Highlands County
Florida's 36st most populous county
with 0.5% of Florida's population
Population
Census Population
1980 Census
1990 Census
% change 1980-90
2000 Census
% change 1990-00
2010 Census
% change 2000-10
Age
% Under 18 years of age
% 65 years of age and over
Race & Ethnicity
% White alone
% Black or African American alone
% Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
Estimates and Projections
2016 Estimate
% change 2010-16
2020 Projection based on 2016 estimate
% change 2015-20
2025 Projection based on 2016 estimate
% change 2020-25
2015 Median Age
Housing
Highlands
County
47,526
68,432
44.0%
87,366
27.7%
98,786
13.1%
Florida
9,746,961
12,938,071
32.7%
15,982,824
23.5%
18,801,332
17.6%
18.2%
32.2%
21.3%
17.3%
81.0%
9.4%
17.4%
75.0%
16.0%
22.5%
101,531
2.8%
105,353
3.8%
109,616
4.0%
53.0
20,148,654
7.2%
21,438,743
6.4%
22,943,880
7.0%
41.5
Housing Counts
Housing units, 2000 Census
Occupied
Owner-occupied
Renter-occupied
Vacant
Housing units, 2010 Census
Occupied
Owner-occupied
Renter-occupied
Vacant
Units Permitted
1990
2000
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
Highlands
County
48,846
37,471
29,853
7,618
11,375
55,386
42,604
32,830
9,774
12,782
Florida
7,302,947
6,337,929
4,441,799
1,896,130
965,018
8,989,580
7,420,802
4,998,979
2,421,823
1,568,778
847
450
154
77
32
62
92
162
128
126,384
155,269
38,679
42,360
64,810
86,752
84,075
109,924
116,240
Population Characteristics
Density
Persons per square mile
2000
2010
2016
85.0
97.2
99.9
296.4
350.6
375.7
Households and Family Households
Households
Total households, 2000 Census
Family households, 2000 Census
% with own children under 18
Total households, 2010 Census
Family households, 2010 Census
% with own children under 18
Average Household Size, 2010 Census
Average Family Size, 2010 Census
Highlands
County
37,471
25,794
29.0%
42,604
28,027
28.4%
2.28
2.74
Florida
6,338,075
4,210,760
42.3%
7,420,802
4,835,475
40.0%
2.48
3.01
Language spoken at home other than
English
Persons aged 5 and over
Place of birth
Foreign born
Veteran status
Highlands
County
18.6% +/- 0.8%
Florida
28.1% +/- 0.1%
10.3% +/- 0.9%
19.7% +/- 0.1%
Civilian population 18 and over
15.2% +/- 0.7%
9.7% +/- 0.1%
83.9% +/- 1.2%
15.1% +/- 1.2%
8.8% +/- 1.1%
2.9% +/- 0.6%
3.3% +/- 0.5%
1.1% +/- 0.5%
83.8% +/- 0.1%
15.2% +/- 0.1%
9.4% +/- 0.1%
3.1% +/- 0.1%
2.8% +/- 0.1%
0.9% +/- 0.1%
Residence 1 Year Ago
Persons aged 1 and over
Same house
Different house in the U.S.
Same county in Florida
Different county in Florida
Different county in another state
Abroad
+/- = margin of error based on a 90% confidence level.
According to Census definitions, a household includes all of the people who occupy a housing unit. The occupants may be a single family, one person living alone, two or more families living together, or any other group of related or unrelated people who share living quarters. A family includes a
householder and one or more other people living in the same household who are related to the householder by birth, marriage, or adoption.
Census counts may be corrected for Census Count Question Resolution (CQR).
Employment by Industry
Number of Establishments
2015
All industries
Natural Resource & Mining
Construction
Manufacturing
Trade, Transportation and Utilities
Information
Financial Activities
Professional & Business Services
Education & Health Services
Leisure and Hospitality
Other Services
Government
Industries may not add to the total due to confidentiality and unclassified.
