Highlands Ranch, CO

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2023 Population

101,437

0.0759% 1-year decline

US Senator

N/AMichael Bennet

Democratic Party

US Senator

N/AJohn Hickenlooper

Democratic Party

2023 Median Age

41.4

0.976% 1-year increase

2023 Poverty Rate

2.41%

24% 1-year increase

2023 Median Household Income

$155,847

5.14% 1-year growth

2023 Median Property Value

$672,600

5.52% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

54,993

0.201% 1-year decline

About

In 2023, Highlands Ranch, CO had a population of 101k people with a median age of 41.4 and a median household income of $155,847. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Highlands Ranch, CO declined from 101,514 to 101,437, a −0.0759% decrease and its median household income grew from $148,227 to $155,847, a 5.14% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Highlands Ranch, CO are White (Non-Hispanic) (79.3%), Asian (Non-Hispanic) (6.33%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (3.91%), White (Hispanic) (3.68%), and Two+ (Hispanic) (3.58%).

None of the households in Highlands Ranch, CO 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.

97.4% of the residents in Highlands Ranch, CO are U.S. citizens.

In 2023, the median property value in Highlands Ranch, CO was $672,600, and the homeownership rate was 79.2%.

Most people in Highlands Ranch, CO drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 24.9 minutes. The average car ownership in Highlands Ranch, CO was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Highlands Ranch, CO is home to a population of 101k people, from which 97.4% are citizens. As of 2023, 8.73% of Highlands Ranch, CO residents were born outside of the country (8.86k people).

In 2023, there were 12.5 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (80.4k people) in Highlands Ranch, CO than any other race or ethnicity. There were 6.42k Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 3.96k Two+ (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

97.4%

2023 Citizenship

97.4%

2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 97.4% of Highlands Ranch, CO residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Highlands Ranch, CO was 97.4%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Highlands Ranch, CO

White (Non-Hispanic)
80.4k ± 2.21k
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
6.42k ± 678
Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
3.96k ± 524

9.06%

Hispanic Population

9.19k people

9.06% of the people in Highlands Ranch, CO are hispanic (9.19k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Highlands Ranch, CO 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 Colorado.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
206,571 ± 10,957 people
India
22,427 ± 3,670 people
China
17,909 ± 3,280 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Colorado was Mexico, the natal country of 206,571 Colorado residents, followed by India with 22,427 and China with 17,909.

Foreign-Born Population

8.73%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

8.86k people

8.65%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

8.79k people

As of 2023, 8.73% of Highlands Ranch, CO residents (8.86k people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.8%. In 2022, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Highlands Ranch, CO was 8.65%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
1,529 ± 245
Gulf War (2001-)
1,432 ± 285
Gulf War (1990s)
1,234 ± 250

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

Economy

The economy of Highlands Ranch, CO employs 55k people. The largest industries in Highlands Ranch, CO are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (8,879 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (6,955 people), and Finance & Insurance (5,130 people), and the highest paying industries are Management of Companies & Enterprises ($196,685), Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($142,794), and Finance & Insurance ($132,254).

Males in Colorado have an average income that is 1.31 times higher than the average income of females, which is $67,859. The income inequality in Colorado (measured using the Gini index) is 0.464, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

55k

2023 Value

± 1,651

−0.201%

1 Year decline

± 4.29%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Highlands Ranch, CO declined at a rate of −0.201%, from 55.1k employees to 55k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Highlands Ranch, CO, are Management Occupations (10,774 people), Sales & Related Occupations (6,951 people), and Business & Financial Operations Occupations (5,483 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Highlands Ranch, CO.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Colorado (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.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

55k

2023 Value

± 1,651

−0.201%

1 Year decline

± 4.29%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Highlands Ranch, CO declined at a rate of −0.201%, from 55.1k employees to 55k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Highlands Ranch, CO, are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (8,879 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (6,955 people), and Finance & Insurance (5,130 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Highlands Ranch, CO, though some of these residents may live in Highlands Ranch, CO and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$104,152

Median earning men ± $4,904

$58,157

Median earning women ± $2,459

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($144,926), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($140,757), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($138,493).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($101,689), Information ($100,662), and Manufacturing ($82,377).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Employment change between N/A N/A and N/A N/A

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The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in N/A.

