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Population (2000): 87,366
Births / Deaths / Infant Deaths (2004): 942 / 1,420 / 7
Land Area (2000): 2,663.205 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 202.045 square kilometers
Farm Area (2002): 577,000.000 acres (2,334.542 square kilometers)
Farms (2002): 1,035
Farms under 50 acres (2002): 57.50%
Farms over 500 acres (2002): 12.80%
Farm earnings (2005): $42,940,000
Gallons of water used per day (total / irrigation / public use) (2000): 174,000,000 / 161,000,000 / 9,000,000
Ground water as percent of water use (2000): 90.10%
Physicians (2004): 200
Community Hospitals (Beds) (2004): 2 (250)
Medicare Recipients (2005): 27,045
Federal Spending (2004): $831,972

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Highlands County - Historical Places
: 48,846
: 1,130
: $175,154
Highlands County Population - Urban/Rural

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	116,442	66.51%
Rural, Farm	1,032	0.59%
Rural, Non-farm	57,602	32.90%

Highlands County Real Estate Lawyers provide services for home buying/selling, commercial real estate, leases, landlord tenant, construction, land use and zoning laws. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

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Highlands County Labor Force By Month

Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
1990	25,936	23,567	2,369	9.13%	91
1991	26,736	24,349	2,387	8.93%	89
1992	27,347	24,424	2,924	10.69%	107
1993	27,437	24,568	2,870	10.46%	105
1994	28,354	25,538	2,816	9.93%	99
1995	28,522	26,063	2,459	8.62%	86
1996	28,690	26,231	2,459	8.57%	86
1997	28,225	25,812	2,413	8.55%	86
1998	28,437	26,058	2,379	8.36%	84
1999	27,063	25,142	1,921	7.10%	71
2000	33,174	31,587	1,587	4.78%	48
2001	34,315	32,550	1,766	5.15%	52
2002	36,279	34,068	2,210	6.09%	61
2003	37,903	35,789	2,114	5.58%	56
2004	37,581	35,646	1,935	5.15%	52
2005	39,161	37,490	1,671	4.27%	43
2006	40,058	38,514	1,544	3.85%	39
2007	40,340	38,410	1,930	4.78%	48
2008	42,064	39,408	2,657	6.32%	63

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	25,211	23,319	1,892	7.50%	75
Feb 1990	25,274	23,524	1,750	6.92%	69
Mar 1990	25,642	23,837	1,805	7.04%	70
Apr 1990	25,491	23,162	2,329	9.14%	91
May 1990	25,427	22,797	2,630	10.34%	103
Jun 1990	25,705	22,901	2,804	10.91%	109
Jul 1990	25,703	22,731	2,972	11.56%	116
Aug 1990	25,665	22,611	3,054	11.90%	119
Sep 1990	26,223	23,442	2,781	10.61%	106
Oct 1990	26,831	24,546	2,285	8.52%	85
Nov 1990	27,216	25,069	2,147	7.89%	79
Dec 1990	26,844	24,870	1,974	7.35%	74

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	26,595	24,574	2,021	7.60%	76
Feb 1991	26,504	24,590	1,914	7.22%	72
Mar 1991	26,993	25,225	1,768	6.55%	65
Apr 1991	26,649	25,093	1,556	5.84%	58
May 1991	26,464	24,724	1,740	6.57%	66
Jun 1991	26,508	23,876	2,632	9.93%	99
Jul 1991	26,616	23,545	3,071	11.54%	115
Aug 1991	26,375	23,240	3,135	11.89%	119
Sep 1991	26,795	23,550	3,245	12.11%	121
Oct 1991	26,726	24,169	2,557	9.57%	96
Nov 1991	27,195	24,691	2,504	9.21%	92
Dec 1991	27,415	24,914	2,501	9.12%	91

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	27,352	24,929	2,423	8.86%	89
Feb 1992	27,266	24,712	2,554	9.37%	94
Mar 1992	27,448	24,769	2,679	9.76%	98
Apr 1992	27,618	25,348	2,270	8.22%	82
May 1992	27,210	24,931	2,279	8.38%	84
Jun 1992	27,341	24,259	3,082	11.27%	113
Jul 1992	27,170	23,422	3,748	13.79%	138
Aug 1992	27,092	23,178	3,914	14.45%	144
Sep 1992	27,877	23,943	3,934	14.11%	141
Oct 1992	26,800	23,932	2,868	10.70%	107
Nov 1992	27,356	24,575	2,781	10.17%	102
Dec 1992	27,639	25,086	2,553	9.24%	92