Highlands
County
2,226
191
239
65
482
26
202
290
283
196
181
66
Florida
642,518
5,385
61,674
19,590
139,815
10,369
67,981
145,867
67,833
53,634
52,947
6,227
Percent of All Establishments
2015
All industries
Natural Resource & Mining
Construction
Manufacturing
Trade, Transportation and Utilities
Information
Financial Activities
Professional & Business Services
Education & Health Services
Leisure and Hospitality
Other Services
Government
Highlands
County
2,226
8.6%
10.7%
2.9%
21.7%
1.2%
9.1%
13.0%
12.7%
8.8%
8.1%
3.0%
Florida
642,518
0.8%
9.6%
3.0%
21.8%
1.6%
10.6%
22.7%
10.6%
8.3%
8.2%
1.0%
Highlands County
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Employment by Industry
Average Annual Employment,
% of All Industries, 2015
All industries
Natural Resource & Mining
Construction
Manufacturing
Trade, Transportation and Utilities
Information
Financial Activities
Professional & Business Services
Education & Health Services
Leisure and Hospitality
Other Services
Government
Highlands
County
26,635
10.6%
4.1%
2.4%
20.0%
0.6%
2.9%
9.5%
21.0%
10.9%
2.3%
15.5%
Florida
8,039,635
1.0%
5.4%
4.3%
20.9%
1.7%
6.6%
15.2%
14.7%
14.1%
3.3%
12.9%
Average Annual Wage
2015
All industries
Natural Resource & Mining
Construction
Manufacturing
Trade, Transportation and Utilities
Information
Financial Activities
Professional & Business Services
Education & Health Services
Leisure and Hospitality
Other Services
Government
Highlands
County
$32,522
$26,204
$31,222
$36,130
$28,036
$43,338
$40,413
$31,446
$43,211
$15,980
$26,326
$39,215
Florida
$46,260
$30,747
$45,785
$57,361
$41,448
$73,696
$68,611
$55,803
$48,205
$23,909
$33,302
$50,984
Highlands
County
9.0%
4.8%
12.5%
6.6%
Florida
6.1%
3.7%
11.1%
4.9%
Highlands
County
$16,504
$20,929
26.8%
$28,881
Florida
$19,956
$29,744
49.0%
$38,624
38.0%
$29,782
3.1%
$29,769
0.0%
$29,799
0.1%
$30,805
3.4%
$31,949
3.7%
29.9%
$40,476
4.8%
$40,983
1.3%
$40,771
-0.5%
$42,868
5.1%
$44,429
3.6%
$35,093 +/- $1,209
$42,321 +/- $1,541
$47,507 +/- $202
$57,504 +/- $300
Industries may not add to the total due to confidentiality and unclassified.
Labor Force
Labor Force as Percent of Population
Aged 18 and Older
1990
2000
2010
2016
Highlands
County
46.8%
47.0%
46.1%
43.0%
Florida
64.3%
63.7%
62.2%
61.4%
Unemployment Rate
1990
2000
2010
2016
Income and Financial Health
Highlands
County
$1,142,723
$1,829,589
60.1%
$2,849,577
Florida
$260,093,568
$477,315,998
83.5%
$728,063,852
55.7%
$2,927,112
2.7%
$2,917,349
-0.3%
$2,913,165
-0.1%
$3,022,055
3.7%
$3,178,685
5.2%
52.5%
$773,315,948
6.2%
$793,103,892
2.6%
$798,885,890
0.7%
$853,317,759
6.8%
$900,636,248
5.5%
Earnings by Place of Work ($000s)
1990
2000
% change 1990-2000
2010
% change 2000-10
2011
% change 2010-11
2012
% change 2011-12
2013
% change 2012-13
2014
% change 2013-14
2015
% change 2014-15
$518,825
$819,910
58.0%
$1,268,829
54.8%
$1,279,954
0.9%
$1,322,639
3.3%
$1,313,654
-0.7%
$1,329,514
1.2%
$1,412,824
$161,317,329
$313,054,047
94.1%
$437,064,465
39.6%
$447,731,548
2.4%
$465,347,164
3.9%
$479,490,070
3.0%
$508,051,449
6.0%
$544,852,833
6.3%
7.2%
Personal Bankruptcy Filing Rate
(per 1,000 population)
12-Month Period Ending March 31, 2016
12-Month Period Ending March 31, 2017
State Rank
Highlands
County
1.47
1.49
30
Florida
2.55
2.10
NA
Personal Income ($000s)
1990
2000
% change 1990-2000
2010
% change 2000-10
2011
% change 2010-11
2012
% change 2011-12
2013
% change 2012-13
2014
% change 2013-14
2015
% change 2014-15
Chapter 7 & Chapter 13
Per Capita Personal Income
1990
2000
% change 1990-00
2010
% change 2000-10
2011
% change 2010-11
2012
% change 2011-12
2013
% change 2012-13
2014
% change 2013-14
2015
% change 2014-15
Median Income
Median Household Income
Median Family Income
+/- = margin of error based on a 90% confidence level.
Percent in Poverty, 2015
All ages in poverty
Under age 18 in poverty
Ages 5-17 in families in poverty
22.9%
38.1%
37.6%
15.8%
23.4%
22.0%
Highlands
County School
District
19
11
4
4
0
Florida
3,245
1,931
591
723
472
Highlands
County
Florida
82.6% +/- 1.1%
16.7% +/- 1.1%
86.9% +/- 0.1%
27.3% +/- 0.2%
Education
Public Education Schools
Traditional Setting (2016-17)
Total (state total includes special districts)
Elementary
Middle
Senior High
Combination
Quality of Life
Crime
Crime rate, 2015 (index crimes per
100,000 population)
Admissions to prison FY 2015-16
Admissions to prison per 100,000
population FY 2015-16
Workers Aged 16 and Over
Place of Work in Florida
Worked outside county of residence
Travel Time to Work
Mean travel time to work (minutes)
+/- = margin of error based on a 90% confidence level.
