Highlands, TX

Census Place

2024 Population

6,335

US Senator

John Cornyn

Republican Party

US Senator

Ted Cruz

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

40.6

8.56% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

9.83%

0.0511% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$52,167

4.32% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$214,400

12% 1-year growth

Population & Diversity

Highlands, TX is home to a population of 6.34k people, from which 90.2% are citizens.

As of 2024, 16.7% of Highlands, TX residents were born outside of the country (1.06k people).

In 2024, there were 2.21 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (3.09k people) in Highlands, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.4k White (Hispanic) and 688 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

90.2%

2024 Citizenship

92.1%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 90.2% of Highlands, TX residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Highlands, TX was 92.1%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Highlands, TX

White (Non-Hispanic)
3.09k ± 593
White (Hispanic)
1.4k ± 1.04k
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
688 ± 593

40.5%

Hispanic Population

2.57k people

40.5% of the people in Highlands, TX are hispanic (2.57k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Highlands, TX 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 Texas.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
2,408,340 ± 36,549 people
India
354,317 ± 14,528 people
El Salvador
223,512 ± 11,564 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Texas was Mexico, the natal country of 2,408,340 Texas residents, followed by India with 354,317 and El Salvador with 223,512.

Foreign-Born Population

16.7%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

1.06k people

15.9%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

1.17k people

As of 2024, 16.7% of Highlands, TX residents (1.06k 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 Highlands, TX was 15.9%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
264 ± 167
Gulf War (2001-)
166 ± 202
Gulf War (1990s)
21 ± 39

Highlands, TX has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.59 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Highlands, TX.

Economy

The economy of Highlands, TX employs 2.54k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Highlands, TX were Retail Trade (363 people), Manufacturing (361 people), and Construction (257 people), and the highest paying industries were Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($97,885), Administrative & Support & Waste Management Services ($85,444), and Transportation & Warehousing ($66,667).

Employment

Occupations

2.54k

2024 Value

± 501

−7.23%

1 Year decline

± 29.1%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Highlands, TX declined at a rate of −7.23%, from 2.74k employees to 2.54k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Highlands, TX, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (332 people), Management Occupations (227 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (216 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Highlands, TX.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Texas (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

2.54k

2024 Value

± 501

−7.23%

1 Year decline

± 29.1%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Highlands, TX declined at a rate of −7.23%, from 2.74k employees to 2.54k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Highlands, TX, are Retail Trade (363 people), Manufacturing (361 people), and Construction (257 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Highlands, TX, though some of these residents may live in Highlands, TX and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$45,694

Median earning men ± $7,902

$24,581

Median earning women ± $5,786

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($97,885), Construction ($63,111), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($55,859).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($47,857), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($26,959), and Retail Trade ($24,973).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Highlands, TX was $214,400 in 2024, which is 0.644 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $191,400 to $214,400, a 12% increase. The homeownership rate in Highlands, TX is 80.4%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Highlands, TX have an average commute time of 30.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Highlands, TX is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$214,400

Median Property Value 2024

±$20,248

$1,802

Median Property Taxes

±$383

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

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

Rent vs Own

80.4%

Homeownership

2024

58.5%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 80.4% of the housing units in Highlands, TX were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 75.6%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Highlands, TX 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.

$52,167

Median Household Income

± $12,038

2.24k

Number of Households

± 445

In 2024, the median household income of the 2.24k households in Highlands, TX declined from $52,167 from the previous year's value of $54,524.

The following chart displays the households in Highlands, TX 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 $45k - $50k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Highlands, TX is from Texas.

0.475

2024 Wage GINI in Texas

0.475

2023 Wage GINI in Texas

In 2024, the income inequality in Texas was 0.475 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0391% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Texas was higher than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in Texas in comparison to the national average.

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

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (75.1%)
Carpooled (15.2%)
Public Transit (4.9%)

In 2024, 75.1% of workers in Highlands, TX drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (15.2%) and those who used public transit to get to work (4.9%).

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

30.7 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Highlands, TX have a longer commute time (30.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0.644% of the workforce in Highlands, TX have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

9.83% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Highlands, TX (621 out of 6.32k 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 Males < 5, followed by Females 18 - 24 and then Females 25 - 34.

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

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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