Highlands Ranch

Population: 101,437
Median household income: $155,847
Median home value: $672,600

Highlands Ranch, a community in Douglas County, Colorado, has 101,437 residents. Its median household income of $155,847 runs above the Douglas County figure of $145,737.

Between 2019 and 2023, Highlands Ranch's population declined 4.0% from 105,631 to 101,437, while its median home value rose 43.9% from $467,500 to $672,600.

Households average 2.66 people. The median gross rent is $2,397.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 101,437
Median age: 41.4 yrs
Median household income: $155,847
Median home value: $672,600
Median gross rent: $2,397
Housing units: 39,066
Homeownership rate: 79.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 66.8%
Unemployment rate: 3.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

105,631101,437

Median household income

$125,454$155,847

Median home value

$467,500$672,600

Median gross rent

$1,922$2,397

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	105,631	$125,454	$467,500	$1,922
2020	107,017	$127,093	$493,600	$1,976
2021	103,238	$134,041	$543,900	$2,128
2022	101,514	$148,227	$637,400	$2,353
2023	101,437	$155,847	$672,600	$2,397

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

Age distribution

Under 54.5%

5 to 1719.8%

18 to 247.6%

25 to 349.4%

35 to 4414.4%

45 to 5417.2%

55 to 6413.3%

65 to 748.0%

75 and over5.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	4,614	4.5%
5 to 17	20,088	19.8%
18 to 24	7,691	7.6%
25 to 34	9,492	9.4%
35 to 44	14,562	14.4%
45 to 54	17,401	17.2%
55 to 64	13,530	13.3%
65 to 74	8,150	8.0%
75 and over	5,909	5.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	80,442	79.3%
Black or African American	1,002	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	97	0.1%
Asian	6,424	6.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	12	0.0%
Some other race	305	0.3%
Two or more races	3,962	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	9,193	9.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma1.1%

High school graduate8.8%

Some college or associate's23.2%

Bachelor's degree41.4%

Graduate or professional degree25.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	764	1.1%
High school graduate	6,083	8.8%
Some college or associate's	16,052	23.2%
Bachelor's degree	28,554	41.4%
Graduate or professional degree	17,591	25.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone63.7%

Carpooled3.6%

Public transit1.2%

Walked0.8%

Bicycle0.4%

Worked from home29.5%

Other means0.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	34,901	63.7%
Carpooled	1,985	3.6%
Public transit	661	1.2%
Walked	423	0.8%
Bicycle	205	0.4%
Worked from home	16,172	29.5%
Other means	441	0.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	9,534	24.7%
15 to 29 min	15,219	39.4%
30 to 44 min	8,030	20.8%
45 to 59 min	3,487	9.0%
60+ min	2,346	6.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.66
Poverty rate: 2.4% (2,437 of 101,224)

	Count	Share
Family households	28,995	76.2%
Nonfamily households	9,081	23.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1997

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	38,076	97.5%
Vacant	990	2.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	30,147	79.2%
Renter-occupied	7,929	20.8%

1-unit, detached75.6%

1-unit, attached6.9%

2 to 4 units2.9%

5 to 19 units8.5%

20 or more units6.1%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	29,552	75.6%
1-unit, attached	2,681	6.9%
2 to 4 units	1,144	2.9%
5 to 19 units	3,307	8.5%
20 or more units	2,375	6.1%
Mobile home & other	7	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0836410
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 24 sq mi
Water area: 0.03 sq mi
Center point: 39.5408, -104.9711