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Highlands Ranch, Colorado: commercial real estate data.
Highlands Ranch is a Census CDP of 102,257 people across 24.27 square miles of land, in Douglas County. Median household income is $159,307, 78.1 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 121 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $51.1 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Highlands Ranch
What Highlands Ranch is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area24.27 sq mi
- Water area0.03 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land4,214
- County holding the largest share of its areaDouglas County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Highlands Ranch
- Population102,257
- Median age41.5
- Population under 1824,497
- Share under 1824.0 percent
- Population 65 and over14,988
- Share 65 and over14.7 percent
- Households38,550
- Family households28,506
- Share of households that are families73.9 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Highlands Ranch
- Median household income$159,307
- Per capita income$71,247
- Civilian labor force57,283
- Employed54,972
- Unemployed2,311
- Unemployment rate4.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over70,123
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher98.9 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher67.8 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree26.5 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Highlands Ranch
- Housing units39,551
- Occupied units38,550
- Vacant units1,001 plus or minus 291
- Vacancy rate2.5 percent plus or minus 0.7
- Owner occupied30,106
- Renter occupied8,444
- Ownership rate78.1 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$712,700
- Median gross rent, monthly$2,531
- Annual rent as a share of median income19.1 percent
- Single family units32,159
- Share single family81.3 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more7,378
- Share in buildings of two or more18.7 percent
- Mobile homes14 plus or minus 18
- Median year structure built1997
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Highlands Ranch gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute36,694
- Commuting under 15 minutes9,369
- Share commuting under 15 minutes25.5 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more12,311
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more33.6 percent
- Drove alone61.0 percent
- Carpooled3.3 percent
- Public transport0.7 percent plus or minus 0.2
- Walked0.8 percent plus or minus 0.3
- Worked from home33.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Highlands Ranch (7(a))
- Approvals121
- Gross approval$51,077,300
- Average approval$422,126
- Median approval$150,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$1,007,000
- Largest approval$4,957,000
- Jobs supported1,425
- Jobs per approval11.8
- Loans with a final outcome28
- Paid in full26
- Charged off2
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more4.1 percent
- Share to franchises25.6 percent
- Distinct lenders40
- Distinct industries by NAICS72
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Highlands Ranch, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 28 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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SBA loans in Highlands Ranch (504)
- Approvals18
- Gross approval$21,176,000
- Average approval$1,176,444
- Median approval$916,000
- Largest approval$4,315,000
- Jobs supported214
- Loans with a final outcome12
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs3
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Highlands Ranch, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 12 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Douglas County, not Highlands Ranch
Douglas County context, not Highlands Ranch figures
- Establishments in Douglas County10,563
- Covered employment, Douglas County147,461
- Average annual pay, Douglas County$84,978
- Housing units permitted, Douglas County3,131
Every figure in this section is published for Douglas County as a whole and is not a measurement of Highlands Ranch.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Highlands Ranch questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Highlands Ranch, Colorado?
102,257, in 38,550 households. Highlands Ranch CDP covers 24.27 square miles of land, which is 4,214 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Highlands Ranch in?
Douglas County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Highlands Ranch?
$159,307. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $712,700. Median gross rent is $2,531 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Highlands Ranch businesses?
121 7(a) approvals totaling $51.1 m since FY2020, across 40 lenders, median approval $150,000, plus 18 504 approvals worth $21.2 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Highlands Ranch, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Highlands Ranch borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Highlands Ranch. Only 28 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Are the county figures on this page Highlands Ranch figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Douglas County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Highlands Ranch.
Is zoning published for Highlands Ranch?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.