Highlands County vs. Polk County

Highlands County (FL)Polk County (FL)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)105,424708,009
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)6.7%17.6%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)98,786602,098
Population, Census, April 1, 201098,786602,095
Persons under 5 years, percent4.6%5.8%
Persons under 18 years, percent17.0%22.1%
Persons 65 years and over, percent35.3%20.2%
Female persons, percent51.1%51.0%
White alone, percent85.4%78.9%
Black or African American alone, percent10.5%16.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.7%0.7%
Asian alone, percent1.6%1.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent1.7%2.2%
Hispanic or Latino, percent20.8%23.6%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent66.4%57.9%
Veterans, 2014-201811,29448,252
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-201810.9%10.0%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)55,759299,421
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201875.3%68.5%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$93,800$135,400
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$959$1,223
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$324$417
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$776$944
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201311.7%14.3%
Building permits, 20182715,331
Households, 2014-201841,026231,260
Persons per household, 2014-20182.442.84
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201883.9%85.4%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201819.0%21.4%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201881.0%85.5%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201870.7%66.6%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201884.7%84.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201817.0%20.0%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201813.4%10.6%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent18.5%15.8%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201842.6%54.9%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201838.9%49.9%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)110,569797,909
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)576,4683,015,202
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)213,9869,822,165
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)1,112,5076,495,278
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$11,337$10,542
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201819.926.8
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$37,314$48,500
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$23,722$23,812
Persons in poverty, percent20.8%15.7%
Total employer establishments, 20171,92111,676
Total employment, 201720,766182,922
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)680,2627,363,953
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20171.7%0.6%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20176,08546,177
All firms, 20126,73044,644
Men-owned firms, 20123,42622,629
Women-owned firms, 20122,44916,894
Minority-owned firms, 20122,03315,294
Nonminority-owned firms, 20124,42327,856
Veteran-owned firms, 20127394,415
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20125,57438,188
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%7.1%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20073.7%3.3%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 200714.4%12.8%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200724.1%25.4%
Population per square mile, 201097.2334.9
Land area in square miles, 20101,016.621,797.84

Source: United States Census Bureau
About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Highlands county (FL) and Polk county (FL) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.
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