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Highland Falls: The old Pickwick location/now Benny Haven's Highland Falls: The old Marine Midland Bank Bldg now houses the Mayor's Office
 

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Population (year 2000): 3,678. Estimated population in July 2006: 3,736 (+1.6% change)
 

Males: 1,793  (48.7%)
Females: 1,885  (51.3%)

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Median resident age:  38.2 years
New York median age:  35.9 years

Zip codes: 10928.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $55,400 (it was $45,833 in 2000)
Highland Falls  $55,400
New York:  $49,480

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $276,600 (it was $136,800 in 2000)
Highland Falls  $276,600
New York:  $258,900

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Races in Highland Falls:

  • White Non-Hispanic (72.5%)
  • Black (12.8%)
  • Hispanic (10.6%)
  • Other race (3.8%)
  • Two or more races (3.8%)
  • American Indian (1.3%)
  • Filipino (0.7%)
  • Chinese (0.7%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: Irish (25.1%), German (15.4%), Italian (14.2%), English (12.1%), United States (8.2%), West Indian (3.3%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Land area: 1.11 square miles.

Population density: 3398 people per square mile 
 
 (average).

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For population 25 years and over in Highland Falls

  • High school or higher: 85.4%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 8.8%
  • Unemployed: 4.5%
  • Mean travel time to work: 26.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Highland Falls village

  • Never married: 24.1%
  • Now married: 45.9%
  • Separated: 4.2%
  • Widowed: 13.0%
  • Divorced: 12.8%

315 residents are foreign born (3.5% Latin America, 3.1% Asia, 1.0% Africa).

This village:  8.6%
New York:  20.4%



According to our research there were 2 registered sex offenders living in Highland Falls, New York in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Highland Falls to the number of sex offenders is 1879 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this village is near the state average.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Highland Falls:  2.8% ($3,772)
New York:  1.9% ($2,847)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Clarkstown, NY (16.8 miles , pop. 82,082).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Bronx, NY (36.7 miles , pop. 1,332,650).

Nearest cities: Highlands, NY (1.5 miles ), Fort Montgomery, NY (2.4 miles ), Cold Spring, NY (3.6 miles ), Philipstown, NY (3.7 miles ), Nelsonville, NY (4.2 miles ), West Point, NY (5.1 miles ), Cornwall on Hudson, NY (6.0 miles ), Peekskill, NY (6.4 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 2 buildings, average cost: $77,500
  • 1997: 3 buildings, average cost: $83,300
  • 1998: 1 building, cost: $65,000
  • 1999: 12 buildings, average cost: $78,500
  • 2000: 1 building, cost: $140,000
  • 2001: 2 buildings, average cost: $80,000
  • 2002: 3 buildings, average cost: $80,000
  • 2003: 0 buildings

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Latitude: 41.37 N, Longitude: 73.97 W


Area code: 845

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Population change in the 1990s: -456 (-11.0%).


Historical population


Historical housing units



Most common industries for males:



  • Educational services (19%)
  • Accommodation and food services (11%)
  • Construction (9%)
  • Public administration (9%)
  • Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (6%)
  • Health care (6%)
  • Utilities (5%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Educational services (22%)
  • Health care (14%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Public administration (7%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)
  • Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (6%)
  • Food and beverage stores (5%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Cooks and food preparation workers (7%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
  • Business operations specialists (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (10%)
  • Cashiers (8%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
  • Waiters and waitresses (5%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)


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Crime in Highland Falls by Year

Type 2001 2002 2004 2005 2006
Murders 00000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.0
Rapes 11100
    per 100,000 27.126.926.50.00.0
Robberies 02020
    per 100,000 0.053.90.052.70.0
Assaults 2711660
    per 100,000 732.7296.3159.0158.20.0
Burglaries 125783
    per 100,000 325.6134.7185.5211.079.6
Thefts 336064344
    per 100,000 895.51615.91696.3896.6106.1
Auto thefts 33030
    per 100,000 81.480.80.079.10.0
Arson 0N/AN/AN/A0
    per 100,000 0.0N/AN/AN/A0.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 199.6) 233.4177.5133.8104.49.8

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Highland Falls-area historical tornado activity is above New York state average. It is 30% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/14/1988, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 34.6 miles away from the Highland Falls village center injured one person and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 7/29/1971, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 8.8 miles away from the village center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.


