Highlands-Baywood Park, CA

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2019 Population
4,767
US Senator
Alex Padilla
Democratic Party
US Senator
Adam Schiff
Democratic Party
2019 Median Age
44.9
1.97% 1-year decrease
2019 Poverty Rate
2.65%
12.2% 1-year decrease
2019 Median Household Income
$195,833
3.15% 1-year growth
2019 Median Property Value
$1.76M
11.5% 1-year growth
2019 Employed Population
2,349
4.82% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Highlands-Baywood Park, CA 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.

96.9% of the residents in Highlands-Baywood Park, CA are U.S. citizens.

In 2019, the median property value in Highlands-Baywood Park, CA was $1.76M, and the homeownership rate was 87.3%.

Most people in Highlands-Baywood Park, CA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 30.2 minutes. The average car ownership in Highlands-Baywood Park, CA was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Highlands-Baywood Park, CA is home to a population of 4.77k people, from which 96.9% are citizens. As of 2019, 22.9% of Highlands-Baywood Park, CA residents were born outside of the country (1.09k people).

In 2019, there were 1.76 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.6k people) in Highlands-Baywood Park, CA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.48k Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 236 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

96.9%
2019 Citizenship
96.8%
2018 Citizenship

As of 2019, 96.9% of Highlands-Baywood Park, CA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2018, the percentage of US citizens in Highlands-Baywood Park, CA was 96.8%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Highlands-Baywood Park, CA
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    2.6k ± 272
  2. Asian (Non-Hispanic)
    1.48k ± 208
  3. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
    236 ± 94
6.02%
Hispanic Population
287 people

In 2019, there were 1.76 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.6k people) in Highlands-Baywood Park, CA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.48k Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 236 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

6.02% of the people in Highlands-Baywood Park, CA are hispanic (287 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Highlands-Baywood Park, CA as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for California.
Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    3,862,617 ± 45,816 people
  2. Philippines
    824,246 ± 22,054 people
  3. China
    687,951 ± 20,184 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of California was Mexico, the natal country of 3,862,617 California residents, followed by Philippines with 824,246 and China with 687,951.

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Foreign-Born Population

22.9%
2019 Foreign-Born Population
1.09k people
23.8%
2018 Foreign-Born Population
1.09k people

As of 2019, 22.9% of Highlands-Baywood Park, CA residents (1.09k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2018, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Highlands-Baywood Park, CA was 23.8%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    67 ± 39
  2. Korea
    55 ± 26
  3. Gulf War (2001-)
    31 ± 37

Highlands-Baywood Park, CA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.22 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Highlands-Baywood Park, CA employs 2.35k people. In 2019, the largest industries in Highlands-Baywood Park, CA were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (566 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (245 people), and Manufacturing (208 people), and the highest paying industries were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($160,000), Manufacturing ($152,100), and Finance & Insurance ($145,156).

Employment

Occupations

2.35k
2019 Value
± 245
4.82%
1 Year growth
± 14.1%

From 2018 to 2019, employment in Highlands-Baywood Park, CA grew at a rate of 4.82%, from 2.24k employees to 2.35k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Highlands-Baywood Park, CA, are Management Occupations (460 people), Business & Financial Operations Occupations (333 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (202 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Highlands-Baywood Park, CA.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

2.35k
2019 Value
± 245
4.82%
1 Year growth
± 14.1%

From 2018 to 2019, employment in Highlands-Baywood Park, CA grew at a rate of 4.82%, from 2.24k employees to 2.35k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Highlands-Baywood Park, CA, are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (566 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (245 people), and Manufacturing (208 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Highlands-Baywood Park, CA, though some of these residents may live in Highlands-Baywood Park, CA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$102,773
Median earning men ± $11,915
$96,522
Median earning women ± $19,499

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2019 are Manufacturing ($250,001), Information ($141,103), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($137,431).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2019 are Construction ($212,841), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($156,250), and Manufacturing ($150,200).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis
2.57%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 17.9M people employed in California. This represents a 2.57% 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%.

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

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in California went to Kamala Harris with 58.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (38.3%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.25%).

Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff are the senators currently representing the state of California. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

California is currently represented by 52 members 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 Highlands-Baywood Park, CA. Showing the available data for California.
2024 Election Results
  1. Kamala Harris (58.5%)
    Democratic Party
  2. Donald J. Trump (38.3%)
    Republican Party
  3. Robert Kennedy (1.25%)
    Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in California went to Kamala Harris with 58.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (38.3%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.25%).

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

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Senator Elections

US Senators from California

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Alex Padilla
Senator from California3
Assumed office on January 20, 2021
Appointed to the seat following the resignation of Kamala Harris, who had become Vice President of the United States.
Adam Schiff
Senator from California1
Assumed office on December 8, 2024
Elected to the seat to succeed Laphonza Butler, who had been appointed to the seat following the death of Dianne Feinstein.

Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff are the senators currently representing California.

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

The following chart shows elected senators in California over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Highlands-Baywood Park, CA was $1.76M in 2019, which is 5.3 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2018 and 2019 the median property value increased from $1.58M to $1.76M, a 11.5% increase. The homeownership rate in Highlands-Baywood Park, CA is 87.3%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Highlands-Baywood Park, CA have an average commute time of 30.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Highlands-Baywood Park, CA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$1.76M
Median Property Value 2019
±$62,393
$1,371
Median Property Taxes
±$134

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 Highlands-Baywood Park, CA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Highlands-Baywood Park, CA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

87.3%
Homeownership
2019
71.3%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2019

In 2019, 87.3% of the housing units in Highlands-Baywood Park, CA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 86.6%.

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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.
$195,833
Median Household Income
± $29,393
1.57k
Number of Households
± 162

In 2019, the median household income of the 1.57k households in Highlands-Baywood Park, CA grew to $195,833 from the previous year's value of $189,856.

The following chart displays the households in Highlands-Baywood Park, CA 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 $200k+ range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Highlands-Baywood Park, CA is from California.
0.495
2023 Wage GINI in California
0.498
2022 Wage GINI in California

In 2023, the income inequality in California was 0.495 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.573% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for California was higher than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in California in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2019
  1. Drove Alone (71%)
  2. Carpooled (12.3%)
  3. Public Transit (7.25%)

In 2019, 71% of workers in Highlands-Baywood Park, CA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (12.3%) and those who used public transit to get to work (7.25%).

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

30.2 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Highlands-Baywood Park, CA have a longer commute time (30.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.29% of the workforce in Highlands-Baywood Park, CA 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 Highlands-Baywood Park, CA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Highlands-Baywood Park, CA have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

2.65% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Highlands-Baywood Park, CA (122 out of 4.6k 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 75+, followed by Males 35 - 44 and then Males 75+.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Highlands-Baywood Park, CA is White, followed by Asian and Two Or More.

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

99.5% of the population of Highlands-Baywood Park, CA has health coverage, with 67.2% on employee plans, 4.36% on Medicaid, 14.4% on Medicare, 13.1% on non-group plans, and 0.282% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in California see 1,233 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,233 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1076 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 213 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50% were men and 50% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2019, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 24.3% under 18 years, 11.7% between 18 and 34 years, 45% between 35 and 64 years, and 18.9% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50% were men and 50% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

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Uninsured People

0.521%
Uninsured
67.2%
Employer Coverage
4.36%
Medicaid
14.4%
Medicare
13.1%
Non-Group
0.282%
Military or VA

Between 2018 and 2019, the percent of uninsured citizens in Highlands-Baywood Park, CA declined by 44% from 0.93% to 0.521%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Highlands-Baywood Park, CA changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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