Highlands-Baywood Park, CA

Census Place

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

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.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Highlands-Baywood Park, CA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Highlands-Baywood Park, CA

White (Non-Hispanic)
2.6k ± 272
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
1.48k ± 208
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
236 ± 94

6.02%

Hispanic Population

287 people

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.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for California.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
3,877,888 ± 45,899 people
Philippines
827,719 ± 22,100 people
China
695,724 ± 20,296 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of California was Mexico, the natal country of 3,877,888 California residents, followed by Philippines with 827,719 and China with 695,724.

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.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Highlands-Baywood Park, CA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
67 ± 39
Korea
55 ± 26
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.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Highlands-Baywood Park, CA.

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.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for California.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in California (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

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

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.

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).

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.

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%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Highlands-Baywood Park, CA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

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.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Highlands-Baywood Park, CA is from California.

0.493

2024 Wage GINI in California

0.495

2023 Wage GINI in California

In 2024, the income inequality in California was 0.493 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.424% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for California was higher than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in California in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in California across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2019

Drove Alone (71%)
Carpooled (12.3%)
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.

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.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Highlands-Baywood Park, CA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

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.

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.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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