COMPARING TWO PLACES
Highland Beach vs Edgewater
PLACE A
Highland Beach, Florida
VS
PLACE B
Edgewater, Florida
Highland Beach is 83% smaller than Edgewater. Highland Beach earns more, with a median household income $84,508 higher. Highland Beach has grown faster since 2000 (21% vs 11%).
HIGHLAND BEACHEDGEWATERDIFFERENCE
Total population4,32824,795−83% vs Edgewater
Population density8,0601,000+7,060
Population growth21.4%11.3%+10.1 pts
Median age70.853.7+17.1
Male46.0%48.0%−2.0 pts
Female54.0%52.0%+2.0 pts
Foreign-born14.5%5.7%+8.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic81.2%87.4%−6.2 pts
Black6.7%3.6%+3.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino6.1%4.8%+1.2 pts
Asian0.8%0.9%−0.1 pts
Other5.2%3.3%+2.0 pts
Median household income$145,485$60,977+$84,508
Per capita income$150,802$36,097+$114,705
Poverty rate2.3%10.0%−7.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5700.407+0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher65.4%24.1%+41.3 pts
Graduate degree31.4%8.6%+22.7 pts
Unemployment rate3.5%3.7%−0.2 pts
Labor force participation28.9%52.1%−23.2 pts
Median home value$909,200$256,200+$653,000
Median gross rent$3,501$1,309+$2,192
Owner-occupied92.9%90.1%+2.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate49.3%9.3%+39.9 pts
Rent-burdened households7.2%61.1%−53.9 pts
Average commute22.925.7−2.8
Worked from home44.7%9.5%+35.3 pts
Public transit to work0.9%0.0%+0.9 pts
Uninsured3.0%8.0%−5.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025