COMPARING TWO PLACES
Highlands vs Seneca
PLACE A
Highlands, Jacksonville, Florida
VS
PLACE B
Seneca, South Carolina
Highlands and Seneca are close in size. Highlands earns more, with a median household income $5,795 higher.
HIGHLANDSSENECADIFFERENCE
Total population9,5489,424+1% vs Seneca
Population density2,2001,143+1,057
Population growth–9.2%–
Median age36.439.6−3.2
Male44.5%44.9%−0.4 pts
Female55.5%55.1%+0.4 pts
Foreign-born7.3%2.6%+4.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic28.9%72.8%−43.9 pts
Black56.5%17.4%+39.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino8.3%6.4%+1.9 pts
Asian1.8%0.8%+1.0 pts
Other4.5%2.6%+1.9 pts
Median household income$57,817$52,022+$5,795
Per capita income$27,179$34,204−$7,025
Poverty rate16.7%22.1%−5.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4210.466−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher16.5%29.1%−12.7 pts
Graduate degree5.4%10.0%−4.6 pts
Unemployment rate2.7%8.9%−6.2 pts
Labor force participation62.8%61.8%+1.0 pts
Median home value$170,249$240,000−$69,751
Median gross rent$1,439$807+$632
Owner-occupied45.0%51.4%−6.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate11.7%12.2%−0.4 pts
Rent-burdened households58.5%45.5%+13.0 pts
Average commute20.116.0+4.1
Worked from home14.3%4.4%+9.9 pts
Public transit to work5.7%0.0%+5.7 pts
Uninsured14.4%11.4%+3.0 pts