Highland Falls topographic map

Birthplace of: Charles Durning - (1923-).


Hospitals/medical centers near Highland Falls:
  • HUDSON VALLEY HOSPITAL CENTER (about 8 miles; PEEKSKILL, NY)
  • HELEN HAYES HOSP (about 12 miles; WEST HAVERSTRAW, NY)
  • CORNWALL HOSPITAL,THE (about 12 miles; CORNWALL, NY)

Political contributions by individuals in Highland Falls, NY

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Highland Falls:
  • STEWART INT'L (about 13 miles; NEWBURGH, NY; ID: SWF)
  • DUTCHESS COUNTY (about 19 miles; POUGHKEEPSIE, NY; ID: POU)
  • WESTCHESTER COUNTY (about 28 miles; WHITE PLAINS, NY; ID: HPN)
Other public-use airports nearest to Highland Falls:
  • PEEKSKILL (about 10 miles; PEEKSKILL, NY; ID: 7N2)
  • HAVERSTRAW (about 12 miles; HAVERSTRAW, NY; ID: H43)
  • KOBELT (about 21 miles; WALLKILL, NY; ID: N45)

Amtrak station near Highland Falls:
  • 14 miles: CROTON-HARMON (CROTON-ON-HUDSON, CROTON POINT AVE.). Services: partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, snack bar, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service, public transit connection.

Operable nuclear power plants near Highland Falls:
  • 8 miles: Indian Point 2 and 3 in Buchanan, NY.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Highland Falls:
  • UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY (about 1 miles; WEST POINT, NY; Full-time enrollment: 4,088)
  • ROCKLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 19 miles; SUFFERN, NY; FT enrollment: 4,409)
  • PACE UNIVERSITY-PLEASANTVILLE BRIARCLIFF (about 21 miles; PLEASANTVILLE, NY; FT enrollment: 2,837)
  • SUNY WESTCHESTER COMMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 23 miles; VALHALLA, NY; FT enrollment: 6,730)
  • MARIST COLLEGE (about 24 miles; POUGHKEEPSIE, NY; FT enrollment: 4,646)
  • DUTCHESS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 24 miles; POUGHKEEPSIE, NY; FT enrollment: 4,112)
  • MERCY COLLEGE-MAIN CAMPUS (about 26 miles; DOBBS FERRY, NY; FT enrollment: 6,643)
Public elementary/middle schools in Highland Falls:
Library in Highland Falls:
  • HIGHLAND FALLS LIBRARY (Operating income: $207,096; Location: 298 MAIN STREET; 30,108 books; 1,666 audio materials; 1,076 video materials; 40 serial subscriptions)

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Notable location: Beverly Dock (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Cemetery: Union Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Pells Pond (A), Roe Pond (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Highland Brook (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Hotel: Christianna Hotel (467 Main Street).

 

Drinking water stations with addresses in Highland Falls and their reported violations in the past:

POINTERS ECHO MOTEL (Address: 1610 ROUTE 9W, Population served: 29, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 2 routine major monitoring violations

Average household size:
This village:  2.4 people
New York:  2.6 people

Percentage of family households:
This village:  58.9%
Whole state:  65.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This village:  4.7%
Whole state:  5.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This village:  4.7%
Whole state:  14.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This village:  1.5%
Whole state:  7.4%

Highland Falls compared to New York state average:
  • Median house value above state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage above state average.