Highlands
County
Florida
2,700.8
200
3,342.7
30,289
Educational attainment
Persons aged 25 and older
% HS graduate or higher
% bachelor's degree or higher
+/- = margin of error based on a 90% confidence level.
200.4
155.3
11.2% +/- 1.8%
17.5% +/- 0.1%
20.9 +/- 0.9
26.4 +/- 0.1
Highlands County
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Reported County Government Revenues and Expenditures
Revenue 2013-14
Total - All Revenue Account Codes
($000s)
Per Capita $
% of Total
Taxes
($000s)
Per Capita $
% of Total
Permits, Fee, and Special Assessments
($000s)
Per Capita $
% of Total
Intergovernmental Revenues
($000s)
Per Capita $
% of Total
Charges for Services
($000s)
Per Capita $
% of Total
Judgments, Fines, and Forfeits
($000s)
Per Capita $
% of Total
Miscellaneous Revenues
($000s)
Per Capita $
% of Total
Other Sources
($000s)
Per Capita $
% of Total
Highlands
County
Florida*
$102,837.0
$1,030.25
100.0%
$35,078,190.1
$1,884.17
100.0%
$44,263.7
$443.44
43.0%
$11,286,136.6
$606.22
32.2%
$7,141.4
$71.54
6.9%
$1,428,842.6
$76.75
4.1%
$19,502.0
$195.38
19.0%
$3,867,086.6
$207.71
11.0%
$15,869.0
$158.98
15.4%
$11,657,880.3
$626.19
33.2%
$689.5
$6.91
0.7%
$201,873.9
$10.84
0.6%
$11,252.4
$112.73
10.9%
$865,473.4
$46.49
2.5%
$4,119.0
$41.27
4.0%
$5,770,896.6
$309.97
16.5%
* All County Governments Except Duval - The consolidated City of Jacksonville / Duval County
figures are included in municipal totals rather than county government totals.
** (Not Court-Related)
Expenditures 2013-14
Total - All Expenditure Account Codes
($000s)
Per Capita $
% of Total
General Government Services**
($000s)
Per Capita $
% of Total
Public Safety
($000s)
Per Capita $
% of Total
Physical Environment
($000s)
Per Capita $
% of Total
Transportation
($000s)
Per Capita $
% of Total
Economic Environment
($000s)
Per Capita $
% of Total
Human Services
($000s)
Per Capita $
% of Total
Culture / Recreation
($000s)
Per Capita $
% of Total
Other Uses and Non-Operating
($000s)
Per Capita $
% of Total
Court-Related Expenditures
($000s)
Per Capita $
% of Total
State Infrastructure
Transportation
State Highway
Centerline Miles
Lane Miles
State Bridges
Number
Highlands
County
Florida*
$106,083.48
$1,062.77
103.2%
$34,556,603.54
$1,856.16
98.5%
$21,592.08
$216.31
21.0%
$6,044,766.46
$324.69
17.2%
$39,678.53
$397.51
38.6%
$8,265,802.04
$443.98
23.6%
$10,287.16
$103.06
10.0%
$4,073,625.32
$218.81
11.6%
$16,141.70
$161.71
15.7%
$4,178,571.49
$224.45
11.9%
$1,964.02
$19.68
1.9%
$1,255,781.59
$67.45
3.6%
$5,073.32
$50.83
4.9%
$2,851,675.45
$153.17
8.1%
$2,816.78
$28.22
2.7%
$1,399,673.23
$75.18
4.0%
$4,119.02
$41.27
4.0%
$5,491,499.16
$294.97
15.7%
$4,410.88
$44.19
4.3%
$995,208.81
$53.46
2.8%
State and Local Taxation
Highlands
County
Florida
132.5
397.8
12,109.9
43,819.1
24
6,783
2016 Ad Valorem Millage Rates
County
School
Municipal
Special Districts
Highlands County
County-Wide
Not County-Wide*
8.5500
6.9560
0.7376
0.3337
*MSTU included in Not County-Wide "County" category
State Facilities
Buildings/Facilities (min. 300 Square Feet)
Number
Square Footage
State Owned Lands
State Lands
Conservation Lands
Parcels
Acreage
Non-Conservation Lands
Parcels
Acreage
69
102,687
9,319
63,971,860
3,522
28,024.1
38,326
3,140,422.9
35
1,310.6
5,880
160,353.7
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May 2017