Columbiana vs Highland Lakes

A side-by-side comparison of Columbiana and Highland Lakes: population, income, housing, and more.

Columbiana and Highland Lakes are places in Alabama. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Highland Lakes has the higher population (5,673 vs 4,640 in Columbiana). Highland Lakes has the higher median household income ($169,833 vs $68,125 in Columbiana). Highland Lakes has the higher median home value ($562,600 vs $237,800 in Columbiana).

Population, income & housing

	Columbiana	Highland Lakes
Population	4,640	5,673
Median age	44.3 yrs	45.5 yrs
Median household income	$68,125	$169,833
Median home value	$237,800	$562,600
Median gross rent	$890	—
Housing units	1,570	2,219
Homeownership rate	63.4%	99.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.1%	72.4%
Unemployment rate	5.1%	2.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Columbiana	Highland Lakes
Population	4,481 → 4,640 (+3.5%)	5,519 → 5,673 (+2.8%)
Median household income	$36,583 → $68,125 (+86.2%)	$152,774 → $169,833 (+11.2%)
Median home value	$125,000 → $237,800 (+90.2%)	$443,000 → $562,600 (+27.0%)
Median gross rent	$593 → $890 (+50.1%)	—

Columbiana

Population

4,4814,640

Median household income

$36,583$68,125

Median home value

$125,000$237,800

Median gross rent

$593$890

Highland Lakes

Population

5,5195,673

Median household income

$152,774$169,833

Median home value

$443,000$562,600

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Columbiana	Highland Lakes
Under 5	2.5%	2.6%
5 to 17	14.1%	18.4%
18 to 24	3.8%	7.4%
25 to 34	15.6%	5.8%
35 to 44	15.6%	15.0%
45 to 54	12.8%	14.7%
55 to 64	19.1%	17.9%
65 to 74	9.7%	12.3%
75 and over	6.8%	5.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Columbiana	Highland Lakes
White (non-Hispanic)	64.5%	82.5%
Black or African American	24.2%	8.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.8%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.2%	5.7%
Hispanic or Latino	5.4%	1.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Columbiana	Highland Lakes
No high school diploma	17.6%	4.7%
High school graduate	37.9%	6.1%
Some college or associate's	28.5%	16.8%
Bachelor's degree	7.3%	48.1%
Graduate or professional degree	8.8%	24.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Columbiana	Highland Lakes
Drove alone	86.2%	74.6%
Carpooled	9.3%	3.6%
Public transit	0.4%	0.0%
Walked	1.4%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.7%	21.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Columbiana	Highland Lakes
1-unit, detached	59.7%	99.2%
1-unit, attached	1.3%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	13.4%	0.8%
5 to 19 units	16.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	1.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	8.6%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Columbiana	Highland Lakes
Poverty rate	14.7%	4.2%
Average household size	2.40	2.79
Mean commute (minutes)	32	30
Median year structure built	1982	2005