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	27,506	24,841	2,665	9.69%	97
Feb 1993	28,112	25,624	2,488	8.85%	89
Mar 1993	27,806	25,340	2,466	8.87%	89
Apr 1993	27,707	25,343	2,364	8.53%	85
May 1993	27,335	25,042	2,293	8.39%	84
Jun 1993	27,178	24,341	2,837	10.44%	104
Jul 1993	27,211	23,603	3,608	13.26%	133
Aug 1993	26,720	23,144	3,576	13.38%	134
Sep 1993	26,731	23,343	3,388	12.67%	127
Oct 1993	27,255	24,068	3,187	11.69%	117
Nov 1993	27,585	24,513	3,072	11.14%	111
Dec 1993	28,103	25,610	2,493	8.87%	89

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	28,302	25,584	2,718	9.60%	96
Feb 1994	28,074	25,609	2,465	8.78%	88
Mar 1994	27,614	24,998	2,616	9.47%	95
Apr 1994	28,190	25,840	2,350	8.34%	83
May 1994	28,154	26,003	2,151	7.64%	76
Jun 1994	28,146	25,336	2,810	9.98%	100
Jul 1994	27,992	24,382	3,610	12.90%	129
Aug 1994	27,977	24,281	3,696	13.21%	132
Sep 1994	28,546	24,928	3,618	12.67%	127
Oct 1994	28,442	25,470	2,972	10.45%	104
Nov 1994	29,273	26,598	2,675	9.14%	91
Dec 1994	29,542	27,432	2,110	7.14%	71

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	29,063	26,761	2,302	7.92%	79
Feb 1995	28,157	26,352	1,805	6.41%	64
Mar 1995	28,813	27,106	1,707	5.92%	59
Apr 1995	28,411	26,593	1,818	6.40%	64
May 1995	28,361	26,468	1,893	6.67%	67
Jun 1995	28,261	25,264	2,997	10.60%	106
Jul 1995	28,162	24,754	3,408	12.10%	121
Aug 1995	27,973	24,562	3,411	12.19%	122
Sep 1995	28,200	24,936	3,264	11.57%	116
Oct 1995	28,141	25,515	2,626	9.33%	93
Nov 1995	29,183	26,910	2,273	7.79%	78
Dec 1995	29,540	27,539	2,001	6.77%	68

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	29,256	27,222	2,034	6.95%	70
Feb 1996	28,655	26,597	2,058	7.18%	72
Mar 1996	28,731	26,649	2,082	7.25%	72
Apr 1996	29,062	27,237	1,825	6.28%	63
May 1996	29,191	27,285	1,906	6.53%	65
Jun 1996	28,789	26,167	2,622	9.11%	91
Jul 1996	28,135	24,696	3,439	12.22%	122
Aug 1996	27,684	24,450	3,234	11.68%	117
Sep 1996	28,015	24,829	3,186	11.37%	114
Oct 1996	28,599	25,997	2,602	9.10%	91
Nov 1996	29,008	26,536	2,472	8.52%	85
Dec 1996	29,152	27,105	2,047	7.02%	70

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	29,174	26,993	2,181	7.48%	75
Feb 1997	28,903	26,875	2,028	7.02%	70
Mar 1997	28,764	26,661	2,103	7.31%	73
Apr 1997	28,536	26,680	1,856	6.50%	65
May 1997	28,347	26,571	1,776	6.27%	63
Jun 1997	28,679	25,992	2,687	9.37%	94
Jul 1997	27,641	24,445	3,196	11.56%	116
Aug 1997	27,512	24,197	3,315	12.05%	120
Sep 1997	27,376	24,293	3,083	11.26%	113
Oct 1997	27,511	25,110	2,401	8.73%	87
Nov 1997	28,060	25,801	2,259	8.05%	81
Dec 1997	28,197	26,123	2,074	7.36%	74

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	29,219	26,927	2,292	7.84%	78
Feb 1998	29,400	27,368	2,032	6.91%	69
Mar 1998	29,784	27,720	2,064	6.93%	69
Apr 1998	28,616	26,912	1,704	5.95%	60
May 1998	29,375	27,705	1,670	5.69%	57
Jun 1998	30,081	27,542	2,539	8.44%	84
Jul 1998	27,201	24,155	3,046	11.20%	112
Aug 1998	27,092	23,920	3,172	11.71%	117
Sep 1998	27,118	24,109	3,009	11.10%	111
Oct 1998	27,276	24,605	2,671	9.79%	98
Nov 1998	27,742	25,308	2,434	8.77%	88
Dec 1998	28,334	26,423	1,911	6.74%	67

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	27,562	25,581	1,981	7.19%	72
Feb 1999	27,576	25,716	1,860	6.74%	67
Mar 1999	27,661	26,008	1,653	5.98%	60
Apr 1999	27,013	25,511	1,502	5.56%	56
May 1999	26,897	25,536	1,361	5.06%	51
Jun 1999	26,715	24,830	1,885	7.06%	71
Jul 1999	26,704	24,279	2,425	9.08%	91
Aug 1999	26,686	24,174	2,512	9.41%	94
Sep 1999	26,750	24,298	2,452	9.17%	92
Oct 1999	26,599	24,578	2,021	7.60%	76
Nov 1999	27,216	25,287	1,929	7.09%	71
Dec 1999	27,377	25,909	1,468	5.36%	54

