population (8,028 vs 6,321 in Highland). Highland has the higher median household income ($99,010 vs $59,375 in New Paltz). New Paltz has the higher median home value ($397,800 vs $364,000 in Highland).

Population, income & housing

	Highland	New Paltz
Population	6,321	8,028
Median age	41.0 yrs	21.6 yrs
Median household income	$99,010	$59,375
Median home value	$364,000	$397,800
Median gross rent	$1,569	$1,630
Housing units	2,774	2,519
Homeownership rate	63.7%	28.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	47.7%	69.8%
Unemployment rate	3.0%	10.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Highland	New Paltz
Population	5,707 → 6,321 (+10.8%)	7,165 → 8,028 (+12.0%)
Median household income	$69,922 → $99,010 (+41.6%)	$46,475 → $59,375 (+27.8%)
Median home value	$226,100 → $364,000 (+61.0%)	$274,800 → $397,800 (+44.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,515 → $1,569 (+3.6%)	$1,399 → $1,630 (+16.5%)

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

New Paltz

Population

7,1658,028

Median household income

$46,475$59,375

Median home value

$274,800$397,800

Median gross rent

$1,399$1,630

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Highland	New Paltz
Under 5	7.1%	1.6%
5 to 17	10.8%	7.1%
18 to 24	7.7%	59.8%
25 to 34	15.5%	8.1%
35 to 44	12.6%	4.0%
45 to 54	9.2%	6.4%
55 to 64	11.9%	3.6%
65 to 74	16.5%	3.9%
75 and over	8.8%	5.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Highland	New Paltz
White (non-Hispanic)	64.7%	67.7%
Black or African American	4.7%	6.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	15.5%	6.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race	2.5%	1.8%
Two or more races	6.6%	4.9%
Hispanic or Latino	5.8%	12.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Highland	New Paltz
No high school diploma	4.7%	1.2%
High school graduate	21.4%	16.4%
Some college or associate's	26.2%	12.5%
Bachelor's degree	27.9%	33.9%
Graduate or professional degree	19.8%	35.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Highland	New Paltz
Drove alone	68.3%	52.7%
Carpooled	10.7%	8.2%
Public transit	2.7%	2.0%
Walked	0.9%	23.5%
Bicycle	2.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	14.3%	12.7%
Other means	0.7%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Highland	New Paltz
1-unit, detached	55.9%	27.0%
1-unit, attached	15.3%	5.6%
2 to 4 units	14.7%	24.7%
5 to 19 units	6.5%	31.7%
20 or more units	7.6%	11.1%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Highland	New Paltz
Poverty rate	7.9%	36.4%
Average household size	2.33	2.19
Mean commute (minutes)	29	25
Median year structure built	1978	1972