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Highland, California: commercial real estate data.
Highland is a Census city of 56,675 people across 18.57 square miles of land, in San Bernardino County. Median household income is $77,120, 64.1 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 37 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $29.6 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Highland
What Highland is
- Census place typecity
- Land area18.57 sq mi
- Water area0.09 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land3,052
- County holding the largest share of its areaSan Bernardino County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Highland
- Population56,675
- Median age33.5
- Population under 1815,789
- Share under 1827.9 percent
- Population 65 and over6,744
- Share 65 and over11.9 percent
- Households16,265
- Family households12,996
- Share of households that are families79.9 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Highland
- Median household income$77,120
- Per capita income$33,970
- Civilian labor force26,294
- Employed24,668
- Unemployed1,626 plus or minus 384
- Unemployment rate6.2 percent plus or minus 1.4
- Adults 25 and over35,394
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher79.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher22.7 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree9.1 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Highland
- Housing units16,795
- Occupied units16,265
- Vacant units530 plus or minus 209
- Vacancy rate3.2 percent plus or minus 1.2
- Owner occupied10,420
- Renter occupied5,845
- Ownership rate64.1 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$485,600
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,629
- Annual rent as a share of median income25.3 percent
- Single family units12,977
- Share single family77.3 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more2,807
- Share in buildings of two or more16.7 percent
- Mobile homes958 plus or minus 250
- Median year structure built1983
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Highland gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute22,197
- Commuting under 15 minutes4,710
- Share commuting under 15 minutes21.2 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more8,677
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more39.1 percent
- Drove alone77.5 percent
- Carpooled11.4 percent
- Public transport1.2 percent plus or minus 0.6
- Walked0.7 percent plus or minus 0.4
- Worked from home8.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Highland (7(a))
- Approvals37
- Gross approval$29,587,900
- Average approval$799,673
- Median approval$350,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$2,007,200
- Largest approval$4,560,000
- Jobs supported327
- Jobs per approval8.8
- Loans with a final outcome9
- Paid in full8
- Charged off1
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more37.8 percent
- Share to franchises13.5 percent
- Distinct lenders21
- Distinct industries by NAICS27
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Highland, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 9 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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SBA loans in Highland (504)
- Approvals2
- Gross approval$4,074,000
- Average approval$2,037,000
- Median approval$2,037,000
- Largest approval$3,783,000
- Jobs supported26
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Distinct CDCs1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Highland, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Highland
- NFIP communityCity of Highland
- NFIP community number060732
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date10/30/25
The City of Highland participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 060732 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
San Bernardino County, not Highland
San Bernardino County context, not Highland figures
- Establishments in San Bernardino County42,571
- Covered employment, San Bernardino County845,908
- Average annual pay, San Bernardino County$62,368
- Housing units permitted, San Bernardino County6,226
Every figure in this section is published for San Bernardino County as a whole and is not a measurement of Highland.
All San Bernardino County figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Highland questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Highland, California?
56,675, in 16,265 households. Highland city covers 18.57 square miles of land, which is 3,052 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Highland in?
San Bernardino County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Highland?
$77,120. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $485,600. Median gross rent is $1,629 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Highland businesses?
37 7(a) approvals totaling $29.6 m since FY2020, across 21 lenders, median approval $350,000, plus 2 504 approvals worth $4.1 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Highland, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Highland borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Highland. Only 9 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Highland in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Highland appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Highland, city of, community 060732, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Highland figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for San Bernardino County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Highland.
Is zoning published for Highland?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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