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	33,430	31,915	1,515	4.53%	45
Feb 2000	33,313	31,905	1,408	4.23%	42
Mar 2000	33,200	31,817	1,383	4.17%	42
Apr 2000	33,447	32,177	1,270	3.80%	38
May 2000	33,557	32,220	1,337	3.98%	40
Jun 2000	33,440	31,811	1,629	4.87%	49
Jul 2000	32,453	30,621	1,832	5.65%	56
Aug 2000	31,912	29,867	2,045	6.41%	64
Sep 2000	31,885	29,927	1,958	6.14%	61
Oct 2000	33,064	31,378	1,686	5.10%	51
Nov 2000	33,863	32,301	1,562	4.61%	46
Dec 2000	34,523	33,107	1,416	4.10%	41

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	35,143	33,553	1,590	4.52%	45
Feb 2001	34,994	33,516	1,478	4.22%	42
Mar 2001	34,986	33,510	1,476	4.22%	42
Apr 2001	34,472	33,030	1,442	4.18%	42
May 2001	34,448	33,109	1,339	3.89%	39
Jun 2001	34,216	32,488	1,728	5.05%	51
Jul 2001	32,996	31,080	1,916	5.81%	58
Aug 2001	33,275	31,168	2,107	6.33%	63
Sep 2001	33,464	31,596	1,868	5.58%	56
Oct 2001	33,481	31,219	2,262	6.76%	68
Nov 2001	34,797	32,752	2,045	5.88%	59
Dec 2001	35,511	33,573	1,938	5.46%	55

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	36,597	34,453	2,144	5.86%	59
Feb 2002	36,754	34,752	2,002	5.45%	54
Mar 2002	37,389	35,497	1,892	5.06%	51
Apr 2002	37,286	35,455	1,831	4.91%	49
May 2002	36,732	34,885	1,847	5.03%	50
Jun 2002	35,667	33,328	2,339	6.56%	66
Jul 2002	34,300	31,697	2,603	7.59%	76
Aug 2002	34,575	31,875	2,700	7.81%	78
Sep 2002	34,769	32,234	2,535	7.29%	73
Oct 2002	35,764	33,463	2,301	6.43%	64
Nov 2002	37,476	35,242	2,234	5.96%	60
Dec 2002	38,033	35,936	2,097	5.51%	55

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	38,901	36,691	2,210	5.68%	57
Feb 2003	38,837	36,783	2,054	5.29%	53
Mar 2003	39,016	37,095	1,921	4.92%	49
Apr 2003	39,758	37,924	1,834	4.61%	46
May 2003	39,215	37,328	1,887	4.81%	48
Jun 2003	38,257	35,861	2,396	6.26%	63
Jul 2003	36,493	34,018	2,475	6.78%	68
Aug 2003	35,339	32,866	2,473	7.00%	70
Sep 2003	35,206	32,861	2,345	6.66%	67
Oct 2003	36,695	34,616	2,079	5.67%	57
Nov 2003	38,662	36,689	1,973	5.10%	51
Dec 2003	38,452	36,735	1,717	4.47%	45

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	39,246	37,405	1,841	4.69%	47
Feb 2004	38,246	36,523	1,723	4.51%	45
Mar 2004	38,432	36,665	1,767	4.60%	46
Apr 2004	38,561	36,948	1,613	4.18%	42
May 2004	39,014	37,364	1,650	4.23%	42
Jun 2004	39,041	37,001	2,040	5.23%	52
Jul 2004	36,195	33,898	2,297	6.35%	63
Aug 2004	35,713	33,442	2,271	6.36%	64
Sep 2004	35,654	33,493	2,161	6.06%	61
Oct 2004	36,185	34,129	2,056	5.68%	57
Nov 2004	36,896	34,857	2,039	5.53%	55
Dec 2004	37,790	36,028	1,762	4.66%	47

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	40,193	38,384	1,809	4.50%	45
Feb 2005	40,045	38,300	1,745	4.36%	44
Mar 2005	40,170	38,567	1,603	3.99%	40
Apr 2005	39,887	38,428	1,459	3.66%	37
May 2005	39,923	38,484	1,439	3.60%	36
Jun 2005	38,820	37,117	1,703	4.39%	44
Jul 2005	37,958	36,099	1,859	4.90%	49
Aug 2005	38,113	36,241	1,872	4.91%	49
Sep 2005	38,223	36,350	1,873	4.90%	49
Oct 2005	38,456	36,752	1,704	4.43%	44
Nov 2005	38,611	36,954	1,657	4.29%	43
Dec 2005	39,535	38,205	1,330	3.36%	34

