Highland, IN

Census Place

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2024 Population
23,680
US Senator
Todd Young
Republican Party
US Senator
Jim Banks
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
44.6
0.225% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
11.6%
19.6% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$78,062
2.42% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$233,300
6.29% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
11,609
1.74% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Highland, IN reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

97.1% of the residents in Highland, IN are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Highland, IN are Tricoci University of Beauty Culture-Highland (234 degrees awarded in 2023).

In 2024, the median property value in Highland, IN was $233,300, and the homeownership rate was 78.4%.

Most people in Highland, IN drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 25.6 minutes. The average car ownership in Highland, IN was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Highland, IN is home to a population of 23.7k people, from which 97.1% are citizens. As of 2024, 7.72% of Highland, IN residents were born outside of the country (1.83k people).

In 2024, there were 7.59 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (15.6k people) in Highland, IN than any other race or ethnicity. There were 2.05k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 1.92k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

97.1%
2024 Citizenship
96.9%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 97.1% of Highland, IN residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Highland, IN was 96.9%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Highland, IN
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    15.6k ± 804
  2. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    2.05k ± 427
  3. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    1.92k ± 380
20.3%
Hispanic Population
4.82k people

In 2024, there were 7.59 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (15.6k people) in Highland, IN than any other race or ethnicity. There were 2.05k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 1.92k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

20.3% of the people in Highland, IN are hispanic (4.82k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Highland, IN as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

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Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    108,287 ± 8,015 people
  2. India
    34,966 ± 4,579 people
  3. China
    17,771 ± 3,269 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Indiana was Mexico, the natal country of 108,287 Indiana residents, followed by India with 34,966 and China with 17,771.

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Foreign-Born Population

7.72%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
1.83k people
7.42%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
1.76k people

As of 2024, 7.72% of Highland, IN residents (1.83k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Highland, IN was 7.42%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    343 ± 109
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    284 ± 95
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    171 ± 96

Highland, IN has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.21 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Highland, IN employs 11.6k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Highland, IN were Health Care & Social Assistance (1,834 people), Manufacturing (1,689 people), and Educational Services (1,186 people), and the highest paying industries were Utilities ($86,397), Finance & Insurance ($81,491), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($80,526).

Employment

Occupations

11.6k
2024 Value
± 831
−1.74%
1 Year decline
± 10.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Highland, IN declined at a rate of −1.74%, from 11.8k employees to 11.6k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Highland, IN, are Sales & Related Occupations (1,356 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,278 people), and Management Occupations (1,228 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Highland, IN.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Industries

Employment by Industries

11.6k
2024 Value
± 831
−1.74%
1 Year decline
± 10.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Highland, IN declined at a rate of −1.74%, from 11.8k employees to 11.6k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Highland, IN, are Health Care & Social Assistance (1,834 people), Manufacturing (1,689 people), and Educational Services (1,186 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Highland, IN, though some of these residents may live in Highland, IN and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$65,305
Median earning men ± $7,577
$45,316
Median earning women ± $5,869

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($100,065), Manufacturing ($81,136), and Construction ($80,819).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($73,826), Manufacturing ($65,114), and Wholesale Trade ($57,802).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis
2.48%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 3.21M people employed in Indiana. This represents a 2.48% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 15.4%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Indiana.

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Indiana went to Donald J. Trump with 58.8% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (39.8%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1%).

Todd Young and Jim Banks are the senators currently representing the state of Indiana. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Indiana is currently represented by 9 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Voting results are not available for Highland, IN. Showing the available data for Indiana.
2024 Election Results
  1. Donald J. Trump (58.8%)
    Republican Party
  2. Kamala Harris (39.8%)
    Democratic Party
  3. Robert Kennedy (1%)
    Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Indiana went to Donald J. Trump with 58.8% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (39.8%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Indiana for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Indiana

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Todd Young
Senator from Indiana3
Assumed office on January 3, 2017
Jim Banks
Senator from Indiana1
Assumed office on January 3, 2025

Todd Young and Jim Banks are the senators currently representing Indiana.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Indiana over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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Education

In 2023, universities in Highland, IN awarded 234 degrees. The student population of Highland, IN in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 2 male students and 315 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Highland, IN are Black or African American (91 and 39.1%), Hispanic or Latino (70 and 30%), White (61 and 26.2%), and Two or More Races (10 and 4.29%).

The largest universities in Highland, IN by number of degrees awarded are Tricoci University of Beauty Culture-Highland (234 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Highland, IN are Aesthetician & Skin Care Specialist (177 and 75.6%), General Cosmetology (53 and 22.6%), and Cosmetology, Barber, & Nail Instructor (4 and 1.71%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2023 there were 317 students enrolled in Highland, IN, 0.631% men and 99.4% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in Black or African American with 144 records, of which 99.3% were women and 0.694% men.

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Completions

Concentrations

Aesthetician & Skin Care Specialist
Most Common
177 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Certificate of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years recipients in Highland, IN was Aesthetician & Skin Care Specialist with 177 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Certificate of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years from schools in Highland, IN according to their major.

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Universities

Gender
Race
Tricoci University of Beauty Culture-Highland
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
234 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Tricoci University of Beauty Culture-Highland with 234 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

In 2023, 2 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Highland, IN, which is 0.00862 times less than the 232 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was Black or African American students. These 91 degrees mean that there were 1.3 times more degrees awarded to Black or African American students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 70 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Highland, IN was $233,300 in 2024, which is 0.701 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $219,500 to $233,300, a 6.29% increase. The homeownership rate in Highland, IN is 78.4%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Highland, IN have an average commute time of 25.6 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Highland, IN is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$233,300
Median Property Value 2024
±$5,010
$8,187
Median Property Taxes
±$672

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Highland, IN the largest share of households pay taxes in the $2k - $3k range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Highland, IN compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

78.4%
Homeownership
2024
67.2%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 78.4% of the housing units in Highland, IN were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 77.2%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$78,062
Median Household Income
± $6,342
10.4k
Number of Households
± 785

In 2024, the median household income of the 10.4k households in Highland, IN grew to $78,062 from the previous year's value of $76,219.

The following chart displays the households in Highland, IN distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Highland, IN is from Indiana.
0.445
2023 Wage GINI in Indiana
0.448
2022 Wage GINI in Indiana

In 2023, the income inequality in Indiana was 0.445 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.529% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Indiana was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Indiana in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (82%)
  2. Worked At Home (8.49%)
  3. Carpooled (4.26%)

In 2024, 82% of workers in Highland, IN drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (8.49%) and those who carpooled to work (4.26%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

25.6 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Highland, IN have a shorter commute time (25.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.2% of the workforce in Highland, IN have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Highland, IN distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Highland, IN have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

11.6% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Highland, IN (2.72k out of 23.6k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Males < 5 and then Females 6 - 11.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Highland, IN is White, followed by Hispanic and Black.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

95.7% of the population of Highland, IN has health coverage, with 55.4% on employee plans, 14% on Medicaid, 18.8% on Medicare, 6.9% on non-group plans, and 0.604% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Indiana see 1,524 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,524 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1681 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 474 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 46.8% were men and 53.2% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 19.9% under 18 years, 17.7% between 18 and 34 years, 40.9% between 35 and 64 years, and 21.5% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 46.8% were men and 53.2% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

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Uninsured People

4.32%
Uninsured
55.4%
Employer Coverage
14%
Medicaid
18.8%
Medicare
6.9%
Non-Group
0.604%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Highland, IN declined by 14.4% from 5.05% to 4.32%.

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