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Population (year 2000): 5,060
Males: 2,319  (45.8%)
Females: 2,741  (54.2%)

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Median resident age:  38.5 years
New York median age:  35.9 years

Zip codes: 12528.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $58,400 (it was $48,877 in 2000)
Highland  $58,400
New York:  $49,480

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $217,900 (it was $110,900 in 2000)
Highland  $217,900
New York:  $258,900

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Races in Highland:

  • White Non-Hispanic (86.8%)
  • Hispanic (5.7%)
  • Black (4.5%)
  • Two or more races (2.0%)
  • Other race (1.8%)
  • Chinese (0.6%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

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Ancestries: Italian (35.2%), German (19.0%), Irish (17.7%), English (8.6%), French (4.5%), Polish (4.3%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 140 feet

Land area: 4.71 square miles.

Population density: 1073 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Highland

  • High school or higher: 80.6%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 10.2%
  • Unemployed: 4.6%
  • Mean travel time to work: 28.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Highland CDP

  • Never married: 25.7%
  • Now married: 52.4%
  • Separated: 2.0%
  • Widowed: 11.6%
  • Divorced: 8.3%

291 residents are foreign born (2.5% Latin America, 2.0% Europe, 1.0% Asia).

This place:  5.8%
New York:  20.4%



According to our research there were 2 registered sex offenders living in Highland, New York in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Highland to the number of sex offenders is 2530 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this place is near the state average.

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

Highland:  2.9% ($3,217)
New York:  1.9% ($2,847)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Danbury, CT (40.8 miles , pop. 74,848).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Bronx, NY (60.6 miles , pop. 1,332,650).

Nearest cities: Lloyd, NY (2.3 miles ), Poughkeepsie, NY (3.1 miles ), Fairview, NY (3.4 miles ), Milton, NY (4.1 miles ), Poughkeepsie, NY (5.1 miles ), Arlington, NY (5.2 miles ), Haviland, NY (5.4 miles ), Crown Heights, NY (5.8 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 14 buildings, average cost: $76,100
  • 1997: 13 buildings, average cost: $76,100
  • 1998: 16 buildings, average cost: $76,100
  • 1999: 10 buildings, average cost: $95,000
  • 2000: 13 buildings, average cost: $73,100
  • 2001: 20 buildings, average cost: $150,000
  • 2002: 22 buildings, average cost: $89,200
  • 2003: 23 buildings, average cost: $196,600
  • 2004: 0 buildings
  • 2005: 33 buildings, average cost: $150,200
  • 2006: 20 buildings, average cost: $150,400
  • 2007: 20 buildings, average cost: $157,100

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Latitude: 41.72 N, Longitude: 73.96 W


People in group quarters in Highland
  • 365 people in nursing homes
  • 74 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 13 people in homes for the mentally retarded

Area code: 845


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Most common industries for males:
  • Construction (14%)
  • Accommodation and food services (9%)
  • Educational services (7%)
  • Computer and electronic products (7%)
  • Health care (7%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Educational services (22%)
  • Health care (16%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)
  • Computer and electronic products (5%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)
  • Public administration (4%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Computer specialists (6%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (4%)
  • Cashiers (4%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Cashiers (4%)


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Highland-area historical tornado activity is above New York state average. It is 28% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/10/1989, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 46.0 miles away from the Highland place center injured 20 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 5/29/1995, a category 4 tornado 49.5 miles away from the place center killed 3 people and injured 24 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Highland:
  • HUDSON RIVER PSYCHIATRIC CENTER (about 5 miles; POUGHKEEPSIE, NY)
  • ST FRANCIS HOSPITAL (about 5 miles; POUGHKEEPSIE, NY)
  • VASSAR BROTHERS HOSPITAL (about 5 miles; POUGHKEEPSIE, NY)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Highland:
  • DUTCHESS COUNTY (about 9 miles; POUGHKEEPSIE, NY; ID: POU)
  • STEWART INT'L (about 18 miles; NEWBURGH, NY; ID: SWF)
  • DANBURY MUNI (about 43 miles; DANBURY, CT; ID: DXR)
Other public-use airports nearest to Highland:
  • AIRHAVEN (about 10 miles; STAATSBURG, NY; ID: 09N)
  • KOBELT (about 14 miles; WALLKILL, NY; ID: N45)
  • SKY ACRES (about 16 miles; MILLBROOK, NY; ID: 44N)