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	40,621	39,199	1,422	3.50%	35
Feb 2006	40,831	39,444	1,387	3.40%	34
Mar 2006	41,096	39,791	1,305	3.18%	32
Apr 2006	41,256	40,020	1,236	3.00%	30
May 2006	41,064	39,770	1,294	3.15%	32
Jun 2006	40,380	38,762	1,618	4.01%	40
Jul 2006	39,538	37,701	1,837	4.65%	46
Aug 2006	39,129	37,265	1,864	4.76%	48
Sep 2006	38,777	36,969	1,808	4.66%	47
Oct 2006	38,828	37,203	1,625	4.19%	42
Nov 2006	39,406	37,712	1,694	4.30%	43
Dec 2006	39,770	38,337	1,433	3.60%	36

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	40,336	38,688	1,648	4.09%	41
Feb 2007	40,200	38,650	1,550	3.86%	39
Mar 2007	40,565	39,072	1,493	3.68%	37
Apr 2007	40,602	39,162	1,440	3.55%	35
May 2007	40,848	39,345	1,503	3.68%	37
Jun 2007	40,353	38,395	1,958	4.85%	49
Jul 2007	39,829	37,584	2,245	5.64%	56
Aug 2007	39,693	37,378	2,315	5.83%	58
Sep 2007	39,915	37,599	2,316	5.80%	58
Oct 2007	39,897	37,660	2,237	5.61%	56
Nov 2007	40,598	38,333	2,265	5.58%	56
Dec 2007	41,246	39,058	2,188	5.30%	53

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	42,350	40,132	2,218	5.24%	52
Feb 2008	42,098	39,994	2,104	5.00%	50
Mar 2008	42,462	40,271	2,191	5.16%	52
Apr 2008	42,216	40,090	2,126	5.04%	50
May 2008	42,546	40,115	2,431	5.71%	57
Jun 2008	41,488	38,825	2,663	6.42%	64
Jul 2008	41,334	38,092	3,242	7.84%	78
Aug 2008	42,086	38,617	3,469	8.24%	82
Sep 2008	41,999	38,534	3,465	8.25%	83
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

Highlands County Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	5,218	15.78%
2.	Construction	3,850	11.64%
3.	Public Administration	2,228	6.74%
4.	Accommodation and Food Services	1,796	5.43%
5.	Health Care	1,712	5.18%
6.	Food and Beverage Stores	1,480	4.47%
7.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	1,418	4.29%
8.	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	1,242	3.76%
9.	Repair and Maintenance	1,142	3.45%
10.	Educational Services	1,120	3.39%
11.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	1,006	3.04%
12.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	696	2.10%
13.	Truck Transportation	672	2.03%
14.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	582	1.76%
15.	Publishing / Movie / Sound Recording Industries	548	1.66%
16.	Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies	534	1.61%
17.	Department and Other General Stores	518	1.57%
18.	Finance and Insurance	508	1.54%
19.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	506	1.53%
20.	Groceries and Related Products, Wholesale	472	1.43%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Health Care	5,224	19.33%
2.	Educational Services	3,440	12.73%
3.	Accommodation and Food Services	2,354	8.71%
4.	Public Administration	1,724	6.38%
5.	Finance and Insurance	1,288	4.77%
6.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	1,098	4.06%
7.	Department and Other General Stores	1,016	3.76%
8.	Food and Beverage Stores	998	3.69%
9.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	962	3.56%
10.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	858	3.17%
11.	Social Assistance	748	2.77%
12.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	654	2.42%
13.	Personal and Laundry Services	604	2.23%
14.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	510	1.89%
15.	Construction	428	1.58%
16.	Pharmacies and Drug Stores	310	1.15%
17.	Used Merchandise / Gift / Misc. Stores	282	1.04%
18.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	276	1.02%
19.	Private Household Services	276	1.02%
20.	U.S. Postal Service	262	0.97%

