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Population (year 2000): 3,678. Estimated
population in July 2005: 3,761 (+2.3% change)
Males: 1,793 (48.7%), Females: 1,885 (51.3%)
Orange County
Zip code:
10928
Median resident age: 38.2 years
Median household income: $45,833 (year 2000)
Median house value: $136,800 (year 2000)
Races in Highland Falls:
- White Non-Hispanic (72.5%)
- Black (12.8%)
- Hispanic (10.6%)
- Other race (3.8%)
- Two or more races (3.8%)
- American Indian (1.3%)
- Filipino (0.7%)
- Chinese (0.7%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: Irish (25.1%), German (15.4%),
Italian (14.2%), English (12.1%), United States (8.2%), West
Indian (3.3%).
Land area: 1.1 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Highland Falls
- High school or higher: 85.4%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 8.8%
- Unemployed: 4.5%
- Mean travel time to work: 26.0 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Highland Falls village
- Never married: 24.1%
- Now married: 45.9%
- Separated: 4.2%
- Widowed: 13.0%
- Divorced: 12.8%
8.6% Foreign born (3.5% Latin America, 3.1%
Asia, 1.0% Africa).
Population change in the 1990s: -456 (-11.0%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Highland Falls:
- JULIA BUTTERFIELD HOSPITAL (about 6 miles; COLD
SPRING, NY)
- HUDSON VALLEY HOSPITAL CENTER (about 7 miles;
PEEKSKILL, NY)
- CORNWALL HOSPITAL,THE (about 7 miles; CORNWALL, NY)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Highland Falls:
- STEWART INT'L (about 13 miles; NEWBURGH, NY; ID:
SWF)
- DUTCHESS COUNTY (about 19 miles; POUGHKEEPSIE, NY;
ID: POU)
- WESTCHESTER COUNTY (about 28 miles; WHITE PLAINS,
NY; ID: HPN)
Other public-use airports nearest to Highland Falls:
- PEEKSKILL (about 10 miles; PEEKSKILL, NY; ID: 7N2)
- HAVERSTRAW (about 12 miles; HAVERSTRAW, NY; ID: H43)
- KOBELT (about 21 miles; WALLKILL, NY; ID: N45)
Amtrak station near Highland Falls:
- 14 miles: CROTON-HARMON (CROTON-ON-HUDSON, CROTON
POINT AVE.). Services: partially wheelchair accessible,
enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public
payphones, snack bar, paid short-term parking, paid
long-term parking, call for car rental service, call for
taxi service, public transit connection.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Highland Falls:
- UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY (about 1 miles; WEST
POINT, NY; Full-time enrollment: 4,088)
- ROCKLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 20 miles; SUFFERN,
NY; FT enrollment: 4,409)
- PACE UNIVERSITY-PLEASANTVILLE BRIARCLIFF (about 21
miles; PLEASANTVILLE, NY; FT enrollment: 2,837)
- MARIST COLLEGE (about 24 miles; POUGHKEEPSIE, NY; FT
enrollment: 4,646)
- DUTCHESS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 24 miles;
POUGHKEEPSIE, NY; FT enrollment: 4,112)
- SUNY WESTCHESTER COMMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 24 miles;
VALHALLA, NY; FT enrollment: 6,730)
- RAMAPO COLLEGE OF NEW JERSEY (about 25 miles;
MAHWAH, NJ; FT enrollment: 4,076)
Public primary/middle schools in Highland Falls:
- HIGHLAND FALLS MS (Students: 268; Location:
52 MOUNTAIN AVE; Grades: 05 - 08)
- HIGHLAND FALLS ES (Students: 189; Location:
51 MOUNTAIN AVENUE; Grades: 02 - 04)
Library in Highland Falls:
- HIGHLAND FALLS LIBRARY (Operating income:
$207,096; Location: 298 MAIN STREET; 30,108 books; 1,666
audio materials; 1,076 video materials; 40 serial
subscriptions)
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