Highland City

Population: 12,732
Median household income: $88,628
Median home value: $301,600

Located in Polk County, Florida, Highland City is a community with a population of 12,732. At $88,628, its median household income sits above Polk County's $63,644.

From 2019 to 2023, Highland City's population grew 20.1% from 10,602 to 12,732, while its median home value rose 80.3% from $167,300 to $301,600.

The largest age group is 5 to 17, 19.9% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 63.7% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 12,732
Median age: 38.5 yrs
Median household income: $88,628
Median home value: $301,600
Median gross rent: $1,679
Housing units: 4,776
Homeownership rate: 79.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 32.3%
Unemployment rate: 2.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

10,60212,732

Median household income

$68,563$88,628

Median home value

$167,300$301,600

Median gross rent

$1,098$1,679

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	10,602	$68,563	$167,300	$1,098
2020	11,392	$68,555	$184,500	$1,181
2021	10,999	$72,742	$208,800	$1,474
2022	12,456	$85,301	$265,200	$1,614
2023	12,732	$88,628	$301,600	$1,679

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.9%

5 to 1719.9%

18 to 246.4%

25 to 3412.7%

35 to 4417.0%

45 to 5413.1%

55 to 6412.7%

65 to 749.5%

75 and over3.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	626	4.9%
5 to 17	2,540	19.9%
18 to 24	810	6.4%
25 to 34	1,614	12.7%
35 to 44	2,166	17.0%
45 to 54	1,673	13.1%
55 to 64	1,617	12.7%
65 to 74	1,213	9.5%
75 and over	473	3.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	8,111	63.7%
Black or African American	1,420	11.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	18	0.1%
Asian	226	1.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	220	1.7%
Two or more races	325	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,412	18.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.2%

High school graduate26.0%

Some college or associate's32.5%

Bachelor's degree21.7%

Graduate or professional degree10.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	804	9.2%
High school graduate	2,278	26.0%
Some college or associate's	2,847	32.5%
Bachelor's degree	1,896	21.7%
Graduate or professional degree	931	10.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 29 min

Drove alone76.7%

Carpooled8.8%

Public transit1.5%

Walked0.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home12.2%

Other means0.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	5,234	76.7%
Carpooled	599	8.8%
Public transit	105	1.5%
Walked	27	0.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	833	12.2%
Other means	26	0.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,016	17.0%
15 to 29 min	2,956	49.3%
30 to 44 min	1,104	18.4%
45 to 59 min	375	6.3%
60+ min	540	9.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.93
Poverty rate: 4.0% (503 of 12,697)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,290	75.9%
Nonfamily households	1,043	24.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1999

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	4,333	90.7%
Vacant	443	9.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,445	79.5%
Renter-occupied	888	20.5%

1-unit, detached84.3%

1-unit, attached0.5%

2 to 4 units1.3%

5 to 19 units3.3%

20 or more units2.7%

Mobile home & other8.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,025	84.3%
1-unit, attached	24	0.5%
2 to 4 units	62	1.3%
5 to 19 units	156	3.3%
20 or more units	127	2.7%
Mobile home & other	382	8.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1230225
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 7.89 sq mi
Water area: 0.02 sq mi
Center point: 27.9635, -81.8786