Highlands County Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Agricultural Workers	4,044	12.23%
2.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	1,936	5.85%
3.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	1,830	5.53%
4.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	1,574	4.76%
5.	Other Management Occupations	1,456	4.40%
6.	Vehicle Mechanics	1,386	4.19%
7.	Other Installation / Maintenance	1,258	3.80%
8.	Law Enforcement Workers	1,212	3.66%
9.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	984	2.98%
10.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	968	2.93%
11.	Other Construction Trades	926	2.80%
12.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	894	2.70%
13.	Other Production Occupations	834	2.52%
14.	Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact	684	2.07%
15.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	608	1.84%
16.	Supervisors / Construction and Extract	602	1.82%
17.	Carpenters	562	1.70%
18.	Farmers and Farm Managers	534	1.61%
19.	Metal Workers and Plastic Workers	514	1.55%
20.	Other Food Preparation and Servers	472	1.43%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Secretaries and Admins	1,866	6.90%
2.	Other Office and Admin Support	1,566	5.79%
3.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	1,526	5.65%
4.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	1,290	4.77%
5.	Registered Nurses	1,162	4.30%
6.	Cashiers	1,088	4.03%
7.	Health Technologists and Technicians	1,010	3.74%
8.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	914	3.38%
9.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	906	3.35%
10.	Other Management Occupations	870	3.22%
11.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	772	2.86%
12.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	756	2.80%
13.	Agricultural Workers	740	2.74%
14.	Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health	692	2.56%
15.	Waiters and Waitresses	688	2.55%
16.	Financial Clerks, Non-bookkeeping	672	2.49%
17.	Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing	670	2.48%
18.	Other Healthcare Support	530	1.96%
19.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	530	1.96%
20.	Child Care Workers	524	1.94%

Highlands County Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	53,008	36.56%
15-35 hours	12,691	8.75%
1-14 hours	3,043	2.10%
No regular hours	76,266	52.59%

Highlands County Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	1,992	3.47%
5 AM-5:29 AM	1,744	3.04%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	2,919	5.09%
6 AM-6:29 AM	5,868	10.23%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	6,726	11.73%
7 AM-7:29 AM	9,231	16.10%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	9,941	17.34%
8 AM-8:29 AM	5,821	10.15%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	2,058	3.59%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	2,694	4.70%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	1,170	2.04%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	588	1.03%
Noon-3:59 PM	2,995	5.22%
4 PM-11:59 PM	3,586	6.25%

Highlands County Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	2,059	3.59%
5-9	6,957	12.13%
10-14	11,530	20.11%
15-19	11,810	20.60%
20-24	8,532	14.88%
25-29	2,355	4.11%
30-34	6,421	11.20%
35-39	776	1.35%
40-44	960	1.67%
45-59	2,207	3.85%
60-89	1,648	2.87%
At least 90	2,078	3.62%

Highlands County Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	134	0.23%	43,109	75.19%
30-44	216	0.38%	7,941	13.85%
45-59	48	0.08%	2,159	3.77%
At least 60	292	0.51%	3,434	5.99%

Highlands County Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	122	0.21%
Car / truck / van, carpool	11,339	19.26%
Car / truck / van, solo	43,580	74.02%
Motorcycle	72	0.12%
Other	512	0.87%
Public transportation	690	1.17%
Walked	1,018	1.73%
Worked at home	1,541	2.62%

Highlands County Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Highlands County Family Information Back to top
: 75,010 (172,074 people)
: 52,032 (141,064 people)
: 11,931
: 87,778
Highlands County Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	8,745	11.63%
$10,000-$14,999	7,207	9.59%
$15,000-$19,999	7,164	9.53%
$20,000-$24,999	7,558	10.05%
$25,000-$29,999	6,662	8.86%
$30,000-$34,999	6,349	8.45%
$35,000-$39,999	5,512	7.33%
$40,000-$44,999	4,564	6.07%
$45,000-$49,999	3,528	4.69%
$50,000-$59,999	5,528	7.35%
$60,000-$74,999	4,829	6.42%
$75,000-$99,999	3,926	5.22%
$100,000-$124,999	1,584	2.11%
$125,000-$149,999	734	0.98%
$150,000-$199,999	510	0.68%
$200,000 or more	770	1.02%

Highlands County Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	9,844	26.27%
Family, 2 people	16,107	42.99%
Nonfamily, 2 people	1,448	3.86%
Family, 3 people	4,012	10.71%
Nonfamily, 3 people	148	0.39%
Family, 4 people	3,091	8.25%
Nonfamily, 4 people	89	0.24%
Family, 5 people	1,504	4.01%
Nonfamily, 5 people	45	0.12%
Family, 6 people	637	1.70%
Nonfamily, 6 people	34	0.09%
Family, 7 or more people	443	1.18%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	69	0.18%

Highlands County Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	41,209	20.37%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	31,708	15.67%
Public Assistance	2,058	1.02%
Retirement	24,470	12.09%
Self Employment	6,679	3.30%
Social Security	40,526	20.03%
Supplemental Security	3,974	1.96%
Wage / Salary	39,148	19.35%
Other	12,557	6.21%

Highlands County Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	33,055	75.58%
With children under 18	10,678	24.42%

Highlands County Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	6,286	8.86%
Married	48,479	68.30%
Never Married	13,188	18.58%
Widowed	3,024	4.26%

Highlands County Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	6,672	8.76%
Married	46,888	61.56%
Never Married	9,640	12.66%
Widowed	12,972	17.03%

