Demographics of Highland city, California

Highland city, California had 57,614 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +660 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Highland city, in four figures

57,614
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 56,675 ±73.; +1.2%
Change since July 2020: +660 people.; 33.5 ±1.2
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $77,120 ±$6,818
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Highland city, California's population grew 1.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Highland city, California's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Highland city, California's population grew 1.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Highland city, California's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	56,954	100.0	100.0
2021	56,845	99.8	100.2
2022	56,590	99.4	100.7
2023	56,545	99.3	101.6
2024	57,023	100.1	102.5
2025	57,614	101.2	103.1

Population of Highland city, California on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	56,954	—
2021	56,845	−109
2022	56,590	−255
2023	56,545	−45
2024	57,023	+478
2025	57,614	+591

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 33.5 ±1.2: for men 33.2 ±1.5 and for women 34.1 ±1.9. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Highland city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	California	United States
Under 5	4,003 ±695	7.1% ±1.2	5.5% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	11,786 ±959	20.8% ±1.7	16.5% ±<0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	5,492 ±638	9.7% ±1.1	9.1% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	15,364 ±1,086	27.1% ±1.9	28.7% ±<0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	13,286 ±924	23.4% ±1.6	24.6% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	6,744 ±599	11.9% ±1.1	15.7% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $77,120 ±$6,818, and income per person $33,970 ±$3,975, in 2024 dollars. The median is $99,122 ±$310 in California and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Highland city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	California	United States
Under $25,000	1,740 ±328	10.7% ±2.0	12.5% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	3,546 ±609	21.8% ±3.7	13.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	2,654 ±429	16.3% ±2.6	13.0% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,641 ±287	10.1% ±1.7	11.6% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	2,516 ±418	15.5% ±2.5	17.8% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,820 ±313	11.2% ±1.9	11.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	2,348 ±332	14.4% ±2.0	20.5% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Highland city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	California	United States
All ages	9,612 ±1,222	17.1% ±2.2	12.0% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	3,600 ±659	23.4% ±3.9	15.0% ±0.1	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	4,856 ±708	15.4% ±2.2	11.0% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,156 ±282	12.4% ±2.9	11.5% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Highland city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Highland city	California	United States
Housing units	16,795 ±536	14,644,735 ±1,665	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	96.8% ±1.3	92.5% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	3.2% ±1.2	7.5% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	64.1% ±3.2	55.9% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	35.9% ±2.6	44.1% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$485,600 ±$15,010	$734,700 ±$1,307	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,629 ±$93	$2,036 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1983 ±2	1976 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Highland city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	California	United States
Hispanic or Latino	32,406 ±1,693	57.2% ±3.0	40.2% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	13,738 ±1,302	24.2% ±2.3	33.8% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	3,141 ±645	5.5% ±1.1	5.2% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	4,932 ±1,015	8.7% ±1.8	15.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 105	0% to 0.2%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	26 to 240	< 0.1% to 0.4%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	154 to 872	0.3% to 1.5%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,768 ±537	3.1% ±0.9	4.4% ±<0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Highland city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	California	United States
Born in the state	39,011 ±1,189	68.8% ±2.1	56.5% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	4,811 ±631	8.5% ±1.1	15.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	697 ±228	1.2% ±0.4	1.5% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	12,156 ±1,016	21.4% ±1.8	27.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	6,246 ±847	11.0% ±1.5	14.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	5,910 ±751	10.4% ±1.3	12.3% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Highland city among the places of California

163rd of 661 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the California page.

Places of California near Highland city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Petaluma city	59,247 ±61
Monterey Park city	59,132 ±128
Gilroy city	59,004 ±45
National City city	58,893 ±61
Cupertino city	58,566 ±50
Highland city	56,675 ±73
Beaumont city	56,266 ±44
Fountain Valley city	56,258 ±96
South Whittier CDP	55,650 ±2,504
San Jacinto city	55,180 ±59
Arcadia city	55,170 ±64

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Highland city, California

Rankings this appears in

No. 31 Places in California by poverty rate
No. 143 Places in California by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 187 Places in California by homeownership rate
No. 247 Places in California by foreign-born share
No. 310 Places by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 340 Places in California by median rent

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026