Highland Acres

Population: 3,661
Median household income: $101,685
Median home value: $293,600

Located in Kent County, Delaware, Highland Acres is a community with a population of 3,661. At $101,685, its median household income sits above Kent County's $72,872.

From 2019 to 2023, Highland Acres's population grew 6.2% from 3,446 to 3,661, while its median home value rose 15.8% from $253,500 to $293,600.

76.2% of workers drive to work alone. 87.6% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,661
Median age: 42.9 yrs
Median household income: $101,685
Median home value: $293,600
Median gross rent: $1,412
Housing units: 1,340
Homeownership rate: 84.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 37.4%
Unemployment rate: 3.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,4463,661

Median household income

$87,255$101,685

Median home value

$253,500$293,600

Median gross rent

$968$1,412

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,446	$87,255	$253,500	$968
2020	3,913	$91,800	$239,300	$1,236
2021	3,910	$96,131	$243,300	$1,208
2022	3,892	$104,762	$282,800	$1,463
2023	3,661	$101,685	$293,600	$1,412

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 51.5%

5 to 1723.1%

18 to 247.5%

25 to 3411.3%

35 to 447.6%

45 to 548.5%

55 to 6418.3%

65 to 7414.1%

75 and over8.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	55	1.5%
5 to 17	846	23.1%
18 to 24	275	7.5%
25 to 34	412	11.3%
35 to 44	279	7.6%
45 to 54	311	8.5%
55 to 64	671	18.3%
65 to 74	517	14.1%
75 and over	295	8.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,945	80.4%
Black or African American	386	10.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	8	0.2%
Asian	166	4.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	95	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	61	1.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.8%

High school graduate30.5%

Some college or associate's27.3%

Bachelor's degree26.0%

Graduate or professional degree11.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	120	4.8%
High school graduate	758	30.5%
Some college or associate's	678	27.3%
Bachelor's degree	646	26.0%
Graduate or professional degree	283	11.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone76.2%

Carpooled7.6%

Public transit0.7%

Walked0.3%

Bicycle6.7%

Worked from home5.5%

Other means3.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,192	76.2%
Carpooled	119	7.6%
Public transit	11	0.7%
Walked	5	0.3%
Bicycle	105	6.7%
Worked from home	86	5.5%
Other means	47	3.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	615	41.6%
15 to 29 min	479	32.4%
30 to 44 min	211	14.3%
45 to 59 min	94	6.4%
60+ min	80	5.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.95
Poverty rate: 7.6% (277 of 3,661)

	Count	Share
Family households	995	80.2%
Nonfamily households	245	19.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1973

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,240	92.5%
Vacant	100	7.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,047	84.4%
Renter-occupied	193	15.6%

1-unit, detached87.6%

1-unit, attached0.8%

2 to 4 units0.4%

5 to 19 units0.6%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other10.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,174	87.6%
1-unit, attached	11	0.8%
2 to 4 units	5	0.4%
5 to 19 units	8	0.6%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	142	10.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1034810
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 1.49 sq mi
Water area: 0.02 sq mi
Center point: 39.1163, -75.5183