Highlands County Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Highlands County Education Information Back to top
Highlands County Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	12,443	8.80%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	25,376	17.95%
High school diploma or equivalent	48,813	34.53%
Some college, no degree	30,215	21.37%
Associate degree	6,616	4.68%
Bachelors degree	11,078	7.84%
Graduate or professional degree	6,816	4.82%

Highlands County Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	1,380	1.58%	1,152	1.32%	2,532	2.90%
Kindergarten	1,944	2.23%	200	0.23%	2,144	2.45%
Grades 1-4	7,232	8.28%	442	0.51%	7,674	8.78%
Grades 5-8	7,333	8.39%	504	0.58%	7,837	8.97%
Grades 9-12	6,817	7.80%	430	0.49%	7,247	8.29%
Undergrad college	2,958	3.39%	644	0.74%	3,602	4.12%
Graduate or professional school	392	0.45%	166	0.19%	558	0.64%
Total	28,056	32.11%	3,538	4.05%	31,594	36.16%

Highlands County Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Highlands County Business Information Back to top
: $737,104,000
: $63,160,000
: $227,144
: 22,505
Highlands County Businesses Changes By Year

Year - Type	Business Births	Business Deaths	Business Expansions	Business Contractions	Stable Businesses
1999 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
1999 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	9	18	21	15	24
1999 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	1	3	6	4	6
1999 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	2	6	9	4	5
1999 - Construction	23	25	52	36	62
1999 - Educational Services	0	0	1	2	3
1999 - Finance & Insurance	8	6	17	15	41
1999 - Health Care & Social Assistance	28	23	49	50	90
1999 - Information	5	3	6	4	5
1999 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	2	1	0	1	3
1999 - Manufacturing	5	4	15	16	18
1999 - Mining	0	0	0	1	1
1999 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	16	13	44	45	93
1999 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	9	3	29	26	47
1999 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	10	8	15	16	25
1999 - Retail Trade	34	35	81	89	120
1999 - Transportation & Warehousing	1	9	7	4	15
1999 - Unclassified	6	5	0	0	0
1999 - Utilities	1	1	6	2	5
1999 - Wholesale Trade	4	8	29	14	25
1999 - Total	164	171	387	344	588
2000 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2000 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	8	15	16	20	19
2000 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	3	2	6	5	4
2000 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	3	1	6	7	6
2000 - Construction	23	30	47	40	55
2000 - Educational Services	0	0	5	0	1
2000 - Finance & Insurance	5	6	17	22	36
2000 - Health Care & Social Assistance	26	28	79	47	64
2000 - Information	3	3	5	6	6
2000 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	1	0	3	2	1
2000 - Manufacturing	5	9	13	11	20
2000 - Mining	0	0	1	0	1
2000 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	21	22	53	42	81
2000 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	9	13	27	16	55
2000 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	4	10	16	12	31
2000 - Retail Trade	35	38	99	84	104
2000 - Transportation & Warehousing	3	1	9	6	12
2000 - Unclassified	6	2	1	0	1
2000 - Utilities	1	0	5	5	4
2000 - Wholesale Trade	8	7	14	15	37
2000 - Total	164	187	422	340	538
2001 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2001 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	16	7	17	13	27
2001 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	8	5	3	4	9
2001 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	1	10	5	6
2001 - Construction	19	29	41	43	56
2001 - Educational Services	1	0	1	3	2
2001 - Finance & Insurance	9	14	24	14	28
2001 - Health Care & Social Assistance	20	36	67	48	66
2001 - Information	6	6	1	3	15
2001 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	1	0	3	2	1
2001 - Manufacturing	3	11	12	14	12
2001 - Mining	0	1	1	0	0
2001 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	17	15	62	40	80
2001 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	12	18	26	20	44
2001 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	16	6	20	9	27
2001 - Retail Trade	43	43	89	84	102
2001 - Transportation & Warehousing	7	4	7	8	11
2001 - Unclassified	8	6	1	0	1