Amtrak stations near Highland:
  • 2 miles: POUGHKEEPSIE (41 MAIN ST.). 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, taxi stand, public transit connection.
  • 14 miles: RHINECLIFF-KINGSTON (RHINECLIFF, HUTTON & CHARLES STS.). Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Highland:
  • MARIST COLLEGE (about 5 miles; POUGHKEEPSIE, NY; Full-time enrollment: 4,646)
  • DUTCHESS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 5 miles; POUGHKEEPSIE, NY; FT enrollment: 4,112)
  • CULINARY INSTITUTE OF AMERICA (about 7 miles; HYDE PARK, NY; FT enrollment: 2,028)
  • SUNY COLLEGE AT NEW PALTZ (about 11 miles; NEW PALTZ, NY; FT enrollment: 6,334)
  • VASSAR COLLEGE (about 16 miles; POUGHKEEPSIE, NY; FT enrollment: 2,374)
  • UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY (about 24 miles; WEST POINT, NY; FT enrollment: 4,088)
  • ORANGE COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 38 miles; MIDDLETOWN, NY; FT enrollment: 3,486)
Public high school in Highland:
  • HIGHLAND HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 622; Location: 320 PANCAKE HOLLOW RD; Grades: 9-12; Our rating: 64)
Public elementary/middle schools in Highland:
Private elementary/middle school in Highland:
  • ST. AUGUSTINE'S (Students: 212; Location: 35 PHILLIPS AVE; Grades: PK - 8)
Library in Highland:
  • HIGHLAND PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $250,025; Location: 30 CHURCH STREET; 38,481 books; 2,447 audio materials; 1,572 video materials; 135 serial subscriptions)

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Cemeteries: Highland Cemetery (1), Ferris Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Creek: Twaalfskill Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Tourist attraction: Annandale Tours (Tours & Charters; 11 Clearwater Road).

Hotel: Atlas Motor Lodge (Mid Hudson Bridge In).

 

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

ROCKING HORSE RANCH (Population served: 300, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Acute (TCR) - In JUN-2000, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (MAR-31-2005)
Past monitoring violations:
  • Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In OCT-2005, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (OCT-19-2005), St Public Notif requested (OCT-19-2005), St Compliance achieved (JAN-11-2006)
  • Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In JUN-2000, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (MAR-31-2005)
  • 2 routine major monitoring violations
  • One minor monitoring violation
  • One regular monitoring violation
LAGRANGE PROFESSIONAL BUILDING (Population served: 214, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JAN-1994 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule
VALLEY COMMUNITY CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE (Population served: 103, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • One routine major monitoring violation
  • 54 regular monitoring violations
THE ORCHARD CAFE & CATERERS (Address: 161 SOUTH STREET, Population served: 65, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In NOV-2003, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (DEC-01-2003), St Formal NOV issued (DEC-01-2003), St Compliance achieved (SEP-15-2004)
  • Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In JUL-2000, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR)
  • Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In AUG-1999, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR)
  • 9 routine major monitoring violations
  • One minor monitoring violation
  • 2 regular monitoring violations
VILLA BAGLIERI (Address: 200 FOSLER ROAD, Population served: 45, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 6 routine major monitoring violations
  • 4 regular monitoring violations
HARD ROLL DELI (Population served: 25, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • One routine major monitoring violation
GETTY MART (Address: 3443 Route 9W, Population served: 25, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • One routine major monitoring violation
Drinking water stations with addresses in Highland that have no violations reported:
  • NEW LIFE CAMPGROUND (Population served: 87, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
  • MAIA RESTAURANT & LOUNGE (Population served: 26, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
  • HESS MART LLOYD #32583 (Population served: 25, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

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

Percentage of family households:
This place:  63.2%
Whole state:  65.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  7.7%
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: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  6.5%
Whole state:  14.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  3.6%
Whole state:  7.4%

Highland compared to New York state average:

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  • Median house value above state average.
  • Black race population percentage below state average.
  • Institutionalized population percentage above state average.