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Banks with branches in Highland Falls (2007 data):
  • JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association: West Point Branch at 202 Main Street, branch established on 1968-05-25. Info updated 2006-12-27: Bank assets: $1,179,390.0 mil, Deposits: $650,614.0 mil, headquarters in Columbus, OH, positive income, International Specialization, 3113 total offices, Holding Company: Jpmorgan Chase & Co.
  • HSBC Bank USA, National Association: Highland Falls Branch at 195 Main Street, branch established on 1961-11-13. Info updated 2006-10-20: Bank assets: $165,673.0 mil, Deposits: $107,265.0 mil, headquarters in Wilmington, DE, positive income, 446 total offices, Holding Company: Hsbc Holdings Plc
  • Highland Falls Federal Savings and Loan Association: Highland Falls Federal Savings And L at 252 Main Street, branch established on 1926-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $42.4 mil, Deposits: $33.2 mil, local headquarters, positive income, 1 total offices



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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Financial Administration 1$2,849$34,1880$0
Other and Unallocable 0$0 3$622
Water Supply 2$6,206$37,2361$2,938
Housing and Community Development(Local) 2$5,590$33,5400$0
Sewerage 4$15,963$47,8890$0
Streets and Highways 7$24,252$41,5750$0
Police - Other 4$10,601$31,8035$2,477
Police Protection - Officers 11$42,418$46,2745$4,552
Other Government Administration 3$8,074$32,2966$3,757
Totals for Government 34$115,954$40,92520$14,347


Highland Falls government finances in 2002:
  • Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $1,320,000
  • Charges - Sewerage: $654,000
    Parking Facilities: $12,000
    All Other: $5,000
  • Construction - Natural Resources - Other: $1,242,000
    Water Utilities: $633,000
    Fire Protection: $272,000
    Sewerage: $163,000
    Regular Highways: $83,000
    Police Protection: $43,000
    Parks & Recreation: $14,000
  • Current Operations - General - Other: $1,016,000
    Police Protection: $732,000
    Sewerage: $565,000
    Water Utilities: $361,000
    Regular Highways: $311,000
    Central Staff Services: $157,000
    Housing & Community Development: $98,000
    Fire Protection: $69,000
    Financial Administration: $69,000
    Welfare, Cash Assistance - Other: $55,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $44,000
    Solid Waste Management: $38,000
    General Public Buildings: $32,000
    Parking Facilities: $32,000
    Parks & Recreation: $23,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $18,000
    Health Services - Other: $1,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $444,000
    Public Welfare: $436,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $114,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Financial Administration: $22,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $695,000
    All Other: $73,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $1,079,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $1,895,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $1,830,000
    Full Faith & Credit - Water Utilities: $1,054,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $65,000
    Water Utilities: $25,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $41,000
    Interest Earnings: $36,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Welfare - Other: $397,000
    Housing & Community Development: $68,000
    Regular Highways: $66,000
    Fire Protection: $20,000
    Police Protection: $12,000
    Sewerage: $8,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $669,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $462,000
  • Short Term Debt Outstanding - End of Fiscal Year: $3,057,000
    Beginning: $718,000
  • Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $555,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $71,000
    General Support: $55,000
    All Other: $17,000
  • Tax - Property: $1,160,000
    Public Utilities: $80,000
    NEC: $49,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $1,535,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $65,000

6.26% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($53,765 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.26%
New York average:  5.41%

0.08% of residents moved from foreign countries ($512 average AGI)
Orange County:  0.08%
New York average:  0.24%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Rockland County, NY  0.70% ($62,316 average AGI)
from Bronx County, NY  0.63% ($54,713)
from Westchester County, NY  0.37% ($65,628)


6.74% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($53,278 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.74%
New York average:  6.26%

0.12% of residents moved to foreign countries ($692 average AGI)
Orange County:  0.12%
New York average:  0.10%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Ulster County, NY  0.48% ($41,194 average AGI)
to Sullivan County, NY  0.38% ($42,238)
to Rockland County, NY  0.28% ($56,350)


