Highlandville vs Nixa

A side-by-side comparison of Highlandville and Nixa: population, income, housing, and more.

Highlandville and Nixa are places in Missouri. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Nixa has the higher population (24,131 vs 1,049 in Highlandville). Nixa has the higher median household income ($80,491 vs $58,438 in Highlandville). Nixa has the higher median home value ($238,300 vs $180,400 in Highlandville).

Population, income & housing

	Highlandville	Nixa
Population	1,049	24,131
Median age	39.8 yrs	35.8 yrs
Median household income	$58,438	$80,491
Median home value	$180,400	$238,300
Median gross rent	$800	$1,012
Housing units	506	9,157
Homeownership rate	76.9%	65.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.4%	34.8%
Unemployment rate	5.4%	3.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Highlandville	Nixa
Population	936 → 1,049 (+12.1%)	21,544 → 24,131 (+12.0%)
Median household income	$48,125 → $58,438 (+21.4%)	$58,402 → $80,491 (+37.8%)
Median home value	$124,100 → $180,400 (+45.4%)	$160,600 → $238,300 (+48.4%)
Median gross rent	$872 → $800 (-8.3%)	$834 → $1,012 (+21.3%)

Highlandville

Population

9361,049

Median household income

$48,125$58,438

Median home value

$124,100$180,400

Median gross rent

$872$800

Nixa

Population

21,54424,131

Median household income

$58,402$80,491

Median home value

$160,600$238,300

Median gross rent

$834$1,012

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Highlandville	Nixa
Under 5	8.0%	8.4%
5 to 17	14.4%	19.7%
18 to 24	6.9%	6.1%
25 to 34	14.0%	15.4%
35 to 44	10.3%	13.7%
45 to 54	12.1%	11.1%
55 to 64	10.7%	11.0%
65 to 74	18.5%	8.4%
75 and over	5.1%	6.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Highlandville	Nixa
White (non-Hispanic)	90.8%	87.6%
Black or African American	0.9%	1.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.2%
Asian	0.2%	1.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.3%
Some other race	0.0%	0.5%
Two or more races	7.5%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino	0.4%	5.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Highlandville	Nixa
No high school diploma	7.0%	7.0%
High school graduate	37.9%	22.0%
Some college or associate's	32.7%	36.3%
Bachelor's degree	18.6%	23.7%
Graduate or professional degree	3.8%	11.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Highlandville	Nixa
Drove alone	83.5%	79.1%
Carpooled	13.3%	8.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	3.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.2%
Worked from home	3.2%	8.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Highlandville	Nixa
1-unit, detached	82.6%	76.8%
1-unit, attached	2.0%	7.3%
2 to 4 units	3.2%	6.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	4.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	4.2%
Mobile home & other	12.3%	0.5%

Poverty & households

	Highlandville	Nixa
Poverty rate	13.4%	7.5%
Average household size	2.69	2.72
Mean commute (minutes)	25	23
Median year structure built	1985	1999