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Banks with branches in Highland (2007 data):
  • Citizens Bank, N.A.: Highland Branch at 3650 Route 9w, branch established on 1979-10-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $17,125.2 mil, Deposits: $11,398.7 mil, headquarters in Albany, NY, positive income, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 240 total offices, Holding Company: Royal Bank Of Scotland Group Plc, The
  • Sawyer Savings Bank: Highland Branch at 71 Vineyard Ave., branch established on 2001-05-12. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $153.9 mil, Deposits: $114.0 mil, headquarters in Saugerties, NY, positive income, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 3 total offices
  • Bank of America, National Association: Hudson Armored Car Branch at 291 Upper North Road, branch established on 1994-04-08. Info updated 2006-10-10: Bank assets: $1,196,123.8 mil, Deposits: $759,600.6 mil, headquarters in Charlotte, NC, positive income, 5839 total offices, Holding Company: Bank Of America Corporation
  • Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company: Highland Village Branch at 10 Milton Avenue, branch established on 1987-12-14. Info updated 2006-07-18: Bank assets: $56,382.4 mil, Deposits: $39,939.0 mil, headquarters in Buffalo, NY, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 699 total offices, Holding Company: Allied Irish Banks, P.L.c.



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5.55% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($47,363 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.55%
New York average:  5.41%

0.10% of residents moved from foreign countries ($129 average AGI)
Ulster County:  0.10%
New York average:  0.24%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Dutchess County, NY  1.05% ($50,134 average AGI)
from Orange County, NY  0.92% ($41,194)
from Kings County, NY  0.23% ($55,325)


5.88% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($39,681 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.88%
New York average:  6.26%

0.05% of residents moved to foreign countries ($250 average AGI)
Ulster County:  0.05%
New York average:  0.10%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Dutchess County, NY  0.70% ($40,996 average AGI)
to Orange County, NY  0.68% ($36,937)
to Greene County, NY  0.27% ($34,385)


Strongest AM radio stations in Highland:
  • WEOK (1390 AM; 5 kW; POUGHKEEPSIE, NY)
  • WGHQ (920 AM; 5 kW; KINGSTON, NY; Owner: CLEVELAND RADIO LICENSES, LLC)
  • WHVW (950 AM; 1 kW; HYDE PARK, NY; Owner: JOSEPH-PAUL FERRARO)
  • WGNY (1220 AM; 10 kW; NEWBURGH, NY; Owner: SUNRISE BROADCASTING LLC)
  • WKIP (1450 AM; 1 kW; POUGHKEEPSIE, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WFAN (660 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WABC (770 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: WABC-AM RADIO, 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.)
  • WINS (1010 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WEPN (1050 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: NEW YORK AM RADIO, LLC)
  • WBBR (1130 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: BLOOMBERG COMMUNICATIONS INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Highland:
  • 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)
  • WRRB (96.9 FM; ARLINGTON, NY; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WCZX (97.7 FM; HYDE PARK, NY; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • W292CM (106.3 FM; POUGHKEEPSIE, NY; Owner: JOHN KATONAH)
  • WBWZ (93.3 FM; NEW PALTZ, NY; Owner: CLEVELAND RADIO LICENSES, LLC)
  • WRWD-FM (107.3 FM; HIGHLAND, NY; Owner: CLEVELAND RADIO LICENSES, LLC)
  • WRNQ (92.1 FM; POUGHKEEPSIE, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WSPK (104.7 FM; POUGHKEEPSIE, NY; Owner: 6 JOHNSON ROAD LICENSES, INC.)
  • WPKF (96.1 FM; POUGHKEEPSIE, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WFKP (99.3 FM; ELLENVILLE, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WBPM (94.3 FM; KINGSTON, NY; Owner: CONCORD MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
  • WAMK (90.9 FM; KINGSTON, NY; Owner: W A M C)
  • WFGB (89.7 FM; KINGSTON, NY; Owner: SOUND OF LIFE, INC.)
  • WLJP (89.3 FM; MONROE, NY; Owner: SOUND OF LIFE, INC.)
  • W213AC (90.5 FM; HYDE PARK, ETC., NY; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
  • WDBY (105.5 FM; PATTERSON, NY; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • W206AW (89.1 FM; PAWLING, NY; Owner: SOUND OF LIFE, INC.)
  • W279AJ (103.7 FM; HIGHLAND, NY; Owner: WALKER BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Highland:
  • W42AE (Channel 42; POUGHKEEPSIE, NY; Owner: DUTCHESS COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
  • WTBY (Channel 54; POUGHKEEPSIE, NY; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING OF NEW YORK, INC.)
  • WRNN-TV (Channel 62; KINGSTON, NY; Owner: WRNN-TV ASSOCIATES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)

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