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Highland, Maryland: commercial real estate data.
Highland is a Census CDP of 972 people across 2.41 square miles of land, in Howard County. Median household income is $250,001, 89.6 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 5 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $1.2 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Highland
What Highland is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area2.41 sq mi
- Water area0.01 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land404 plus or minus 125
- County holding the largest share of its areaHoward 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
- Population972 plus or minus 301
- Median age40.5 plus or minus 12.2
- Population under 18334 plus or minus 115
- Share under 1834.4 percent
- Population 65 and over88 plus or minus 48
- Share 65 and over9.1 percent plus or minus 4.1
- Households298 plus or minus 75
- Family households267 plus or minus 71
- Share of households that are families89.6 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$250,001
- Per capita income$109,738 plus or minus $22,132
- Civilian labor force466 plus or minus 142
- Employed447 plus or minus 140
- Unemployed19 plus or minus 17
- Unemployment rate4.1 percent plus or minus 3.4
- Adults 25 and over564 plus or minus 134
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher100.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher80.9 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree48.9 percent plus or minus 13.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Highland
- Housing units298 plus or minus 75
- Occupied units298 plus or minus 75
- Vacant units0
- Vacancy rate0.0 percent
- Owner occupied267 plus or minus 71
- Renter occupied31 plus or minus 32
- Ownership rate89.6 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$914,000
- Single family units298 plus or minus 76
- Share single family100.0 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more0
- Share in buildings of two or more0.0 percent
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1994
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 commute342 plus or minus 129
- Commuting under 15 minutes75 plus or minus 67
- Share commuting under 15 minutes21.9 percent plus or minus 17.7
- Commuting 30 minutes or more166 plus or minus 77
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more48.5 percent plus or minus 12.9
- Drove alone64.6 percent plus or minus 16.7
- Carpooled0.0 percent
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked6.8 percent plus or minus 7.4
- Worked from home24.8 percent plus or minus 11.7
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))
- Approvals5
- Gross approval$1,155,000
- Average approval$231,000
- Median approval$180,000
- Largest approval$400,000
- Jobs supported47
- Jobs per approval9.4
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more20.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders3
- Distinct industries by NAICS4
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Highland, in any county, FY2020 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, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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SBA loans in Highland (504)
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$1,217,000
- Average approval$1,217,000
- Median approval$1,217,000
- Largest approval$1,217,000
- Jobs supported30
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Charged off0
- Median term240 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.
Howard County, not Highland
Howard County context, not Highland figures
- Establishments in Howard County10,050
- Covered employment, Howard County173,483
- Average annual pay, Howard County$86,951
- Housing units permitted, Howard County881
Every figure in this section is published for Howard County as a whole and is not a measurement of Highland.
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, Maryland?
972, in 298 households. Highland CDP covers 2.41 square miles of land, which is 404 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?
Howard 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?
$250,001. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $914,000. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Highland businesses?
5 7(a) approvals totaling $1.2 m since FY2020, across 3 lenders, median approval $180,000, plus 1 504 approvals worth $1.2 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 0 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.
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 Howard 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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