Highlands-Baywood Park, California Population and Demographics
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Highlands-Baywood Park is a Census-designated place in San Mateo County, California, with a population of 4,564. According to the most recent estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau, 54.30% of residents identify as white, 1.00% as Black or African American, 0.00% as American Indian or Alaska Native, 31.90% as Asian, 1.00% as Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, 5.50% as Hispanic or Latino, and 6.40% as some other race or combination of races.
Nationally, some 61.1% of Americans identify as white, 12.3% as Black or African American, 0.7% as American Indian or Alaska Native, 5.4% as Asian, 0.2% as Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, 17.8% as Hispanic or Latino, and 2.6% as some other race or combination of races.
Census respondents are also asked to report ancestry. Some of the most commonly reported ancestries in Highlands-Baywood Park include Irish, German, Italian, English, and Polish. Measured by location quotient — comparing the Census-designated place share to the national share — some of the most highly concentrated ancestries in Census-designated place are Latvian, Celtic, and Lebanese.
An estimated 76.20% of Highlands-Baywood Park residents are native-born, meaning they were born in the United States, Puerto Rico, a U.S. Island Area, or abroad to a U.S. citizen. Of the 23.80% of the population that is foreign-born, 86.70% have become naturalized U.S. citizens. Nationwide, 86.5% of Americans are native-born. And of the 13.5% of Americans who are foreign-born, 48.5% have become naturalized U.S. citizens.
The population of Highlands-Baywood Park is older than the United States as a whole. The median age is 45.8 years, 7.9 years more than the national median age of 37.9 years. An estimated 19.20% of the population is 65 years and over, compared to 15.2% of the U.S. population.
Family and household composition also varies heavily across the United States. In Highlands-Baywood Park, 71.80% of households are occupied by married-couple families, compared to the 48.3% national figure. Some 3.00% of households are occupied by single male householders, 4.90% by single female householders, and 20.30% by non-family occupants. Nationwide, 4.9% of households are occupied by single male householders, 12.6% by single female householders, and 34.3% by non-family occupants. An estimated 86.60% of heads of household own their homes, compared to the national homeownership rate of 63.8%.
English is by far the most commonly spoken language in California and across the U.S. as a whole. Similarly, in Highlands-Baywood Park, 93.6% of local residents aged 5 and up speak English exclusively, or, if they are multilingual, speak English very well. For context, 81.9% of the 5 and older population across California only speaks English, or speak it very well, and 91.5% of the same age group nationwide do.
Residents of Highlands-Baywood Park are more likely than the typical American to be married. Of all local residents aged 15 and older, 62.3% are currently married, compared to 48.1% of Americans nationwide in the same age group. Across California as a whole, 46.8% of residents 15 and older are married.
Divorce is far less common in Highlands-Baywood Park than it is across the U.S. as a whole. According to Census estimates, 5.4% of residents 15 and older are divorced — compared to 10.8% of the U.S. population in the same age group. In California, 9.3% of the 15 and older population is divorced.
An estimated 26.8% of Highlands-Baywood Park residents 15 and older have never married, compared to one-third of all Americans in the same age group.
In Highlands-Baywood Park, 5.6% of the 18 and older civilian population are veterans — compared to 7.5% of adult civilians nationwide and 5.4% of the civilian population in all of California.
In Highlands-Baywood Park, adults are more likely to have a high school education than the typical American adult, and are also more likely to have a four-year college education. Among Highlands-Baywood Park residents 25 and older, 96.80% have a high school diploma or equivalent, and 65.50% have a bachelor's degree or higher, compared to 87.7% and 31.5% of adults nationwide, respectively. Across California, 82.9% of adults have graduated high school, and 33.3 have a bachelor’s degree.
The typical household in Highlands-Baywood Park earns $189,856 a year, about $129,600 more than the national median of $60,293 and $118,600 more than the median household income across the state of $71,228.
Serious financial hardship is less common in Highlands-Baywood Park than it is nationwide. The local poverty rate stands at 3.00%, while the national poverty rate is 14.1%. Across the state as a whole, 14.3% of the population lives below the poverty line.
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