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Highland City, Florida: commercial real estate data.
Highland City is a Census CDP of 13,276 people across 7.89 square miles of land, in Polk County. Median household income is $90,947, 79.3 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Highland City
What Highland City is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area7.89 sq mi
- Water area0.02 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,684
- County holding the largest share of its areaPolk 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 Highland City
- Population13,276
- Median age39.2
- Population under 183,585
- Share under 1827.0 percent
- Population 65 and over1,941
- Share 65 and over14.6 percent
- Households4,614
- Family households3,397
- Share of households that are families73.6 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Highland City
- Median household income$90,947
- Per capita income$40,407
- Civilian labor force7,211
- Employed7,024
- Unemployed187 plus or minus 110
- Unemployment rate2.6 percent plus or minus 1.5
- Adults 25 and over8,977
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher90.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher33.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree10.5 percent plus or minus 2.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Highland City
- Housing units4,980
- Occupied units4,614
- Vacant units366 plus or minus 175
- Vacancy rate7.3 percent plus or minus 3.5
- Owner occupied3,659
- Renter occupied955 plus or minus 202
- Ownership rate79.3 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$347,100
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,993
- Annual rent as a share of median income26.3 percent
- Single family units4,285
- Share single family86.0 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more385 plus or minus 165
- Share in buildings of two or more7.7 percent plus or minus 3.2
- Mobile homes310 plus or minus 133
- Median year structure built2000
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Highland City gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute6,086
- Commuting under 15 minutes889 plus or minus 201
- Share commuting under 15 minutes14.6 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more2,225
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more36.6 percent
- Drove alone76.0 percent
- Carpooled11.0 percent plus or minus 4.8
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.4 percent plus or minus 0.7
- Worked from home12.3 percent plus or minus 2.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Polk County, not Highland City
Polk County context, not Highland City figures
- Establishments in Polk County13,992
- Covered employment, Polk County260,590
- Average annual pay, Polk County$55,697
- Housing units permitted, Polk County10,384
Every figure in this section is published for Polk County as a whole and is not a measurement of Highland City.
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
Highland City questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Highland City, Florida?
13,276, in 4,614 households. Highland City CDP covers 7.89 square miles of land, which is 1,684 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Highland City in?
Polk 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 Highland City?
$90,947. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $347,100. Median gross rent is $1,993 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Are the county figures on this page Highland City figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Polk 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 Highland City.
Is zoning published for Highland City?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.