Highlands

Population: 7,339
Median household income: $54,524
Median home value: $191,400

Highlands is a community in Harris County, Texas, home to 7,339 residents. Its median household income of $54,524 runs below the Harris County figure of $73,104.

From 2019 to 2023, Highlands's population declined 4.9% from 7,720 to 7,339, while its median home value rose 68.0% from $113,900 to $191,400.

Owners occupy 75.6% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 37.4 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 7,339
Median age: 37.4 yrs
Median household income: $54,524
Median home value: $191,400
Median gross rent: $1,364
Housing units: 2,970
Homeownership rate: 75.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.5%
Unemployment rate: 9.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

7,7207,339

Median household income

$59,052$54,524

Median home value

$113,900$191,400

Median gross rent

$1,035$1,364

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	7,720	$59,052	$113,900	$1,035
2020	7,345	$55,603	$137,300	$1,027
2021	7,714	$61,766	$162,400	$1,045
2022	7,359	$64,343	$176,300	$1,360
2023	7,339	$54,524	$191,400	$1,364

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

Age distribution

Under 59.6%

5 to 1716.4%

18 to 246.9%

25 to 3414.6%

35 to 449.9%

45 to 549.5%

55 to 6413.0%

65 to 7415.6%

75 and over4.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	701	9.6%
5 to 17	1,207	16.4%
18 to 24	505	6.9%
25 to 34	1,071	14.6%
35 to 44	723	9.9%
45 to 54	697	9.5%
55 to 64	952	13.0%
65 to 74	1,145	15.6%
75 and over	338	4.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,616	49.3%
Black or African American	553	7.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	18	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	600	8.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,552	34.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma18.3%

High school graduate33.7%

Some college or associate's35.5%

Bachelor's degree10.1%

Graduate or professional degree2.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	899	18.3%
High school graduate	1,661	33.7%
Some college or associate's	1,749	35.5%
Bachelor's degree	496	10.1%
Graduate or professional degree	121	2.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 30 min

Drove alone78.3%

Carpooled14.6%

Public transit3.9%

Walked0.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.8%

Other means2.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,989	78.3%
Carpooled	372	14.6%
Public transit	100	3.9%
Walked	9	0.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	20	0.8%
Other means	50	2.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	367	14.6%
15 to 29 min	956	37.9%
30 to 44 min	592	23.5%
45 to 59 min	345	13.7%
60+ min	260	10.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.92
Poverty rate: 9.8% (720 of 7,318)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,800	71.8%
Nonfamily households	708	28.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1978

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,508	84.4%
Vacant	462	15.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,897	75.6%
Renter-occupied	611	24.4%

1-unit, detached75.0%

1-unit, attached0.2%

2 to 4 units1.5%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.4%

Mobile home & other23.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,227	75.0%
1-unit, attached	5	0.2%
2 to 4 units	45	1.5%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	11	0.4%
Mobile home & other	682	23.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4833836
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 4.88 sq mi
Water area: 1.64 sq mi
Center point: 29.8129, -95.0578