Highland Lake

Population: 516
Median household income: $65,625
Median home value: $268,500

Located in Blount County, Alabama, Highland Lake is a community with a population of 516. At $65,625, its median household income sits above Blount County's $61,096.

Between 2019 and 2023, Highland Lake's population grew 24.0% from 416 to 516, while its median home value rose 19.3% from $225,000 to $268,500.

The typical home was built around 1979. 10.3% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 516
Median age: 60.0 yrs
Median household income: $65,625
Median home value: $268,500
Median gross rent: $950
Housing units: 323
Homeownership rate: 89.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 30.4%
Unemployment rate: 5.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

416516

Median household income

$60,875$65,625

Median home value

$225,000$268,500

Median gross rent

$900$950

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	416	$60,875	$225,000	$900
2020	396	$52,000	$205,700	—
2021	413	$51,957	$208,000	—
2022	444	$57,422	$253,100	—
2023	516	$65,625	$268,500	$950

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 52.7%

5 to 179.5%

18 to 245.4%

25 to 343.7%

35 to 444.8%

45 to 549.5%

55 to 6431.0%

65 to 7422.1%

75 and over11.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	14	2.7%
5 to 17	49	9.5%
18 to 24	28	5.4%
25 to 34	19	3.7%
35 to 44	25	4.8%
45 to 54	49	9.5%
55 to 64	160	31.0%
65 to 74	114	22.1%
75 and over	58	11.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	513	99.4%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	3	0.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.3%

High school graduate28.2%

Some college or associate's30.1%

Bachelor's degree20.2%

Graduate or professional degree10.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	48	11.3%
High school graduate	120	28.2%
Some college or associate's	128	30.1%
Bachelor's degree	86	20.2%
Graduate or professional degree	43	10.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 42 min

Drove alone80.1%

Carpooled11.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.2%

Other means1.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	177	80.1%
Carpooled	25	11.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	16	7.2%
Other means	3	1.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	26	12.7%
15 to 29 min	49	23.9%
30 to 44 min	34	16.6%
45 to 59 min	55	26.8%
60+ min	41	20.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.10
Poverty rate: 10.3% (53 of 516)

	Count	Share
Family households	177	72.0%
Nonfamily households	69	28.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1979

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	246	76.2%
Vacant	77	23.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	219	89.0%
Renter-occupied	27	11.0%

1-unit, detached99.1%

1-unit, attached0.9%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	320	99.1%
1-unit, attached	3	0.9%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0134480
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 1.63 sq mi
Water area: 0.36 sq mi
Center point: 33.8946, -86.4226