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Highlands, TX

7,339 Population
4.9 square miles 1,503.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.4 ±7.9 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX Metro Area: 35.3 ±0.1
  • a little higher than the figure in Texas: 35.5 ±0.1

Economics

$29,286 ±$6,897 Per capita income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX Metro Area: $41,559 ±$296
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Texas: $39,446 ±$156
$54,524 ±$19,224 Median household income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX Metro Area: $80,458 ±$526
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Texas: $76,292 ±$265

9.8% ±4% (720  ±320) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-quarters of the rate in the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX Metro Area: 13.6% 976,498 (±0.3% / ±21,223)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Texas: 13.8% 4,005,417 (±0.2% / ±42,798)

30.2 minutes ±4.2 (76,025  ±18,830) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX Metro Area: 29.9 90,172,520 (±0.2 / ±645,897)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Texas: 26.7 325,128,060 (±0.1 / ±1,129,828)

Families

2,508 ±334 Number of households
  • the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX Metro Area: 2,601,888 ±5,356
  • Texas: 10,747,240 ±15,647
2.9 ±0.3 (7,316  ±1,291) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX Metro Area: 2.8 7,190,964 (±0 / ±861)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Texas: 2.7 29,034,526

9.8% ±11.7% (158  ±194) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX Metro Area: 5.7% 104,422 (±0.2% / ±3,508)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Texas: 5.7% 413,078 (±0.1% / ±6,578)

Housing

2,970 ±317 Number of housing units
  • the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX Metro Area: 2,839,496 ±419
  • Texas: 11,890,808 ±698

$191,400 ±$20,250 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-thirds of the amount in the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX Metro Area: $275,200 ±$1,283
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Texas: $260,400 ±$738

9.6% ±7% (689  ±514.7) Moved since previous year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX Metro Area: 13.8% 993,533 (±0.2% / ±16,228.9)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Texas: 14.3% 4,197,721 (±0.1% / ±35,125.8)

Social

81.8% ±17.3% (4,027  ±570.5) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX Metro Area: 85.1% 4,013,863 (±0.4% / ±19,522.8)
  • a little less than the rate in Texas: 85.7% 16,534,908 (±0.2% / ±41,819.2)
12.5% ±4.5% (617  ±241) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about one-third of the rate in the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX Metro Area: 35.4% 1,668,638 (±0.3% / ±12,687.4)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Texas: 33.1% 6,381,971 (±0.1% / ±26,865.5)

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

15.9% ±7.3% (1,170  ±571) Foreign-born population
  • about two-thirds of the rate in the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX Metro Area: 23.8% 1,731,737
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Texas: 17.2% 5,095,888

13.2% ±5.7% (716  ±329) Population with veteran status
  • more than double the rate in the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX Metro Area: 4.9% 263,986 (±0.1% / ±5,050)
  • more than double the rate in Texas: 6.4% 1,408,009 (±0.1% / ±11,267)
716 Total veterans ±329 579 Male ±276 137 Female ±108

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