Highland County, Ohio Demographics

Statewide Claims to Fame

Highland County is 15th in Ohio out of 88 other counties in Size in square miles

Highland County is 18th in Ohio out of 88 other counties in Residents younger than 18

Main Cities Within Highland County, Ohio

Highland County, Ohio Border Map - Phone Size

General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
Highland County Rank Ohio US
Current population (2012) 42,998 56th 11,544,225 313,914,040
Size in square miles 553.1 15th 40,860.7 3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi) 78.8 68th 282.3 87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
Highland County Rank Ohio US
Residents younger than 5 6.2% 22nd 6.0% 6.4%
Residents younger than 18 24.6% 18th 23.1% 23.5%
Residents 65 or older 16.4% 33rd 14.8% 13.7%
Education Demographics
Highland County Rank Ohio US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25) 80.6% 82nd 87.8% 85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25) 10.4% 80th 24.5% 28.2%
Race Demographics
Highland County Rank Ohio US
Race - White 96.6% 31st 83.4% 77.9%
Race - Black or African American 1.5% 53rd 12.5% 13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native 0.3% 38th 0.3% 1.2%
Race - Asian 0.3% 66th 1.8% 5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.0% 48th 0.0% 0.2%
Race - Two or More 1.4% 46th 2.0% 2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino 0.8% 78th 3.3% 16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino 95.9% 21st 80.7% 63.0%
Misc People Demographics
Highland County Rank Ohio US
Female residents 51.0% 29th 51.1% 50.8%
Foreign born residents 0.5% 75th 3.9% 12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
Highland County Rank Ohio US
Housing units 19,433 55th 5,133,446 132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings 9.0% 67th 22.9% 25.9%
Households 16,841 55th 4,554,007 114,761,359
Home ownership rate 72.8% 57th 68.7% 66.1%
Home median value $104,300 61st $135,600 $186,200
People per household 2.6 24th 2.5 2.6
Building permits (last year) 13 68th 16,905 829,658

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
Highland County Rank Ohio US
Income per capita $19,202 79th $25,618 $27,915
Income per household $40,423 70th $48,071 $52,762
Income below poverty line 17.3% 21st 14.8% 14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
Highland County Rank Ohio US
Non-farm private establishments 654 64th 250,476 7,354,043
Non-farm private employees 8,051 72nd 4,432,849 113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses) 3,419 55th 897,939 27,092,908
Retail sales $370,494 62nd $138,816,008 $3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita $8,679 62nd $12,049 $12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales $36,108 63rd $17,779,905 $613,795,732

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