Highland Lakes

Population: 5,673
Median household income: $169,833
Median home value: $562,600

Highland Lakes, a community in Shelby County, Alabama, has 5,673 residents. At $169,833, its median household income sits above Shelby County's $93,543.

From 2019 to 2023, Highland Lakes's population grew 2.8% from 5,519 to 5,673, while its median home value rose 27.0% from $443,000 to $562,600.

The median resident is 45.5 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 18.4% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 5,673
Median age: 45.5 yrs
Median household income: $169,833
Median home value: $562,600
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 2,219
Homeownership rate: 99.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 72.4%
Unemployment rate: 2.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

5,5195,673

Median household income

$152,774$169,833

Median home value

$443,000$562,600

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value
2019	5,519	$152,774	$443,000
2020	5,973	$155,200	$450,500
2021	6,137	$148,405	$468,000
2022	5,628	$157,868	$519,200
2023	5,673	$169,833	$562,600

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

Age distribution

Under 52.6%

5 to 1718.4%

18 to 247.4%

25 to 345.8%

35 to 4415.0%

45 to 5414.7%

55 to 6417.9%

65 to 7412.3%

75 and over5.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	147	2.6%
5 to 17	1,044	18.4%
18 to 24	421	7.4%
25 to 34	331	5.8%
35 to 44	852	15.0%
45 to 54	835	14.7%
55 to 64	1,014	17.9%
65 to 74	695	12.3%
75 and over	334	5.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,678	82.5%
Black or African American	491	8.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	72	1.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	322	5.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	110	1.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.7%

High school graduate6.1%

Some college or associate's16.8%

Bachelor's degree48.1%

Graduate or professional degree24.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	191	4.7%
High school graduate	248	6.1%
Some college or associate's	682	16.8%
Bachelor's degree	1,952	48.1%
Graduate or professional degree	988	24.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 30 min

Drove alone74.6%

Carpooled3.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home21.2%

Other means0.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,203	74.6%
Carpooled	105	3.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	626	21.2%
Other means	18	0.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	295	12.7%
15 to 29 min	795	34.2%
30 to 44 min	884	38.0%
45 to 59 min	189	8.1%
60+ min	163	7.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.79
Poverty rate: 4.2% (237 of 5,673)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,771	87.2%
Nonfamily households	261	12.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 2005

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,032	91.6%
Vacant	187	8.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,014	99.1%
Renter-occupied	18	0.9%

1-unit, detached99.2%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.8%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,201	99.2%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	18	0.8%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0134490
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 3.75 sq mi
Water area: 0.14 sq mi
Center point: 33.3976, -86.6479