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Highland, New York: commercial real estate data.
Highland is a Census CDP of 6,367 people across 5.40 square miles of land, in Ulster County. Median household income is $101,917, 60.7 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 18 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $7.0 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Highland
What Highland is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area5.4 sq mi
- Water area0.7 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,179
- County holding the largest share of its areaUlster 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
- Population6,367
- Median age40.7
- Population under 181,136 plus or minus 347
- Share under 1817.8 percent plus or minus 5.0
- Population 65 and over1,592 plus or minus 333
- Share 65 and over25.0 percent
- Households2,611
- Family households1,610
- Share of households that are families61.7 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$101,917 plus or minus $28,730
- Per capita income$56,811
- Civilian labor force3,473
- Employed3,258
- Unemployed215 plus or minus 151
- Unemployment rate6.2 percent plus or minus 4.3
- Adults 25 and over4,821
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher97.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher49.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree18.5 percent plus or minus 5.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Highland
- Housing units2,913
- Occupied units2,611
- Vacant units302 plus or minus 171
- Vacancy rate10.4 percent plus or minus 5.8
- Owner occupied1,586
- Renter occupied1,025 plus or minus 349
- Ownership rate60.7 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$415,900
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,483
- Annual rent as a share of median income17.5 percent plus or minus 5.3
- Single family units1,778
- Share single family61.0 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more1,135 plus or minus 348
- Share in buildings of two or more39.0 percent plus or minus 11.1
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1979
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 commute2,615
- Commuting under 15 minutes801 plus or minus 236
- Share commuting under 15 minutes30.6 percent plus or minus 7.1
- Commuting 30 minutes or more875 plus or minus 289
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more33.5 percent plus or minus 9.2
- Drove alone70.8 percent
- Carpooled6.7 percent plus or minus 4.2
- Public transport0.4 percent plus or minus 0.8
- Walked0.7 percent plus or minus 1.2
- Worked from home18.2 percent plus or minus 10.7
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))
- Approvals18
- Gross approval$6,953,200
- Average approval$386,289
- Median approval$237,500
- Largest approval$2,044,000
- Jobs supported226
- Jobs per approval12.6
- Loans with a final outcome3
- Paid in full3
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more11.1 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders12
- Distinct industries by NAICS16
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Highland, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 3 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$1,112,000
- Average approval$1,112,000
- Median approval$1,112,000
- Largest approval$1,112,000
- Jobs supported1
- 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.
Ulster County, not Highland
Ulster County context, not Highland figures
- Establishments in Ulster County5,065
- Covered employment, Ulster County59,330
- Average annual pay, Ulster County$61,154
- Housing units permitted, Ulster County521
Every figure in this section is published for Ulster 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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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, New York?
6,367, in 2,611 households. Highland CDP covers 5.40 square miles of land, which is 1,179 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?
Ulster 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?
$101,917. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $415,900. Median gross rent is $1,483 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?
18 7(a) approvals totaling $7.0 m since FY2020, across 12 lenders, median approval $237,500, plus 1 504 approvals worth $1.1 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 3 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 Ulster 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.