Highland Acres, DE

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2024 Population
3,752
US Senator
Chris Coons
Democratic Party
US Senator
Lisa Blunt Rochester
Democratic Party
US Representative
Sarah McBride
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
45.1
5.13% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
6.21%
17.9% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$102,356
0.66% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$306,400
4.36% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
1,519
1.36% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Highland Acres, DE reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

99.8% of the residents in Highland Acres, DE are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Highland Acres, DE was $306,400, and the homeownership rate was 82.3%.

Most people in Highland Acres, DE drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 21.7 minutes. The average car ownership in Highland Acres, DE was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Highland Acres, DE is home to a population of 3.75k people, from which 99.8% are citizens. As of 2024, 2.99% of Highland Acres, DE residents were born outside of the country (112 people).

In 2024, there were 4.74 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.66k people) in Highland Acres, DE than any other race or ethnicity. There were 561 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 208 Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.8%
2024 Citizenship
99.9%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.8% of Highland Acres, DE residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Highland Acres, DE was 99.9%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Highland Acres, DE
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    2.66k ± 1k
  2. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    561 ± 231
  3. Asian (Non-Hispanic)
    208 ± 133
3.52%
Hispanic Population
132 people

In 2024, there were 4.74 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.66k people) in Highland Acres, DE than any other race or ethnicity. There were 561 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 208 Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

3.52% of the people in Highland Acres, DE are hispanic (132 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Highland Acres, DE as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

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Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    15,383 ± 3,022 people
  2. India
    11,725 ± 2,643 people
  3. Guatemala
    6,344 ± 1,949 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Delaware was Mexico, the natal country of 15,383 Delaware residents, followed by India with 11,725 and Guatemala with 6,344.

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Foreign-Born Population

2.99%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
112 people
2.21%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
81 people

As of 2024, 2.99% of Highland Acres, DE residents (112 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Highland Acres, DE was 2.21%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Gulf War (2001-)
    202 ± 91
  2. Vietnam
    167 ± 74
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    52 ± 33

Highland Acres, DE has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.21 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Highland Acres, DE employs 1.52k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Highland Acres, DE were Health Care & Social Assistance (288 people), Construction (240 people), and Public Administration (205 people), and the highest paying industries were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($250,001), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($97,292), and Construction ($88,323).

Employment

Occupations

1.52k
2024 Value
± 411
−1.36%
1 Year decline
± 38.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Highland Acres, DE declined at a rate of −1.36%, from 1.54k employees to 1.52k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Highland Acres, DE, are Construction & Extraction Occupations (249 people), Management Occupations (181 people), and Health Diagnosing & Treating Practitioners & Other Technical Occupations (155 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Highland Acres, DE.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Industries

Employment by Industries

1.52k
2024 Value
± 411
−1.36%
1 Year decline
± 38.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Highland Acres, DE declined at a rate of −1.36%, from 1.54k employees to 1.52k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Highland Acres, DE, are Health Care & Social Assistance (288 people), Construction (240 people), and Public Administration (205 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Highland Acres, DE, though some of these residents may live in Highland Acres, DE and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$62,115
Median earning men ± $34,060
$45,663
Median earning women ± $26,481

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($88,819), Construction ($88,354), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($83,750).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($250,001), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($88,281), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($68,036).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis
2.43%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 472k people employed in Delaware. This represents a 2.43% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 14.1%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Delaware.

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Delaware went to Kamala Harris with 56.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (41.8%), followed by Robert Kennedy (0.904%).

Chris Coons and Lisa Blunt Rochester are the senators currently representing the state of Delaware. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Highland Acres, DE is currently represented by Sarah McBride in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Voting results are not available for Highland Acres, DE. Showing the available data for Delaware.
2024 Election Results
  1. Kamala Harris (56.5%)
    Democratic Party
  2. Donald J. Trump (41.8%)
    Republican Party
  3. Robert Kennedy (0.904%)
    Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Delaware went to Kamala Harris with 56.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (41.8%), followed by Robert Kennedy (0.904%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Delaware for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Delaware

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Chris Coons
Senator from Delaware2
Assumed office on November 15, 2010
Elected to the seat to succeed Ted Kaufman, who had been appointed to the seat following the resignation of Joe Biden, who had become Vice President of the United States.
Lisa Blunt Rochester
Senator from Delaware1
Assumed office on January 3, 2025

Chris Coons and Lisa Blunt Rochester are the senators currently representing Delaware.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

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US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Highland Acres, DE

Sarah McBride
District at-large Representative
Democratic Party

Highland Acres, DE is currently represented by Sarah McBride (Democratic Party).

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the member for Highland Acres, DE have changed over time starting in 2008.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Highland Acres, DE was $306,400 in 2024, which is 0.921 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $293,600 to $306,400, a 4.36% increase. The homeownership rate in Highland Acres, DE is 82.3%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Highland Acres, DE have an average commute time of 21.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Highland Acres, DE is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$306,400
Median Property Value 2024
±$37,146
$1,026
Median Property Taxes
±$275

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Highland Acres, DE the largest share of households pay taxes in the $1,500 - $2k range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Highland Acres, DE compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

82.3%
Homeownership
2024
64.1%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 82.3% of the housing units in Highland Acres, DE were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 84.4%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$102,356
Median Household Income
± $22,614
1.25k
Number of Households
± 289

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.25k households in Highland Acres, DE grew to $102,356 from the previous year's value of $101,685.

The following chart displays the households in Highland Acres, DE distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Highland Acres, DE is from Delaware.
0.456
2023 Wage GINI in Delaware
0.457
2022 Wage GINI in Delaware

In 2023, the income inequality in Delaware was 0.456 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.24% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Delaware was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Delaware in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (75.7%)
  2. Worked At Home (8.89%)
  3. Carpooled (7.42%)

In 2024, 75.7% of workers in Highland Acres, DE drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (8.89%) and those who carpooled to work (7.42%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

21.7 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Highland Acres, DE have a shorter commute time (21.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0.632% of the workforce in Highland Acres, DE have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Highland Acres, DE distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Highland Acres, DE have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

6.21% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Highland Acres, DE (233 out of 3.75k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 18 - 24 and then Males 5.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Highland Acres, DE is White, followed by Two Or More and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

97.9% of the population of Highland Acres, DE has health coverage, with 45.4% on employee plans, 16.2% on Medicaid, 13.9% on Medicare, 19.8% on non-group plans, and 2.6% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Delaware see 1,356 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,356 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 2181 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 296 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.9% were men and 51.1% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 24.9% under 18 years, 18% between 18 and 34 years, 32.1% between 35 and 64 years, and 25.1% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.9% were men and 51.1% were women.

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Uninsured People

2.06%
Uninsured
45.4%
Employer Coverage
16.2%
Medicaid
13.9%
Medicare
19.8%
Non-Group
2.6%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Highland Acres, DE declined by 31.1% from 2.98% to 2.06%.

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