
The per capita income of Highland County is $19,557.Īs of the 2010 United States Census, there were 43,589 people, 16,693 households, and 11,819 families residing in the county. The median household income is $39,641 and 17.6% of people live below the poverty line. Individuals made up 24.33% of all households, and 11.02% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.Īccording to the census, 81.5% of people over the age of 25 is at least a high school graduate and 11.1% of people over the age of 25 have earned at least a bachelor's degree. According to the 2010 census, 41.9% of the houses in Highland County had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.07% of the houses were married couples living together, 11.09% of the houses had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.91% of the houses were non-families. The average household size is 2.58 persons, while the average family size is 3.04 persons. There are 16,963 households in Highland County as of the 2010 census. This county is also made up of 6.2% of people under the age of 5, 24.7% of people under the age of 18, and 16.5% of people over the age of 65. The county is made up of 96.4% White, 1.5% Black or African American, 0.3% Native American, 0.3% Asian, 1.5% from two or more races, and 0.8% Hispanic or Latino. The population density is 78.8 people per square mile. Demographics Historical population CensusĪs of the census of 2010, there were 43,589 people living in Highland County.
