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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Highlands is $47,890, which is much higher than the state average of $25,608 and is much higher than the national average of $28,555. Highlands median household income is $61,713, which has grown by 82.85% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much higher than the state average rate of 19.16% and is much higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Highlands residents spend 9.3 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 23.5 minutes and is much lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #21

Highlands, NC	47,890 USD
North Carolina	25,608 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Highlands, NC	26,667 USD
North Carolina	28,159 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Highlands, NC	31,786 USD
North Carolina	32,206 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Highlands, NC	21,447 USD
North Carolina	24,378 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #107

Highlands, NC	61,713 USD
North Carolina	46,693 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Highlands, NC	92,750 USD
North Carolina	64,555 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #16

Highlands, NC	82.85%
North Carolina	19.16%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Highlands, NC		North Carolina		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	50.63%	$50,556, see rank	19.05%	$14,944	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	58.38%	$22,023, see rank	30.39%	$17,546	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	0.54%	$1,633, see rank	1.97%	$3,447	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	29.91%	$29,869, see rank	18.51%	$21,840	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Highlands, NC	78,958 USD
North Carolina	57,328 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Highlands, NC	115,986 USD
North Carolina	75,892 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Highlands, NC	North Carolina	U.S.
White	$64,167, see rank	$51,958	$56,900
Asian	$43,125, see rank	$67,138	$73,244

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Highlands, NC	North Carolina	U.S.
less than 25	$2,499, see rank	$24,189	$25,788
25 to 44	$43,839, see rank	$50,435	$58,398
45 to 64	$61,875, see rank	$55,313	$65,027
65 or over	$66,705, see rank	$35,024	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Highlands, NC	North Carolina	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	962, see rank	7,717,630	248,775,628
Male¹	461, 47.92%, see rank	48.09%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	259, 56.18%, see rank	68.62%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.08%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	259, 56.18%, see rank	66.53%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	243, 93.82%, see rank	89.27%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	16, 6.18%, see rank	10.73%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	202, 43.82%, see rank	31.38%	30.72%
Female¹	501, 52.08%, see rank	51.91%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	234, 46.71%, see rank	58.22%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.21%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	234, 46.71%, see rank	58.01%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	231, 98.72%, see rank	89.64%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	3, 1.28%, see rank	10.36%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	267, 53.29%, see rank	41.78%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Highlands, NC	North Carolina	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	471, 100%	4,280,414	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	336, 71.34%, see rank	81.16%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	54, 11.46%, see rank	10.15%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.12%	5.06%
Walked	23, 4.88%, see rank	1.78%	2.78%
Other Means	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.31%	1.79%
Worked at Home	58, 12.31%, see rank	4.48%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Highlands, NC	9.3 minutes
North Carolina	23.5 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Highlands, NC	North Carolina	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	474	4,287,690	143,435,233
Male¹	243, 51.27%, see rank	51.42%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	117, 48.15%, see rank	31.60%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	59, 24.28%, see rank	14.77%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	35, 14.40%, see rank	17.18%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	3, 1.23%, see rank	1.16%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	5, 2.06%, see rank	9.73%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	21, 8.64%, see rank	18.93%	17.94%
Female¹	231, 48.73%, see rank	48.58%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	84, 36.36%, see rank	40.55%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	31, 13.42%, see rank	20.78%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	91, 39.39%, see rank	30.64%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.26%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	8, 3.46%, see rank	0.25%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	17, 7.36%, see rank	7.22%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Highlands, NC	North Carolina	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	474, 100%	4,287,690	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	6, 1.27%, see rank	1.39%	1.96%
Construction	46, 9.70%, see rank	6.65%	6.17%
Manufacturing	36, 7.59%, see rank	12.48%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	3, 0.63%, see rank	2.77%	2.75%
Retail Trade	68, 14.35%, see rank	11.81%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	9, 1.90%, see rank	4.30%	4.93%
Information	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.80%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	45, 9.49%, see rank	6.27%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	62, 13.08%, see rank	10.07%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	53, 11.18%, see rank	23.59%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	128, 27.00%, see rank	9.40%	9.49%
Public Administration	0, 0.00%, see rank	4.55%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	18, 3.80%, see rank	4.93%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Highlands, NC	%	North Carolina	U.S.
Population in Poverty	50	4.68%, see rank	17.58%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	3	0.90%, see rank	13.04%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.