Highland, UT

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2020 Population

19,012

1.53% 1-year growth

US Senator

Mike Lee

Republican Party

US Senator

Mitt Romney

Republican Party

2020 Median Age

23.9

0.417% 1-year decrease

2020 Poverty Rate

1.67%

37.1% 1-year decrease

2020 Median Household Income

$146,177

4.82% 1-year growth

2020 Median Property Value

$599,700

7.17% 1-year growth

About

In 2020, Highland, UT had a population of 19k people with a median age of 23.9 and a median household income of $146,177. Between 2019 and 2020 the population of Highland, UT grew from 18,726 to 19,012, a 1.53% increase and its median household income grew from $139,453 to $146,177, a 4.82% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Highland, UT are White (Non-Hispanic) (94.2%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (1.76%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (1.35%), White (Hispanic) (0.878%), and Asian (Non-Hispanic) (0.757%).

None of the households in Highland, UT 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.

99.4% of the residents in Highland, UT are U.S. citizens.

In 2020, the median property value in Highland, UT was $599,700, and the homeownership rate was 89.9%.

Most people in Highland, UT drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 22 minutes. The average car ownership in Highland, UT was 3 cars per household.

Population & Diversity

Highland, UT is home to a population of 19k people, from which 99.4% are citizens. As of 2020, 1.71% of Highland, UT residents were born outside of the country (326 people).

In 2020, there were 53.6 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (17.9k people) in Highland, UT than any other race or ethnicity. There were 334 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 256 Two+ (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

99.4%

2020 Citizenship

99.2%

2019 Citizenship

As of 2020, 99.4% of Highland, UT residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2019, the percentage of US citizens in Highland, UT was 99.2%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Highland, UT

White (Non-Hispanic)
17.9k ± 389
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
334 ± 229
Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
256 ± 211

1.15%

Hispanic Population

219 people

1.15% of the people in Highland, UT are hispanic (219 people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Highland, UT as a share of the total population.

Foreign-Born Population

1.71%

2020 Foreign-Born Population

326 people

2.37%

2019 Foreign-Born Population

443 people

As of 2020, 1.71% of Highland, UT residents (326 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.5%. In 2019, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Highland, UT was 2.37%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
144 ± 66
Gulf War (2001-)
135 ± 68
Gulf War (1990s)
16 ± 27

Highland, UT has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.07 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Highland, UT employs 7.94k people. The largest industries in Highland, UT are Retail Trade (1,146 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (959 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (931 people), and the highest paying industries are Utilities ($205,481), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($192,595), and Transportation & Warehousing ($182,344).

Employment

Occupations

7.94k

2020 Value

± 583

3.91%

1 Year growth

± 9.56%

From 2019 to 2020, employment in Highland, UT grew at a rate of 3.91%, from 7.64k employees to 7.94k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Highland, UT, are Management Occupations (1,513 people), Sales & Related Occupations (1,138 people), and Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (784 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Highland, UT.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

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

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Industries

Employment by Industries

7.94k

2020 Value

± 583

3.91%

1 Year growth

± 9.56%

From 2019 to 2020, employment in Highland, UT grew at a rate of 3.91%, from 7.64k employees to 7.94k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Highland, UT, are Retail Trade (1,146 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (959 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (931 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Highland, UT, though some of these residents may live in Highland, UT and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$100,063

Median earning men ± $15,360

$25,268

Median earning women ± $5,433

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2020 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($192,815), Wholesale Trade ($140,875), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($131,490).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2020 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($68,415), Public Administration ($63,625), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($59,583).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

8.45%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between May 2020 and May 2021

As of May 2021, there are 145M people employed in Utah. This represents a 8.45% increase in employment when compared to May 2020.

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

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Domestic Trade

Domestic Production & Consumption

Domestic production and consumption consists of products and services shipped from Utah to other states, or from other states to Utah.

Top Domestic Production in Dollars

In 2020, the top outbound Utah product (by dollars) was Mixed freight with $19B, followed by Misc. mfg. prods. ($13.9B) and Coal-n.e.c. ($9.98B).

The following chart shows the share of these products in relation to all outbound Utah products.

Domestic Trade Growth

Showing data for Utah.

$156B

2020 Value in Utah

$318B

Projected 2050 Value in Utah

103% growth

In 2020, total outbound Utah trade was $156B. This is expected to increase 103% to $318B by 2050.

The following chart shows how the domestic outbound Utah trade is projected to change in comparison to its neighboring states.

