The Highlands

Population: 474
Median household income: $83,229
Median home value: $263,500

The Highlands, a community in Reno County, Kansas, has 474 residents. The median household income of $83,229 is above the Reno County median ($60,498).

Between 2019 and 2023, The Highlands's population grew 24.7% from 380 to 474, while its median home value rose 23.2% from $213,800 to $263,500.

Owners occupy 91.6% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 56.4 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 474
Median age: 56.4 yrs
Median household income: $83,229
Median home value: $263,500
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 253
Homeownership rate: 91.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 35.3%
Unemployment rate: 9.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

380474

Median household income

$59,830$83,229

Median home value

$213,800$263,500

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value
2019	380	$59,830	$213,800
2020	408	$68,700	$226,800
2021	395	$82,868	$227,300
2022	516	$90,433	$247,100
2023	474	$83,229	$263,500

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

Age distribution

Under 53.0%

5 to 174.6%

18 to 249.3%

25 to 346.3%

35 to 443.0%

45 to 5421.1%

55 to 6411.8%

65 to 7425.3%

75 and over15.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	14	3.0%
5 to 17	22	4.6%
18 to 24	44	9.3%
25 to 34	30	6.3%
35 to 44	14	3.0%
45 to 54	100	21.1%
55 to 64	56	11.8%
65 to 74	120	25.3%
75 and over	74	15.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	461	97.3%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	1	0.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	12	2.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma1.0%

High school graduate20.8%

Some college or associate's42.9%

Bachelor's degree19.0%

Graduate or professional degree16.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	4	1.0%
High school graduate	82	20.8%
Some college or associate's	169	42.9%
Bachelor's degree	75	19.0%
Graduate or professional degree	64	16.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone91.2%

Carpooled2.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.5%

Other means1.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	217	91.2%
Carpooled	5	2.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	13	5.5%
Other means	3	1.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	9	4.0%
15 to 29 min	173	76.9%
30 to 44 min	29	12.9%
45 to 59 min	1	0.4%
60+ min	13	5.8%

Households

Average household size: 1.90
Poverty rate: 2.3% (11 of 474)

	Count	Share
Family households	145	58.2%
Nonfamily households	104	41.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1997

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	249	98.4%
Vacant	4	1.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	228	91.6%
Renter-occupied	21	8.4%

1-unit, detached85.8%

1-unit, attached8.3%

2 to 4 units4.7%

5 to 19 units1.2%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	217	85.8%
1-unit, attached	21	8.3%
2 to 4 units	12	4.7%
5 to 19 units	3	1.2%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2070357
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.03 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 38.1659, -97.9496