Highland County, Virginia

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Highland County, Virginia is among the lowest in the country for total population, and among the highest in the country for median age (39th of 3,222 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Highland County, Virginia	Virginia	United States	Rank
Total Population	2,296	8,705,170	334,922,499	3096th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$65,625	$93,170	$80,734	1579th of 3,221
Median Age	56.5	39.0	38.9	39th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	30.8%	42.2%	35.7%	716th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$200,000	$383,700	$332,700	1404th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$856	$1,579	$1,413	1704th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	9.5%	9.9%	12.5%	2545th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	11.9%	4.3%	5.2%	71st of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	5.5	220.5	n/a	2827th of 3,222
Foreign Born	1.4%	13.1%	14.1%	2443rd of 3,222
Life Expectancy	78.6	n/a	n/a	584th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	88.9%	67.3%	65.2%	20th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	27.4	27.3	26.4	914th of 3,221
Worked from Home	21.1%	18.3%	15.1%	114th of 3,222
Uninsured	11.0%	n/a	n/a	1457th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	52.5%	48.7%	46.9%	954th of 3,222
Broadband Access	74.7%	n/a	n/a	2737th of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Highland County, Virginia

Statistic	Highland County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	94.9%	58.4%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0.0%	11.0%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	18.3%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	2.4%	6.9%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	2.7%	4.7%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.6%	0.6%
Diversity Index	9.8	60.7	61.4

Age in Highland County, Virginia

Statistic	Highland County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Median Age	56.5	39.0	38.9
Under 18 %	14.5%	21.7%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	9.3%	9.3%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	8.3%	13.5%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	7.1%	13.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	26.0%	25.3%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	34.8%	16.7%	17.2%

Households and families in Highland County, Virginia

Statistic	Highland County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Households	1,003	3,365,732	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.3	2.5	2.5
Family Households	63.7%	64.8%	64.2%
Households with Children	17.0%	30.2%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	11.2%	16.1%	17.3%
People Living Alone	31.0%	28.5%	28.7%
Never Married	19.8%	33.2%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Highland County, Virginia

Statistic	Highland County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Per Capita Income	$34,453	$50,666	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	13.6%	12.2%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	22.5%	14.3%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	19.9%	18.1%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	2.4%	17.7%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	9.5%	9.9%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	21.9%	23.2%	28.2%
SNAP Households	8.1%	9.1%	n/a

Housing in Highland County, Virginia

Statistic	Highland County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Housing Units	1,864	3,684,756	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	81.3%	61.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	0.0%	18.6%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	46.2%	8.7%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,971.0	1,984.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	11.1%	32.7%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	33.0%	29.4%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,135	$2,790	n/a

Education in Highland County, Virginia

Statistic	Highland County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Less than High School	11.2%	8.4%	10.4%
High School Graduate	39.1%	23.9%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	18.8%	25.5%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	20.6%	23.7%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	10.2%	18.5%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Highland County, Virginia

Statistic	Highland County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Labour Force Participation	52.3%	65.4%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	69.5%	67.6%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	2.3%	3.2%
Walked to Work	2.9%	2.1%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	35.5%	23.0%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	12.1%	8.9%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	5.1%	6.1%	n/a

Origins and language in Highland County, Virginia

Statistic	Highland County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Born in State of Residence	77.7%	48.8%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	1.2%	7.4%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.2%	5.7%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	98.3%	82.6%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	0.4%	7.9%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	1.8%	14.3%	16.7%

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