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Highland County, VA

Demographic and economic profile of Highland County, VA, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Highland County is a very small, rural Virginia county of 2,265 residents with a median age of 56.5 years and a labor force participation rate of just 52.2%, reflecting a largely retired or non-working population; the 16.0% unemployment rate among those who do participate signals a tight local job market. Workers who are employed earn a median of $35,813 annually, and 35.5% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Housing costs are low — median home value of $195,700 and median gross rent of $859/month — and the 88.9% homeownership rate is notably high, while the county posted modest population growth of 2.3% over five years.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

2,265

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$65,625

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

56.5 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+2.3% since 2018

Highland County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone2,179 (94.9%)
  • Asian Alone55 (2.4%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races52 (2.3%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race10 (0.4%)
  • Black or African American Alone0 (0.0%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone0 (0.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)12
  2. 2.Spanish11
  3. 3.Korean8
  4. 4.German or other West Germanic6

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

13.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

51.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

34.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.4%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

153

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$34,075

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$35,262

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

16.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

10.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance173
  2. 2.Construction (Group)148
  3. 3.Public Administration (Group)119
  4. 4.Other Services, Except Public Administration (Group)74
  5. 5.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining71

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations380
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations169
  3. 3.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations155
  4. 4.Service Occupations147
  5. 5.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations63

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Construction (LQ 2.31×)140
  2. 2.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 0.84×)172

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$195,700

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$859/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

88.9%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $150,000 to $174,999145 (16.3%)
  • $175,000 to $199,999117 (13.1%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999105 (11.8%)
  • $400,000 to $499,99990 (10.1%)
  • $250,000 to $299,99986 (9.6%)
  • $200,000 to $249,99982 (9.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

35.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

89.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

52.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$35,813

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

27.4 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

5.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone621 (69.5%)
  • Worked At Home188 (21.1%)
  • Carpooled55 (6.2%)
  • Walked26 (2.9%)
  • Other3 (0.3%)
  • Public Transit0 (0.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.