Highland is a city of 16,101 people in Texas. That is roughly 104% ahead of the Texas median. Owners hold 92% of the housing stock. This is an unusually credentialed place: 59% of adults have a four-year degree. Median household income runs $159,828, well clear of the $82,259 US median. That puts it in the top 1% of US cities for household income.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $159,828, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 43.8
US median: 38.9
More educated
59% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 61%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Highland
What changed most since 1990
Population7,027 → 16,101(+129%)US over the same years: +35%
Median age33.8 → 43.8(+10.0 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)16.9%(165)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)37.1%(362)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era38.7%(378)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 976 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Highland, decade by decade
Highland population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
7,027
$148,895
$315,369
44.3%
9.9
2000
12,173
$186,066
$341,742
54.9%
19.6
2010
15,056
$178,045
$361,513
54.6%
32.1
2020
15,899
$176,395
$456,090
55.7%
46.2
2024
16,101
$159,828
$550,000
58.6%
47.5
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
