Highland

Population: 1,047
Median household income: $77,500
Median home value: $121,800

Highland is a community in Doniphan County, Kansas, home to 1,047 residents. At $77,500, its median household income sits above Doniphan County's $72,833.

From 2019 to 2023, Highland's population declined 9.1% from 1,152 to 1,047, while its median home value rose 58.0% from $77,100 to $121,800.

41.4% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 78.6% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,047
Median age: 20.7 yrs
Median household income: $77,500
Median home value: $121,800
Median gross rent: $578
Housing units: 310
Homeownership rate: 78.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 41.4%
Unemployment rate: 2.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,1521,047

Median household income

$53,750$77,500

Median home value

$77,100$121,800

Median gross rent

$537$578

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,152	$53,750	$77,100	$537
2020	1,193	$65,208	$91,100	$625
2021	1,083	$49,167	$96,400	$558
2022	1,106	$65,000	$117,000	$563
2023	1,047	$77,500	$121,800	$578

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

Age distribution

Under 53.0%

5 to 172.0%

18 to 2458.8%

25 to 343.1%

35 to 443.1%

45 to 543.6%

55 to 644.1%

65 to 7410.5%

75 and over11.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	31	3.0%
5 to 17	21	2.0%
18 to 24	616	58.8%
25 to 34	32	3.1%
35 to 44	32	3.1%
45 to 54	38	3.6%
55 to 64	43	4.1%
65 to 74	110	10.5%
75 and over	124	11.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	730	69.7%
Black or African American	205	19.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1	0.1%
Asian	5	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	67	6.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	39	3.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.9%

High school graduate24.3%

Some college or associate's26.4%

Bachelor's degree18.5%

Graduate or professional degree23.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	30	7.9%
High school graduate	92	24.3%
Some college or associate's	100	26.4%
Bachelor's degree	70	18.5%
Graduate or professional degree	87	23.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 12 min

Drove alone72.5%

Carpooled1.9%

Public transit0.0%

Walked16.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.6%

Other means2.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	264	72.5%
Carpooled	7	1.9%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	59	16.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	24	6.6%
Other means	10	2.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	207	60.9%
15 to 29 min	84	24.7%
30 to 44 min	38	11.2%
45 to 59 min	11	3.2%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.09
Poverty rate: 8.6% (33 of 385)

	Count	Share
Family households	111	57.8%
Nonfamily households	81	42.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1956

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	192	61.9%
Vacant	118	38.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	151	78.6%
Renter-occupied	41	21.4%

1-unit, detached80.0%

1-unit, attached0.3%

2 to 4 units3.5%

5 to 19 units13.9%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other2.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	248	80.0%
1-unit, attached	1	0.3%
2 to 4 units	11	3.5%
5 to 19 units	43	13.9%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	7	2.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2031850
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 0.53 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 39.8604, -95.2653