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    People MapStats Highlands County Florida
Population definition and source info Population, 2008 estimate 100,01118,328,340
Population definition and source info Population estimates base (April 1) 2000 87,36615,982,813
Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1 definition and source info Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2008 14.5%14.7%
Population, change, April 1, 2000 to July 1 definition and source info Population, change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2008 12,6452,345,527
Persons under 5 years old definition and source info Persons under 5 years old, 2007 5,2131,148,213
Persons under 5 years old, percent definition and source info Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2007 5.2%6.3%
Persons under 18 years old definition and source info Persons under 18 years old, 2007 18,5904,043,560
Persons under 18 years old, percent definition and source info Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2007 18.7%22.2%
Persons 65 years old and over, percent definition and source info Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2007 31.4%17.0%
Persons 65 years old and over definition and source info Persons 65 years old and over, 2007 31,2333,098,364
Female persons, percent definition and source info Female persons, percent, 2007 51.0%50.9%
 
White persons definition and source info White persons, 2007 (a) 87,13614,603,949
Black persons definition and source info Black persons, 2007 (a) 9,4692,896,693
American Indian and Alaska Native persons definition and source info American Indian and Alaska Native persons, 2007 (a) 48983,667
Asian persons definition and source info Asian persons, 2007 (a) 1,357411,726
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander definition and source info Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, 2007 (a) 3916,570
Persons reporting two or more races definition and source info Persons reporting two or more races, 2007 859238,638
Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin definition and source info Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, 2007 (b) 16,0653,755,560
White persons not Hispanic definition and source info White persons not Hispanic, 2007 72,00111,098,780
White persons, percent definition and source info White persons, percent, 2007 (a) 87.7%80.0%
Black persons, percent definition and source info Black persons, percent, 2007 (a) 9.5%15.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent definition and source info American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2007 (a) 0.5%0.5%
Asian persons, percent definition and source info Asian persons, percent, 2007 (a) 1.4%2.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent definition and source info Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2007 (a) Z0.1%
Persons reporting two or more races, percent definition and source info Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2007 0.9%1.3%
Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent definition and source info Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2007 (b) 16.2%20.6%
White persons not Hispanic, percent definition and source info White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2007 72.5%60.8%
 
Births definition and source info Births, 2005 942226,240
Deaths definition and source info Deaths, 2005 1,420170,791
Infant deaths definition and source info Infant deaths, 2005 71,586
Living in same house in 1995 and 2000 definition and source info Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over 52.9%48.9%
Foreign born persons, percent definition and source info Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 9.1%16.7%
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+ definition and source info Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 13.9%23.1%
High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+ definition and source info High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 74.5%79.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+ definition and source info Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 13.6%22.3%
Persons with a disability, age 5+ definition and source info Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 22,7633,274,566
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+ definition and source info Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 23.026.2
 
Housing units definition and source info Housing units, 2007 54,4678,718,385
Housing units, net change, April 1, 2000 to July 1 definition and source info Housing units, net change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2007 5,6211,415,277
Housing units percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1 definition and source info Housing units percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2007 11.5%19.4%
Homeownership rate definition and source info Homeownership rate, 2000 79.7%70.1%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units definition and source info Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 $72,800$105,500
Households definition and source info Households, 2000 37,4716,337,929
Persons per household definition and source info Persons per household, 2000 2.302.46
Median household income definition and source info Median household income, 2007 $34,098$47,804
Persons below poverty, percent definition and source info Persons below poverty, percent, 2007 17.4%12.1%
    Business MapStats Highlands County Florida
Personal income definition and source info Personal income, 2006 ($million) 2,441663,077
Personal income per capita definition and source info Personal income per capita, 2006 $25,016$36,720
Civilian labor force definition and source info Civilian labor force, 2007 40,3409,147,797
Unemployment rate definition and source info Unemployment rate, 2007 4.8%4.0%
Full-time and part-time employment by place of work definition and source info Full-time and part-time employment by place of work, 2006 41,79210,521,966
Full-time and part-time employment definition and source info Full-time and part-time employment, net change 2000 to 2006 7,6521,588,852
Employment in government definition and source info Employment in government, 2006 4,3641,192,839
Earnings definition and source info Earnings, 2006 ($1000) 1,164,255435,984,439
Average earnings per job definition and source info Average earnings per job, 2006 $27,858$41,436
Private nonfarm establishments definition and source info Private nonfarm establishments, 2006 2,161517,0691
Private nonfarm employment definition and source info Private nonfarm employment, 2006 20,9037,535,5151
Private nonfarm employment definition and source info Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2006 -50.3%21.2%1
 
Total number of firms definition and source info Total number of firms, 2002 6,0201,539,207
Black-owned firms, percent definition and source info Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 S6.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent definition and source info American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 F0.6%
Asian-owned firms, percent definition and source info Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 S2.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent definition and source info Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 F0.1%
Women-owned firms, percent definition and source info Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 26.5%28.4%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent definition and source info Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 6.9%17.3%
 
Manufacturers shipments definition and source info Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000) 227,14478,474,770
Accommodation and foodservices sales definition and source info Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) 63,16029,366,940
Wholesale trade sales definition and source info Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) D219,490,896
Retail sales definition and source info Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) 737,104191,805,685
Retail sales per capita definition and source info Retail sales per capita, 2002 $8,184$11,498
Building permits definition and source info Building permits, 2007 1,130102,551
Valuation of building permits definition and source info Valuation of building permits, 2007 ($1000) 175,15417,998,789
Farm land definition and source info Farm land, 2002 (acres) 576,90010,414,877
Federal spending definition and source info Federal spending, 2007 ($1000) 831,972147,090,6991
Federal spending per capita definition and source info Federal spending per capita, 2007 $8,374$8,0591
 
    Geography MapStats Highlands County Florida
Land area definition and source info Land area, 2000 (square miles) 1,028.2753,926.82
Persons per square mile definition and source info Persons per square mile, 2000 85.0296.4
Persons per square mile definition and source info FIPS Code 05512
Persons per square mile definition and source info Metropolitan or Micropolitan Statistical Area Sebring, FL Micro Area 

1: Includes data not distributed by county.

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(a) Includes persons reporting only one race.
(b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories.

Figures are in absolute numbers unless otherwise indicated.

FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data
NA: Not available
D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information
X: Not applicable
S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards
Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown
F: Fewer than 100 firms


Source: Bureau of Economic Analysis, Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Agricultural Statistics Service, National Center for Health Statistics, U.S. Census Bureau.
Last Revised: Friday, 10-Jul-2009 13:30:53 EDT
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