Highlands County, Florida Demographics - Income, Housing, Race, Business

Nationwide Claims to Fame

Highlands County is 8th out of 3,143 other counties in Residents 65 or older

Statewide Claims to Fame

Highlands County is 4th in Florida out of 67 other counties in Residents 65 or older

Highlands County is 12th in Florida out of 67 other counties in Home ownership rate

Highlands County is 14th in Florida out of 67 other counties in Size in square miles

Highlands County is 17th in Florida out of 67 other counties in Race - Hispanic or Latino

Highlands County is 19th in Florida out of 67 other counties in Income below poverty line

Main Cities Within Highlands County, Florida

Highlands County, Florida Border Map - Phone Size

General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
	Highlands County	Rank	Florida	US
Current population (2012)	98,128	36th	19,317,568	313,914,040
Size in square miles	1,016.6	14th	53,624.8	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	97.2	38th	350.6	87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
	Highlands County	Rank	Florida	US
Residents younger than 5	4.9%	51st	5.5%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	18.2%	56th	20.7%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	33.0%	4th	18.2%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Highlands County	Rank	Florida	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	79.3%	47th	85.5%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	14.5%	42nd	26.0%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Highlands County	Rank	Florida	US
Race - White	86.0%	23rd	78.3%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	10.2%	44th	16.6%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.6%	24th	0.5%	1.2%
Race - Asian	1.5%	29th	2.7%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.1%	50th	0.1%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	1.5%	45th	1.9%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	18.1%	17th	23.2%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	69.5%	43rd	57.0%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Highlands County	Rank	Florida	US
Female residents	51.3%	21st	51.1%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	10.5%	23rd	19.2%	12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
	Highlands County	Rank	Florida	US
Housing units	55,276	35th	9,026,965	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	11.3%	32nd	29.9%	25.9%
Households	39,970	35th	7,140,096	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	79.4%	12th	69.0%	66.1%
Home median value	$115,600	49th	$188,600	$186,200
People per household	2.4	50th	2.6	2.6
Building permits (last year)	32	48th	64,810	829,658

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
	Highlands County	Rank	Florida	US
Income per capita	$19,860	42nd	$26,733	$27,915
Income per household	$34,913	62nd	$47,827	$52,762
Income below poverty line	18.3%	19th	14.7%	14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
	Highlands County	Rank	Florida	US
Non-farm private establishments	1,903	35th	490,851	7,354,043
Non-farm private employees	19,530	35th	6,732,639	113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses)	7,360	36th	2,009,589	27,092,908
Retail sales	$1,089,559	35th	$262,341,127	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$11,060	34th	$14,353	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$100,789	39th	$41,922,059	$613,795,732

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