Highland Mills is a medium-sized town located in the state of New York. With a population of 11,512 people and two associated neighborhoods, Highland Mills is the 165th largest community in New York.

Also of interest is that Highland Mills has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 8.21% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Because of many things, Highland Mills is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Highland Mills a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The town’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Highland Mills has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Highland Mills’s overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

One downside of living in Highland Mills, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 39.18 minutes every day commuting to work. However, local public transit is widely used. For those who would prefer to avoid driving entirely and leave their car at home, it may be an option to use the transit instead.

Even though Highland Mills is a smaller town, it has many people who hop on public transportation – mostly the bus for their daily commute to work. Typically, these people are commuting to good jobs in the surrounding cities.

The citizens of Highland Mills are among the most well-educated in the nation: 46.13% of adults in Highland Mills have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree, whereas the average US city has 21.84% holding at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Highland Mills in 2022 was $49,179, which is upper middle income relative to New York, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $196,716 for a family of four. However, Highland Mills contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Highland Mills is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Highland Mills home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Highland Mills residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Highland Mills also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 24.86% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Highland Mills include Italian, Irish, German, Polish, and French Canadian.

The most common language spoken in Highland Mills is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.