Highlands County vs. DeSoto County

Highlands County (FL)DeSoto County (FL)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)105,42437,489
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)6.7%7.5%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)98,78634,862
Population, Census, April 1, 201098,78634,862
Persons under 5 years, percent4.6%5.0%
Persons under 18 years, percent17.0%18.9%
Persons 65 years and over, percent35.3%22.2%
Female persons, percent51.1%43.4%
White alone, percent85.4%84.2%
Black or African American alone, percent10.5%12.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.7%1.1%
Asian alone, percent1.6%0.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.2%
Two or More Races, percent1.7%1.3%
Hispanic or Latino, percent20.8%31.9%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent66.4%54.5%
Veterans, 2014-201811,2942,236
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-201810.9%16.5%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)55,75915,254
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201875.3%69.9%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$93,800$84,400
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$959$1,079
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$324$332
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$776$684
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201311.7%10.8%
Building permits, 201827188
Households, 2014-201841,02611,996
Persons per household, 2014-20182.442.74
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201883.9%87.1%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201819.0%29.7%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201881.0%62.0%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201870.7%53.0%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201884.7%72.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201817.0%11.4%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201813.4%8.8%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent18.5%23.1%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201842.6%46.6%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201838.9%38.0%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)110,56919,625
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)576,46896,812
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)1,112,507255,355
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$11,337$7,356
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201819.924.7
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$37,314$35,057
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$23,722$18,311
Persons in poverty, percent20.8%26.1%
Total employer establishments, 20171,921482
Total employment, 201720,7665,606
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)680,262185,571
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20171.7%2.1%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20176,0851,629
All firms, 20126,7301,931
Men-owned firms, 20123,426974
Women-owned firms, 20122,449661
Minority-owned firms, 20122,033613
Nonminority-owned firms, 20124,4231,215
Veteran-owned firms, 2012739165
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20125,5741,596
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20073.7%0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 200714.4%0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200724.1%24.0%
Population per square mile, 201097.254.7
Land area in square miles, 20101,016.62637.06

Source: United States Census Bureau

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