Civics

Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper are the senators currently representing the state of Colorado. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Colorado is currently represented by 8 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Colorado

N/AMichael Bennet

Senator from Colorado

Assumed office on January 21, 2009
Appointed to the seat following the resignation of Ken Salazar, who had become Secretary of the Interior.

N/AJohn Hickenlooper

Senator from Colorado

Assumed office on January 3, 2021

Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper are the senators currently representing Colorado.

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

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US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Colorado

Colorado is currently represented by 8 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 Colorado 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 2022, 0.886% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.84% 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 2022 were Bachelors Degree (1.16M), Some college (997k), and High School or Equivalent (997k).

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 Highlands Ranch, CO was $672,600 in 2023, which is 2.22 times larger than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $637,400 to $672,600, a 5.52% increase. The homeownership rate in Highlands Ranch, CO is 79.2%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

People in Highlands Ranch, CO have an average commute time of 24.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Highlands Ranch, CO is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Highlands Ranch, CO is $155,847. In 2023, the place with the highest median household income in Highlands Ranch, CO was Census Tract 141.34 with a value of $194,450, followed by Census Tract 141.40 and Census Tract 141.32, with respective values of $187,875 and $181,397.

Housing

Property

$672,600

Median Property Value 2023

±$5,564

$30,147

Median Property Taxes

±$1,124

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 Highlands Ranch, CO the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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

Rent vs Own

79.2%

Homeownership

2023

68%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

In 2023, 79.2% of the housing units in Highlands Ranch, CO were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 79.4%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Highlands Ranch, CO compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 141.34
Census Tract 141.40
Census Tract 141.32

In 2023, the place with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Highlands Ranch, CO was Census Tract 141.34 with a value of $194,450, followed by Census Tract 141.40 and Census Tract 141.32, with respective values of $187,875 and $181,397.

The following map shows all of the places in Highlands Ranch, CO 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.

$155,847

Median Household Income

± $5,180

38.1k

Number of Households

± 1,353

In 2023, the median household income of the 38.1k households in Highlands Ranch, CO grew to $155,847 from the previous year's value of $148,227.

The following chart displays the households in Highlands Ranch, CO 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 Highlands Ranch, CO is from Colorado.

0.464

2022 Wage GINI in Colorado

0.465

2021 Wage GINI in Colorado

In 2022, the income inequality in Colorado was 0.464 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.265% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Colorado was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Colorado in comparison to the national average.

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

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (63.7%)
Worked At Home (29.5%)
Carpooled (3.62%)

In 2023, 63.7% of workers in Highlands Ranch, CO drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (29.5%) and those who carpooled to work (3.62%).

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

24.9 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Highlands Ranch, CO have a shorter commute time (24.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 1.1% of the workforce in Highlands Ranch, CO have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

2.41% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Highlands Ranch, CO (2.44k out of 101k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 55 - 64, followed by Males 45 - 54 and then Females 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Highlands Ranch, CO is White, followed by Two Or More and Hispanic.

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

96.7% of the population of Highlands Ranch, CO has health coverage, with 68.9% on employee plans, 3.76% on Medicaid, 10.2% on Medicare, 11.6% on non-group plans, and 2.23% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Douglas County, CO see 1437 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.139% decrease from the previous year (1439 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1414 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 617 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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1,437 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Douglas County, CO

Primary care physicians in Douglas County, CO see an average of 1,437 patients per year. This represents a 0.139% decrease from the previous year (1,439 patients).

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

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 26.3% under 18 years, 15.2% between 18 and 34 years, 44.6% between 35 and 64 years, and 13.8% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.1% were men and 49.9% were women.

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

Uninsured People

3.28%

Uninsured

68.9%

Employer Coverage

3.76%

Medicaid

10.2%

Medicare

11.6%

Non-Group

2.23%

Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Highlands Ranch, CO grew by 3.37% from 3.17% to 3.28%.

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

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