COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Highlands County

Florida · 68,432 residents · 1,018 sq mi

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Highlands County is home to 68,432 people in Florida. The median age is 51.4, about 18 years above the US median. Owners hold 78% of the housing stock. About 11% of adults have finished a four-year degree. Households here earn about 23% less than in Florida as a whole. The typical home is worth $58,500.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 51.4

US median: 33.0

Less educated

11% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

68,432

−22%vs 2000

vs 87,366 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

51.4

+3%vs 2000

vs 50.0 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1,018 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024106K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55.3%(3,619)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 95.7%(3,921)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 144.5%(3,072)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 194.9%(3,350)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244%(2,723)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3410.7%(7,337)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 449.8%(6,708)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.2%(5,611)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6413.5%(9,256)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7420.6%(14,080)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 8410.6%(7,255)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.2%(1,500)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$21,146

−8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $30,160 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$12,112

−30%vs 2000

vs $17,222 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

15.2%

Unchangedvs 2000

vs 15.2% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$58,500

+24%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $62,000 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$371

+2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $479 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

78.0%

−1.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 79.7% in 2000

22.0% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic76.5%(66,814)

Black9.1%(7,925)

Hispanic / Latino12.1%(10,542)

Asian1%(881)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic87.4%(59,814)

Black9.8%(6,682)

Hispanic / Latino5%(3,416)

Asian0.5%(359)

Other2.3%(1,577)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican9%(9,487)

Puerto Rican6.9%(7,289)

Cuban3%(3,156)

Central American1.3%(1,355)

South American1%(1,085)

Colombian0.4%(444)

Dominican0.4%(438)

Salvadoran0.3%(369)

Nicaraguan0.3%(354)

Spaniard0.3%(295)

Venezuelan0.2%(238)

Costa Rican0.2%(171)

+ 9 more hispanic origin groups with data

Guatemalan0.2%(169)

Honduran0.2%(161)

Panamanian0.1%(131)

Ecuadorian0.1%(120)

Argentine0.1%(104)

Peruvian0.1%(95)

Uruguayan0.1%(54)

Bolivian0%(20)

Paraguayan0%(10)

Asian origin

Filipino0.6%(639)

Asian Indian0.3%(307)

Vietnamese0.2%(256)

Chinese0.1%(111)

Thai0.1%(92)

Hmong0.1%(85)

Taiwanese0%(23)

Japanese0%(19)

Pakistani0%(13)

Kazakh0%(13)

Indonesian0%(12)

Korean0%(7)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.1%(99)

Samoan0%(36)

Chamorro0%(17)

Guamanian0%(5)

Ancestry

German14.1%(14,931)

English12.9%(13,661)

Irish9.3%(9,798)

American8.9%(9,381)

Italian4.6%(4,892)

Scottish2.1%(2,271)

West Indian2.1%(2,251)

French1.9%(2,024)

Polish1.7%(1,757)

Dutch1.1%(1,210)

Jamaican1.1%(1,190)

Swedish1.1%(1,153)

+ 42 more ancestry groups with data

Scotch-Irish0.7%(788)

Haitian0.7%(777)

Norwegian0.7%(736)

Russian0.6%(594)

Welsh0.5%(525)

French Canadian0.5%(503)

Hungarian0.4%(457)

Greek0.4%(446)

Subsaharan African0.4%(421)

Canadian0.4%(394)

British0.4%(370)

Arab0.3%(266)

Danish0.2%(252)

Portuguese0.2%(209)

Austrian0.2%(206)

Finnish0.2%(178)

Czech0.2%(167)

Swiss0.1%(144)

Lebanese0.1%(123)

Brazilian0.1%(123)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0.1%(119)

Nigerian0.1%(118)

Belgian0.1%(102)

Slovak0.1%(99)

Egyptian0.1%(65)

Lithuanian0.1%(65)

Ukrainian0.1%(64)

Croatian0.1%(58)

Syrian0%(41)

Australian0%(38)

Latvian0%(37)

Moroccan0%(29)

Romanian0%(24)

Slovene0%(20)

Turkish0%(14)

Jordanian0%(8)

Serbian0%(8)

Barbadian0%(8)

Armenian0%(7)

Israeli0%(7)

Macedonian0%(6)

Cape Verdean0%(4)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest Mexican population · Largest American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

10.9%

−2.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 13.6% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

68.2%

−6.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 74.5% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.0%

−1.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.2% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

16.4 min

+9%vs 2000

vs 15.0 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married25.6%(11,415)

Married57.2%(25,450)

Widowed4.9%(2,187)

Divorced12.3%(5,465)

Women 15+

Never married19.4%(9,072)

Married52.1%(24,401)

Widowed13.7%(6,405)

Divorced14.8%(6,916)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

13.8%

−4.7 ptssince 2013

from 18.5% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

35.6%

+1.4 ptssince 2020

from 34.2% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

21.0%

+1.4 ptssince 2020

from 19.6% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

38.8%

+1.1 ptssince 2020

from 37.7% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

20.8%

−3.8 ptssince 2020

from 24.6% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

5.2%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 4.8% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

53.9%

+0.7 ptssince 2020

from 53.2% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

54.0%

−3.2 ptssince 2020

from 57.2% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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)9.1%(889)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)12.4%(1,217)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era48.7%(4,760)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War9.3%(906)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.9%(88)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 9,776 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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