Highland Springs, VA

Census Place

2024 Population

14,296

US Senator

Mark Warner

Democratic Party

US Senator

Tim Kaine

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

4.11% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

19%

13.3% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$57,599

1.17% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$227,300

Population & Diversity

Highland Springs, VA is home to a population of 14.3k people, from which 98.4% are citizens.

As of 2024, 3.58% of Highland Springs, VA residents were born outside of the country (512 people).

In 2024, there were 2.94 times more Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents (9.9k people) in Highland Springs, VA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 3.36k White (Non-Hispanic) and 348 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.4%

2024 Citizenship

98.1%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 98.4% of Highland Springs, VA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Highland Springs, VA was 98.1%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Highland Springs, VA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Highland Springs, VA

Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
9.9k ± 939
White (Non-Hispanic)
3.36k ± 547
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
348 ± 157

2.78%

Hispanic Population

397 people

2.78% of the people in Highland Springs, VA are hispanic (397 people).

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

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Virginia.

Most Common Origin

El Salvador
108,778 ± 8,047 people
India
98,440 ± 7,659 people
Mexico
58,677 ± 5,927 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Virginia was El Salvador, the natal country of 108,778 Virginia residents, followed by India with 98,440 and Mexico with 58,677.

Foreign-Born Population

3.58%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

512 people

4.84%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

730 people

As of 2024, 3.58% of Highland Springs, VA residents (512 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 Springs, VA was 4.84%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Highland Springs, VA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
242 ± 106
Gulf War (1990s)
179 ± 105
World War II
177 ± 254

Highland Springs, VA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.35 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Highland Springs, VA.

Economy

The economy of Highland Springs, VA employs 6.86k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Highland Springs, VA were Retail Trade (1,035 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (916 people), and Educational Services (667 people), and the highest paying industries were Public Administration ($85,373), Manufacturing ($75,053), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($67,614).

Employment

Occupations

6.86k

2024 Value

± 712

−4.8%

1 Year decline

± 15.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Highland Springs, VA declined at a rate of −4.8%, from 7.2k employees to 6.86k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Highland Springs, VA, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,101 people), Sales & Related Occupations (836 people), and Business & Financial Operations Occupations (456 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Highland Springs, VA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Virginia.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Virginia (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

6.86k

2024 Value

± 712

−4.8%

1 Year decline

± 15.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Highland Springs, VA declined at a rate of −4.8%, from 7.2k employees to 6.86k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Highland Springs, VA, are Retail Trade (1,035 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (916 people), and Educational Services (667 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Highland Springs, VA, though some of these residents may live in Highland Springs, VA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$39,887

Median earning men ± $9,890

$39,925

Median earning women ± $4,907

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($105,086), Manufacturing ($75,224), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($70,133).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($57,222), Manufacturing ($51,750), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($51,196).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Highland Springs, VA was $227,300 in 2024, which is 0.683 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $206,300 to $227,300, a 10.2% increase. The homeownership rate in Highland Springs, VA is 61.3%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Highland Springs, VA have an average commute time of 23.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Highland Springs, VA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$227,300

Median Property Value 2024

±$15,324

$3,668

Median Property Taxes

±$522

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 Springs, VA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $1,500 - $2k range.

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

Rent vs Own

61.3%

Homeownership

2024

64.3%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 61.3% of the housing units in Highland Springs, VA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 61.8%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Highland Springs, VA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$57,599

Median Household Income

± $3,167

5.98k

Number of Households

± 706

In 2024, the median household income of the 5.98k households in Highland Springs, VA grew to $57,599 from the previous year's value of $56,931.

The following chart displays the households in Highland Springs, VA 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 $50k - $60k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Highland Springs, VA is from Virginia.

0.47

2024 Wage GINI in Virginia

0.472

2023 Wage GINI in Virginia

In 2024, the income inequality in Virginia was 0.47 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.376% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Virginia was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Virginia in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Virginia across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (70.6%)
Worked At Home (16.3%)
Carpooled (7.72%)

In 2024, 70.6% of workers in Highland Springs, VA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (16.3%) and those who carpooled to work (7.72%).

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.

Commute Time

23.3 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Highland Springs, VA have a shorter commute time (23.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0.731% of the workforce in Highland Springs, VA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Highland Springs, VA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

19% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Highland Springs, VA (2.67k out of 14.1k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 55 - 64, followed by Males 75+ and then Females 35 - 44.

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

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.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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