Municipality Profile for Highlands

Population
Population 1990948
Population 2000909
Population 2006944
Percent White98.5%
Percent Black0.0%
Percent American Indian0.0%
Percent Asian0.1%
Percent Hispanic3.0%
Percent 0-1716.4%
Percent 18-4425.3%
Percent 45-6433.4%
Percent 65 and over24.9%
Median Age50.9
Income and Poverty
Median Household Income 2000$33,750
Per Capita Income 2000$24,120
Population in Poverty 200068
Poverty Rate 20007.5%
Children in Poverty6
Child Poverty Rate4.4%
Housing
Home-ownership Rate74.6%
Percent of Housing Built Before 193915.4%
Percent of Housing Built Between 1939-197950.1%
Percent of Housing Built Between 1980-200034.5%
Percent Mobile Homes0.7%
Education
Percent with Less Than High School Education15.3%
Percent with High School Diploma21.5%
Percent that have Attended College15.8%
Percent with Associates Degree8.5%
Percent with Bachelor's Degree or Higher38.8%
Other
Rural or Urban RegionRural
Geographic RegionMountain
Ability to Pay
CountyMacon

Updated on January 22, 2008
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