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HIGHLANDS, NEW YORK QUICK STATSCounty: Orange
Elevation: 1860 feet
Land Area: 30.9 square miles
Population Density: 415 people per square mile
Population change since 2000: 2.80%
Races (City): White Non-Hispanic (78.2%), Black (9.2%), Hispanic (7.7%), Two or more races (3.1%), Other race (2.3%), Korean (1.1%), American Indian (1.1%), Filipino (0.7%) (Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Ancestries (City): Irish (21.3%), German (21.1%), Italian (12.3%), English (10.3%), United States (5.8%), Scottish (4.5%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Clarkstown, NY (15.4 miles , pop. 82,082)
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Bronx, NY (35.1 miles , pop. 1,332,650)
Nearest cities: Fort Montgomery, NY (0.9 miles ), Highland Falls, NY (1.2 miles ), West Point, NY (1.9 miles ), Philipstown, NY (2.2 miles ), Peekskill, NY (2.2 miles ), Cold Spring, NY (2.2 miles ), Nelsonville, NY (2.4 miles ), Buchanan, NY (2.5 miles )
Amtrak station near Highlands: 12 miles: CROTON-HARMON (CROTON-ON-HUDSON, CROTON POINT AVE.)
Highlands Compared to State Average: Median household income above state average. Median house value above state average. Unemployed percentage below state average. Median age significantly below state average. Renting percentage above state average. Number of college students above state average. Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher above state average.
HIGHLANDS, NEW YORK EDUCATION FACTSHigh school or higher: 90.40%
Bachelor’s degree or higher: 35.50%
Graduate or professional degree: 20.10%
Colleges/Universities with over 2000 Students Nearest to Highlands:
UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY about 2 miles, WEST POINT, NY, Full-time enrollment: 4,088 ROCKLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE about 17 miles, SUFFERN, NY, FT enrollment: 4,409 PACE UNIVERSITY-PLEASANTVILLE BRIARCLIFF about 18 miles, PLEASANTVILLE, NY, FT enrollment: 2,837 SUNY WESTCHESTER COMMMUNITY COLLEGE about 21 miles, VALHALLA, NY, FT enrollment: 6,730 RAMAPO COLLEGE OF NEW JERSEY about 23 miles, MAHWAH, NJ, FT enrollment: 4,076 IONA COLLEGE about 24 miles, NEW ROCHELLE, NY, FT enrollment: 3,532 MERCY COLLEGE-MAIN CAMPUS about 25 miles, DOBBS FERRY, NY, FT enrollment: 6,643
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