Chiefland vs Williston Highlands

A side-by-side comparison of Chiefland and Williston Highlands: population, income, housing, and more.

Chiefland and Williston Highlands are places in Florida. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Williston Highlands has the higher population (3,213 vs 2,078 in Chiefland). Williston Highlands has the higher median household income ($69,249 vs $55,125 in Chiefland). Williston Highlands has the higher median home value ($187,400 vs $150,600 in Chiefland).

Population, income & housing

	Chiefland	Williston Highlands
Population	2,078	3,213
Median age	38.4 yrs	36.9 yrs
Median household income	$55,125	$69,249
Median home value	$150,600	$187,400
Median gross rent	$839	$640
Housing units	1,025	1,366
Homeownership rate	40.5%	80.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.5%	12.6%
Unemployment rate	8.4%	1.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Chiefland	Williston Highlands
Population	2,567 → 2,078 (-19.0%)	2,106 → 3,213 (+52.6%)
Median household income	$24,426 → $55,125 (+125.7%)	$39,032 → $69,249 (+77.4%)
Median home value	$102,100 → $150,600 (+47.5%)	$86,000 → $187,400 (+117.9%)
Median gross rent	$688 → $839 (+21.9%)	$752 → $640 (-14.9%)

Chiefland

Population

2,5672,078

Median household income

$24,426$55,125

Median home value

$102,100$150,600

Median gross rent

$688$839

Williston Highlands

Population

2,1063,213

Median household income

$39,032$69,249

Median home value

$86,000$187,400

Median gross rent

$752$640

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Chiefland	Williston Highlands
Under 5	5.7%	3.7%
5 to 17	19.2%	22.6%
18 to 24	8.8%	2.4%
25 to 34	13.7%	14.7%
35 to 44	11.8%	17.0%
45 to 54	14.2%	12.9%
55 to 64	6.7%	9.5%
65 to 74	12.8%	13.0%
75 and over	7.1%	4.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Chiefland	Williston Highlands
White (non-Hispanic)	58.9%	78.7%
Black or African American	29.2%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.4%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.0%	4.3%
Hispanic or Latino	8.5%	17.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Chiefland	Williston Highlands
No high school diploma	16.1%	17.1%
High school graduate	42.4%	38.9%
Some college or associate's	30.0%	31.4%
Bachelor's degree	7.6%	10.4%
Graduate or professional degree	3.9%	2.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Chiefland	Williston Highlands
Drove alone	79.2%	75.5%
Carpooled	9.0%	11.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.8%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.9%	12.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Chiefland	Williston Highlands
1-unit, detached	57.5%	43.4%
1-unit, attached	1.5%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	21.9%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	10.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.8%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	8.4%	56.6%

Poverty & households

	Chiefland	Williston Highlands
Poverty rate	24.5%	12.3%
Average household size	2.41	2.69
Mean commute (minutes)	26	28
Median year structure built	1975	1993