Strongest AM radio stations in Highland Falls:
  • WLNA (1420 AM; 5 kW; PEEKSKILL, NY; Owner: 6 JOHNSON ROAD LICENSES, INC.)
  • WABC (770 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: WABC-AM RADIO, INC.)
  • WFAN (660 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WMCA (570 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF NEW YORK, LLC)
  • WOR (710 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: BUCKLEY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WCBS (880 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WGNY (1220 AM; 10 kW; NEWBURGH, NY; Owner: SUNRISE BROADCASTING LLC)
  • WEPN (1050 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: NEW YORK AM RADIO, LLC)
  • WINS (1010 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WBBR (1130 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: BLOOMBERG COMMUNICATIONS INC.)
  • WADO (1280 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: WADO-AM LICENSE CORP.)
  • WSNR (620 AM; 20 kW; JERSEY CITY, NJ)
  • WVNJ (1160 AM; 20 kW; OAKLAND, NJ; Owner: UNIVERSAL B/CASTING OF NEW YORK,INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Highland Falls:
  • WSPK (104.7 FM; POUGHKEEPSIE, NY; Owner: 6 JOHNSON ROAD LICENSES, INC.)
  • WHUD (100.7 FM; PEEKSKILL, NY; Owner: 6 JOHNSON ROAD LICENSES, INC.)
  • W202AR (88.3 FM; NEWBURGH, NY; Owner: SOUND OF LIFE, INC.)
  • WLJP (89.3 FM; MONROE, NY; Owner: SOUND OF LIFE, INC.)
  • W299AG (107.7 FM; NEWBURGH, NY; Owner: WAMC)
  • W272AV (102.3 FM; NEWBURGH, NY; Owner: JOHN KATONAH)
  • WPDH (101.5 FM; POUGHKEEPSIE, NY; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WFNP (88.7 FM; ROSENDALE, NY; Owner: STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK)
  • WRHV (88.7 FM; POUGHKEEPSIE, NY; Owner: WMHT EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS)
  • WPLJ (95.5 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: WPLJ-FM RADIO, INC.)
  • WRNQ (92.1 FM; POUGHKEEPSIE, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WBWZ (93.3 FM; NEW PALTZ, NY; Owner: CLEVELAND RADIO LICENSES, LLC)
  • WRWD-FM (107.3 FM; HIGHLAND, NY; Owner: CLEVELAND RADIO LICENSES, LLC)
  • WCZX (97.7 FM; HYDE PARK, NY; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WFKP (99.3 FM; ELLENVILLE, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WRRB (96.9 FM; ARLINGTON, NY; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WKCR-FM (89.9 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN NEW YORK)
  • W292CM (106.3 FM; POUGHKEEPSIE, NY; Owner: JOHN KATONAH)
  • WNEW (102.7 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WKTU (103.5 FM; LAKE SUCCESS, NY; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, LLC)

TV broadcast stations around Highland Falls:
  • WTBY (Channel 54; POUGHKEEPSIE, NY; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING OF NEW YORK, INC.)
  • WRNN-TV (Channel 62; KINGSTON, NY; Owner: WRNN-TV ASSOCIATES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WNYW (Channel 5; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
  • WFME-TV (Channel 66; WEST MILFORD, NJ; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
  • WCBS-TV (Channel 2; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: CBS BROADCASTING INC.)
  • WABC-TV (Channel 7; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: AMERICAN BROADCASTING COMPANIES, INC)
  • WPIX (Channel 11; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: WPIX, INC.)
  • WWOR-TV (Channel 9; SECAUCUS, NJ; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
  • WNJU (Channel 47; LINDEN, NJ; Owner: WNJU LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • WPXN-TV (Channel 31; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
  • WFUT (Channel 68; NEWARK, NJ; Owner: UNIVISION NEW YORK LLC)
  • WXNY-LP (Channel 32; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: ISLAND BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WNBC (Channel 4; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: NATIONAL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WNET (Channel 13; NEWARK, NJ; Owner: EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WXTV (Channel 41; PATERSON, NJ; Owner: WXTV LICENSE PARTNERSHIP, G.P.)
  • WNYE-TV (Channel 25; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: NEW YORK CITY BOARD OF EDUCATION)
  • W68DN (Channel 68; CHERRY HILL, ETC., NJ; Owner: MARCIA COHEN)
  • WKOB-LP (Channel 53; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: WKOB COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WEBR-CA (Channel 17; MANHATTAN, NY; Owner: K LICENSEE INC.)
  • WPXO-LP (Channel 34; EAST ORANGE, NJ; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LPTV, INC.)
  • WRNN-LP (Channel 57; NYACK, NY; Owner: LP NYACK LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • W60AI (Channel 60; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: VENTANA TELEVISION, INC.)

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