2001 - Utilities	0	1	4	5	5
2001 - Wholesale Trade	8	6	15	19	33
2001 - Total	194	209	404	334	525
2002 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2002 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	19	15	15	17	25
2002 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	1	5	4	6	10
2002 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	3	1	8	8	3
2002 - Construction	18	21	48	40	56
2002 - Educational Services	1	1	2	2	2
2002 - Finance & Insurance	20	3	18	18	37
2002 - Health Care & Social Assistance	40	20	71	43	67
2002 - Information	3	4	3	9	9
2002 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	3	2	2
2002 - Manufacturing	5	4	7	14	17
2002 - Mining	0	1	0	0	0
2002 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	20	19	50	48	81
2002 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	16	14	34	18	38
2002 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	4	7	15	18	31
2002 - Retail Trade	37	26	97	87	111
2002 - Transportation & Warehousing	2	5	3	12	14
2002 - Unclassified	2	4	0	0	1
2002 - Utilities	3	1	4	5	4
2002 - Wholesale Trade	5	12	20	11	30
2002 - Total	199	163	402	358	538
2003 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2003 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	21	12	18	12	37
2003 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	1	5	4	5	7
2003 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	5	0	8	5	9
2003 - Construction	36	28	45	34	48
2003 - Educational Services	4	1	2	1	4
2003 - Finance & Insurance	12	8	26	28	32
2003 - Health Care & Social Assistance	28	9	90	63	66
2003 - Information	1	1	6	5	14
2003 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	1	3	2	1
2003 - Manufacturing	5	3	13	15	14
2003 - Mining	1	0	0	0	0
2003 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	20	14	47	43	94
2003 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	13	9	26	23	49
2003 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	10	8	22	15	26
2003 - Retail Trade	29	36	106	85	105
2003 - Transportation & Warehousing	12	6	10	3	11
2003 - Unclassified	3	3	0	0	0
2003 - Utilities	0	1	6	3	5
2003 - Wholesale Trade	4	4	18	18	34
2003 - Total	205	149	450	360	556
2004 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2004 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	21	12	22	20	36
2004 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	1	2	5	3	7
2004 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	4	2	10	11	7
2004 - Construction	64	17	60	36	50
2004 - Educational Services	0	2	5	0	5
2004 - Finance & Insurance	10	7	26	20	44
2004 - Health Care & Social Assistance	23	9	92	57	92
2004 - Information	1	4	4	9	9
2004 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	1	0	3	0	2
2004 - Manufacturing	2	8	11	14	14
2004 - Mining	0	0	1	0	1
2004 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	11	19	49	47	85
2004 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	12	5	34	23	49
2004 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	10	10	15	14	34
2004 - Retail Trade	27	34	95	84	117
2004 - Transportation & Warehousing	6	4	8	11	13
2004 - Unclassified	2	2	0	1	0
2004 - Utilities	0	0	6	3	5
2004 - Wholesale Trade	7	2	24	10	31
2004 - Total	202	139	470	363	601
2005 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2005 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	20	18	23	19	41
2005 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	2	0	6	3	8
2005 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	9	3	6	12	10
2005 - Construction	64	31	74	31	76
2005 - Educational Services	1	0	5	1	3
2005 - Finance & Insurance	14	16	29	13	44
2005 - Health Care & Social Assistance	20	16	80	72	97
2005 - Information	1	1	6	8	7
2005 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	1	3	1	1
2005 - Manufacturing	1	2	16	15	11
2005 - Mining	0	0	1	0	1
2005 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	22	16	44	42	90
2005 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	18	9	34	22	53
2005 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	26	6	18	7	42
2005 - Retail Trade	30	26	106	81	108
2005 - Transportation & Warehousing	10	6	6	12	17
2005 - Unclassified	2	0	1	0	1
2005 - Utilities	2	0	2	4	6
2005 - Wholesale Trade	10	9	17	15	27
2005 - Total	252	160	477	358	643

