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Census Tract 9605.03, Highlands, FL

5,382 Population
12.7 square miles 425.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

60.9 ±2 Median age
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in Avon Park: 49.5 ±4.4
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Highlands County: 54.4 ±0.2

Economics

$42,145 ±$6,009 Per capita income
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in Avon Park: $23,787 † ±$2,399
  • about 1.3 times the amount in Highlands County: $32,993 ±$1,098
$74,927 ±$8,623 Median household income
  • about double the amount in Avon Park: $36,485 † ±$4,055
  • about 1.4 times the amount in Highlands County: $54,897 ±$2,416

3.9% ±2.3% (203  ±124) Persons below poverty line
  • about one-fifth of the rate in Avon Park: 23.3% † 2,292 (±5.1% / ±497)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Highlands County: 15.3% 15,895 (±1.4% / ±1,436)

17.6 minutes ±8.5 (24,945  ±6,211) Mean travel time to work
  • about three-quarters of the figure in Avon Park: 24.6 † 82,220 (±5.4 / ±21,488)
  • about three-quarters of the figure in Highlands County: 23.8 778,060 (±1.1 / ±44,985)

Families

2,312 ±322 Number of households
  • Avon Park: 4,721 ±316
  • Highlands County: 46,879 ±755
2.3 ±0.4 (5,220  ±715) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Avon Park: 2.1 9,729 (±0.1 / ±35)
  • about the same as the figure in Highlands County: 2.2 104,024 (±0 / ±40)

3.7% ±3.9% (30  ±33) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Avon Park: 2.9% † 58 (±3.6% / ±72)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Highlands County: 5.2% † 900 (±1.6% / ±272)

Housing

2,693 ±311 Number of housing units
  • Avon Park: 5,579 ±387
  • Highlands County: 58,635 ±48

$324,600 ±$28,781 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • more than double the amount in Avon Park: $144,700 † ±$29,856
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in Highlands County: $187,900 ±$8,429

19.2% ±7.8% (1,022  ±438.7) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Avon Park: 16.9% † 1,696 (±6% / ±602.1)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Highlands County: 12.5% † 13,106 (±1.3% / ±1,391)

Social

94% ±19% (4,013  ±571.9) High school grad or higher
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Avon Park: 79.7% † 6,172 (±8% / ±666.6)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Highlands County: 86.6% 71,204 (±2.5% / ±2,084.6)
34.6% ±7% (1,477  ±366.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • more than double the rate in Avon Park: 10.7% † 831 (±2.6% / ±204.5)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Highlands County: 20.5% 16,814 (±1.3% / ±1,067.3)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

11.6% ±3.2% (625  ±189) Foreign-born population
  • a little less than the rate in Avon Park: 12.1% † 1,220 (±3.5% / ±350)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Highlands County: 10.8% 11,458

6.8% ±2.2% (310  ±108) Population with veteran status
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Avon Park: 9.5% † 807 (±3% / ±255)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Highlands County: 11.1% 9,776 (±0.7% / ±627)
310 Total veterans ±108 310 Male ±108 N/A Female ±21

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