Interstate Trade

Interstate trade consists of products and services shipped from Utah to other states, or from other states to Utah.

Most Common Trade Partners

California
$15.5B
Nevada
$8.94B
Texas
$7.13B

In 2020, the top outbound Utah domestic partner for goods and services (by dollars) was California with $15.5B, followed by Nevada with $8.94B and Texas and $7.13B.

The following map shows the amount of trade that Utah shares with each state (excluding itself).

Civics

Mike Lee and Mitt Romney are the senators currently representing the state of Utah. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Utah is currently represented by 4 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Senators Elections

US Senators from Utah

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Utah.

Mike Lee

Senator from Utah

Assumed office on January 3, 2011

Mitt Romney

Senator from Utah

Assumed office on January 3, 2019

Mike Lee and Mitt Romney are the senators currently representing Utah.

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 Utah over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representatives Elections

US Representatives from Utah

Utah is currently represented by 4 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Utah have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2020, 0.427% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.508% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2020 were Some college (631k), High School or Equivalent (541k), and Bachelors Degree (451k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Highland, UT was $599,700 in 2020, which is 2.61 times larger than the national average of $229,800. Between 2019 and 2020 the median property value increased from $559,600 to $599,700, a 7.17% increase. The homeownership rate in Highland, UT is 89.9%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.4%.

People in Highland, UT have an average commute time of 22 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Highland, UT is higher than the national average, with an average of 3 cars per household.

Property

$599,700

Median Property Value 2020

±$20,904

$4,055

Median Property Taxes

±$348

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, UT the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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

Rent vs Own

89.9%

Homeownership

2020

68.2%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2020

In 2020, 89.9% of the housing units in Highland, UT were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 90.9%.

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

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Census Tract 102.17

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

The following map shows all of the places in Highland, UT colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

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

$146,177

Median Household Income

± $5,966

4.51k

Number of Households

± 442

In 2020, the median household income of the 4.51k households in Highland, UT grew to $146,177 from the previous year's value of $139,453.

The following chart displays the households in Highland, UT 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 $200k+ range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Highland, UT is from Utah.

0.477

2020 Wage GINI in Utah

0.482

2019 Wage GINI in Utah

In 2020, the income inequality in Utah was 0.477 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 1.07% decline from 2019 to 2020, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Utah was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Utah in comparison to the national average.

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

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2020

Drove Alone (75.5%)
Worked At Home (14.3%)
Carpooled (6.27%)

In 2020, 75.5% of workers in Highland, UT drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (14.3%) and those who carpooled to work (6.27%).

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

22 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Highland, UT have a shorter commute time (22 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.9 minutes). Additionally, 1.14% of the workforce in Highland, UT have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

3 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Highland, UT distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Highland, UT have 3 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

1.67% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Highland, UT (317 out of 19k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.8%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 55 - 64, followed by Males 18 - 24 and then Males 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Highland, UT 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.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

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

Health

95.7% of the population of Highland, UT has health coverage, with 69.7% on employee plans, 1.47% on Medicaid, 5.67% on Medicare, 17.6% on non-group plans, and 1.18% on military or VA plans.

Per capita personal health care spending in Utah was $5,982 in 2014. This is a 5.73% increase from the previous year ($5,658).

Primary care physicians in Utah County, UT see 2366 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.254% increase from the previous year (2360 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1640 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 363 patients per year.

COVID-19

Daily New Cases by Date

Showing data at the state level for Utah. Hospitalization data for some states may be delayed or not reported.

Y-Axis

This chart shows the number of COVID-19 daily new cases by date in Utah, as a 7-day rolling average, compared with the four states with the most similar number of confirmed cases.

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Patient to Clinician Ratios

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2,366 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Utah County, UT

Primary care physicians in Utah County, UT see an average of 2,366 patients per year. This represents a 0.254% increase from the previous year (2,360 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Utah County, UT in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Community Mobility

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This chart presents movement trends over time in the state of Utah across different categories of places such as retail and recreation, groceries and pharmacies, parks, transit stations, workplaces, and residential.

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Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2020, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 43.5% under 18 years, 13.8% between 18 and 34 years, 35.3% between 35 and 64 years, and 7.43% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.9% were men and 49.1% were women.

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

Uninsured People

4.31%

Uninsured

69.7%

Employer Coverage

1.47%

Medicaid

5.67%

Medicare

17.6%

Non-Group

1.18%

Military or VA

Between 2019 and 2020, the percent of uninsured citizens in Highland, UT grew by 6.5% from 4.05% to 4.31%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Highland, UT changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.