COMPARING TWO PLACES
Highland vs Mountain Home
PLACE A
Highland, Utah
VS
PLACE B
Mountain Home, North Carolina
Highland is 528% larger than Mountain Home. Highland earns more, with a median household income $102,992 higher. Highland has grown faster since 2000 (25% vs -4%).
HIGHLANDMOUNTAIN HOMEDIFFERENCE
Total population21,5713,437+528% vs Mountain Home
Population density2,484911+1,573
Population growth24.6%-3.6%+28.3 pts
Median age28.050.5−22.5
Male52.7%51.9%+0.8 pts
Female47.3%48.1%−0.8 pts
Foreign-born3.4%11.5%−8.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic85.8%80.6%+5.2 pts
Black1.5%1.0%+0.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino4.1%15.5%−11.4 pts
Asian1.7%1.7%−0.1 pts
Other7.0%1.1%+5.9 pts
Median household income$186,075$83,083+$102,992
Per capita income$62,900$41,711+$21,189
Poverty rate1.9%11.9%−10.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4220.404+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher64.4%42.0%+22.4 pts
Graduate degree20.6%9.3%+11.3 pts
Unemployment rate3.9%0.7%+3.2 pts
Labor force participation63.6%65.5%−1.8 pts
Median home value$928,300$400,000+$528,300
Median gross rent$2,166$1,240+$926
Owner-occupied91.7%75.4%+16.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate3.0%6.5%−3.5 pts
Rent-burdened households37.1%61.4%−24.4 pts
Average commute23.118.8+4.3
Worked from home23.3%7.1%+16.2 pts
Public transit to work0.2%0.0%+0.2 pts
Uninsured4.4%12.5%−8.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024