Highlands County vs. Osceola County

Highlands County (FL)Osceola County (FL)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)105,424367,990
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)6.7%37.0%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)98,786268,683
Population, Census, April 1, 201098,786268,685
Persons under 5 years, percent4.6%6.2%
Persons under 18 years, percent17.0%24.4%
Persons 65 years and over, percent35.3%13.2%
Female persons, percent51.1%50.7%
White alone, percent85.4%79.4%
Black or African American alone, percent10.5%13.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.7%0.8%
Asian alone, percent1.6%2.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.3%
Two or More Races, percent1.7%2.8%
Hispanic or Latino, percent20.8%55.3%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent66.4%30.8%
Veterans, 2014-201811,29416,497
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-201810.9%20.0%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)55,759153,495
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201875.3%61.1%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$93,800$179,800
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$959$1,364
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$324$457
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$776$1,188
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201311.7%26.8%
Building permits, 20182719,759
Households, 2014-201841,02699,158
Persons per household, 2014-20182.443.40
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201883.9%84.5%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201819.0%50.0%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201881.0%85.6%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201870.7%76.8%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201884.7%86.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201817.0%20.5%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201813.4%10.8%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent18.5%16.2%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201842.6%62.6%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201838.9%57.3%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)110,569866,909
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)576,4681,301,669
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)1,112,5073,236,221
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$11,337$11,260
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201819.932.8
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$37,314$50,063
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$23,722$21,331
Persons in poverty, percent20.8%13.4%
Total employer establishments, 20171,9216,279
Total employment, 201720,76680,578
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)680,2622,576,568
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20171.7%4.8%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20176,08536,452
All firms, 20126,73030,229
Men-owned firms, 20123,42614,490
Women-owned firms, 20122,44912,711
Minority-owned firms, 20122,03319,557
Nonminority-owned firms, 20124,4239,938
Veteran-owned firms, 20127392,141
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20125,57427,255
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.6%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20073.7%5.4%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 200714.4%37.6%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200724.1%29.0%
Population per square mile, 201097.2202.4
Land area in square miles, 20101,016.621,327.45

Source: United States Census Bureau

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