Highland vs Mapleton

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

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

Highland has the higher population (19,625 vs 12,340 in Mapleton). Highland has the higher median household income ($178,662 vs $127,860 in Mapleton). Highland has the higher median home value ($846,900 vs $734,100 in Mapleton).

Population, income & housing

	Highland	Mapleton
Population	19,625	12,340
Median age	26.2 yrs	31.4 yrs
Median household income	$178,662	$127,860
Median home value	$846,900	$734,100
Median gross rent	$2,100	$1,392
Housing units	5,005	3,463
Homeownership rate	92.9%	87.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	64.9%	54.0%
Unemployment rate	3.5%	3.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Highland	Mapleton
Population	18,726 → 19,625 (+4.8%)	9,872 → 12,340 (+25.0%)
Median household income	$139,453 → $178,662 (+28.1%)	$112,730 → $127,860 (+13.4%)
Median home value	$559,600 → $846,900 (+51.3%)	$429,900 → $734,100 (+70.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,655 → $2,100 (+26.9%)	$1,164 → $1,392 (+19.6%)

Highland

Population

18,72619,625

Median household income

$139,453$178,662

Median home value

$559,600$846,900

Median gross rent

$1,655$2,100

Mapleton

Population

9,87212,340

Median household income

$112,730$127,860

Median home value

$429,900$734,100

Median gross rent

$1,164$1,392

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Highland	Mapleton
Under 5	6.2%	5.4%
5 to 17	31.6%	28.7%
18 to 24	11.3%	12.1%
25 to 34	7.0%	6.1%
35 to 44	12.9%	12.9%
45 to 54	14.6%	12.2%
55 to 64	8.0%	10.0%
65 to 74	5.4%	6.6%
75 and over	3.0%	6.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Highland	Mapleton
White (non-Hispanic)	88.8%	93.0%
Black or African American	1.6%	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	1.3%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	1.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.1%
Two or more races	3.1%	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino	3.6%	3.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Highland	Mapleton
No high school diploma	1.0%	2.4%
High school graduate	7.2%	16.6%
Some college or associate's	26.8%	27.1%
Bachelor's degree	44.9%	32.1%
Graduate or professional degree	20.0%	21.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Highland	Mapleton
Drove alone	64.7%	68.6%
Carpooled	6.7%	10.2%
Public transit	0.4%	1.1%
Walked	2.5%	1.1%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.3%
Worked from home	23.2%	17.9%
Other means	2.2%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Highland	Mapleton
1-unit, detached	90.4%	90.7%
1-unit, attached	7.1%	6.5%
2 to 4 units	2.3%	0.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.1%	1.9%
Mobile home & other	0.2%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Highland	Mapleton
Poverty rate	2.1%	3.2%
Average household size	4.10	3.62
Mean commute (minutes)	22	22
Median year structure built	2004	2004