Highland vs Mineral Point

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

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

Mineral Point has the higher population (2,575 vs 934 in Highland). Mineral Point has the higher median household income ($78,958 vs $65,179 in Highland). Mineral Point has the higher median home value ($213,000 vs $146,200 in Highland).

Population, income & housing

	Highland	Mineral Point
Population	934	2,575
Median age	42.0 yrs	43.2 yrs
Median household income	$65,179	$78,958
Median home value	$146,200	$213,000
Median gross rent	$657	$767
Housing units	428	1,147
Homeownership rate	78.1%	71.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.3%	31.4%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	1.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Highland	Mineral Point
Population	966 → 934 (-3.3%)	2,625 → 2,575 (-1.9%)
Median household income	$57,250 → $65,179 (+13.8%)	$52,283 → $78,958 (+51.0%)
Median home value	$111,800 → $146,200 (+30.8%)	$171,200 → $213,000 (+24.4%)
Median gross rent	$606 → $657 (+8.4%)	$757 → $767 (+1.3%)

Highland

Population

966934

Median household income

$57,250$65,179

Median home value

$111,800$146,200

Median gross rent

$606$657

Mineral Point

Population

2,6252,575

Median household income

$52,283$78,958

Median home value

$171,200$213,000

Median gross rent

$757$767

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Highland	Mineral Point
Under 5	6.0%	3.7%
5 to 17	20.9%	20.8%
18 to 24	6.3%	6.3%
25 to 34	12.7%	9.0%
35 to 44	8.5%	14.1%
45 to 54	10.5%	12.5%
55 to 64	14.8%	14.9%
65 to 74	10.8%	11.0%
75 and over	9.5%	7.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Highland	Mineral Point
White (non-Hispanic)	95.5%	94.6%
Black or African American	3.2%	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.5%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino	0.7%	2.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Highland	Mineral Point
No high school diploma	3.5%	3.9%
High school graduate	41.3%	30.4%
Some college or associate's	40.9%	34.3%
Bachelor's degree	11.7%	23.9%
Graduate or professional degree	2.6%	7.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Highland	Mineral Point
Drove alone	82.1%	76.9%
Carpooled	10.0%	3.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.8%
Walked	1.3%	5.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.6%	10.9%
Other means	0.0%	3.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Highland	Mineral Point
1-unit, detached	82.0%	76.0%
1-unit, attached	1.4%	3.5%
2 to 4 units	6.5%	11.9%
5 to 19 units	8.2%	8.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.9%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Highland	Mineral Point
Poverty rate	13.7%	4.7%
Average household size	2.38	2.27
Mean commute (minutes)	25	25
Median year structure built	1969	1949