Highland, Washington
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Highland is an unincorporated census-designated place in Benton County, Washington, USA. The population was 3,388 at the 2000 census.
[edit] Geography
Highland is located at (46.161582, -119.114314)GR1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, Highland has a total area of 71.6 km² (27.6 mi²). 71.5 km² (27.6 mi²) of it is land and 0.04% is water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 3,388 people, 1,108 households, and 935 families residing in the community. The population density was 47.4/km² (122.6/mi²). There were 1,143 housing units at an average density of 16.0/km² (41.4/mi²). The racial makeup of Highland is 92.38% White, 0.27% Black or African American, 0.38% Native American, 0.68% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 3.66% from other races, and 2.60% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 7.53% of the population.
There were 1,108 households out of which 45.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 74.2% were married couples living together, 6.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 15.6% were non-families. 11.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.04 and the average family size was 3.27.
The population is spread out with 32.3% under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 28.5% from 25 to 44, 24.4% from 45 to 64, and 7.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 97.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.8 males.
The median income for a household in Highland is $61,136, and the median income for a family was $63,333. Males had a median income of $47,094 versus $33,281 for females. The per capita income for the community was $22,703. About 4.5% of families and 6.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.5% of those under age 18 and 0.8% of those age 65 or over.
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