Wholesale Trade Business Lawyers provide services for corporations, LLCs, partnerships, contracts, franchising and business litigation. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Highlands County Public Benefits Information Back to top
Highlands County Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999

Above/Below	Population	Percent
At Or Above Poverty Level	145,903	84.80%
Below Poverty Level	26,143	15.20%

Highlands County Government Finances By Year

Year	Property Taxes	Other Taxes	Intergov. Revenue	Utility Revenue	Employee Retirement Revenue	Other Revenue	Total Revenue	Salaries & Wages	Total Debt	Total Cash & Securities
1970	$937	$10	$402	$0	$0	$176	$1,515	$496	$2,549	$1,231
1971	$984	$10	$423	$0	$0	$185	$1,592	$521	$2,676	$1,293
1972	$1,213	$114	$557	$0	$0	$269	$2,039	$706	$1,902	$1,533
1973	$1,220	$178	$1,636	$0	$0	$299	$3,155	$1,077	$2,715	$1,912
1974	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1975	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1976	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1977	$2,841	$252	$2,229	$0	$0	$854	$5,924	$3,680	$3,455	$2,370
1978	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1979	$3,562	$367	$3,252	$0	$0	$1,133	$7,947	$4,523	$3,429	$2,405
1980	$3,749	$434	$3,117	$0	$0	$1,454	$8,320	$4,600	$3,255	$2,924
1981	$4,075	$432	$2,931	$0	$0	$1,705	$8,711	$5,066	$3,195	$2,813
1982	$4,457	$573	$3,130	$0	$0	$2,100	$9,687	$4,634	$3,130	$3,616
1983	$6,516	$394	$3,412	$0	$0	$3,071	$12,999	$5,384	$8,755	$4,307
1984	$6,868	$351	$3,810	$0	$0	$6,355	$17,033	$7,140	$13,280	$6,063
1985	$6,841	$1,070	$4,078	$0	$0	$7,838	$18,757	$8,324	$43,560	$7,605
1986	$7,438	$1,756	$4,913	$0	$0	$10,812	$23,163	$9,486	$46,028	$9,156
1987	$7,841	$2,124	$4,656	$0	$0	$11,119	$23,616	$10,550	$45,495	$10,720
1988	$8,436	$2,920	$4,913	$285	$0	$11,947	$25,581	$11,619	$42,308	$35,285
1989	$10,513	$4,256	$6,078	$326	$0	$14,414	$31,331	$13,206	$39,603	$36,622
1990	$9,863	$4,543	$7,071	$414	$0	$14,983	$32,331	$10,718	$45,502	$46,502
1991	$13,357	$5,361	$7,142	$282	$0	$19,438	$40,219	$11,254	$44,807	$54,680
1992	$13,975	$5,630	$6,852	$399	$0	$17,104	$38,330	$13,010	$42,768	$46,425
1993	$16,074	$6,303	$7,910	$359	$0	$15,587	$39,930	$13,010	$33,161	$44,832
1994	$15,836	$6,596	$7,521	$377	$0	$16,246	$39,980	$13,660	$31,321	$50,995
1995	$17,595	$7,683	$8,987	$400	$0	$16,780	$43,762	$13,722	$35,142	$51,654
1996	$18,330	$8,307	$9,083	$409	$0	$18,177	$45,999	$14,024	$34,338	$51,094
1997	$19,181	$8,437	$8,948	$332	$0	$16,364	$44,825	$164,546	$34,141	$52,147
1998	$19,563	$8,897	$10,580	$334	$0	$21,224	$51,701	$25,228	$106,267	$120,121
1999	$20,743	$9,421	$12,300	$268	$0	$22,413	$55,724	$26,489	$103,585	$120,424
2000	$20,847	$9,901	$12,143	$343	$0	$22,101	$55,434	$28,761	$101,760	$120,695
2001	$21,945	$10,170	$12,832	$344	$0	$24,648	$59,769	$30,342	$99,325	$119,842
2002	$23,600	$10,592	$15,136	$403	$0	$25,525	$64,664	$29,667	$97,864	$119,771
2003	$24,292	$11,183	$15,154	$400	$0	$25,731	$65,577	$30,317	$145,844	$144,744

Year	Education	Financial Control	Public Buildings	Public Health	Transportation	Parks & Recreation	Total Expenses
Year	Protective Services	Welfare	Interest On General Debt	Utilities	Employee Retirement	Other	Total Expenses
1970	$55	$394	$152	$48	$825	$12	$2,095
1970	$210	$71	$42	$0	$0	$286	$2,095
1971	$58	$413	$160	$50	$866	$13	$2,200
1971	$221	$74	$44	$0	$0	$301	$2,200
1972	$0	$562	$91	$12	$814	$1	$2,235
1972	$262	$105	$130	$0	$0	$258	$2,235
1973	$0	$675	$391	$47	$672	$0	$2,698
1973	$454	$108	$128	$0	$0	$223	$2,698
1974	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1974	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1975	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1975	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1976	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1976	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1977	$0	$1,423	$236	$101	$1,754	$83	$5,861
1977	$960	$215	$208	$0	$0	$881	$5,861
1978	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1978	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1979	$2	$1,611	$477	$200	$2,542	$36	$8,103
1979	$1,401	$282	$196	$0	$0	$1,356	$8,103
1980	$0	$1,983	$215	$241	$2,495	$50	$8,475
1980	$1,466	$346	$189	$0	$0	$1,490	$8,475
1981	$0	$1,730	$0	$322	$2,790	$32	$9,425
1981	$1,594	$310	$186	$0	$0	$2,461	$9,425
1982	$0	$1,796	$0	$417	$3,565	$40	$10,762
1982	$1,940	$295	$182	$0	$0	$2,527	$10,762
1983	$0	$2,045	$0	$543	$3,721	$34	$11,110
1983	$2,283	$285	$172	$0	$0	$2,027	$11,110
1984	$0	$2,936	$0	$630	$4,128	$33	$13,646
1984	$1,802	$304	$133	$0	$0	$3,680	$13,646
1985	$0	$2,905	$0	$693	$3,804	$36	$16,757
1985	$1,883	$321	$764	$0	$0	$6,351	$16,757
1986	$0	$3,215	$0	$850	$4,441	$37	$24,026
1986	$1,980	$306	$4,638	$0	$0	$8,559	$24,026
1987	$0	$3,615	$0	$933	$3,983	$80	$26,040
1987	$2,103	$389	$4,871	$0	$0	$10,066	$26,040
1988	$0	$4,276	$0	$1,056	$4,754	$1,924	$26,402
1988	$2,307	$305	$4,613	$212	$0	$6,955	$26,402
1989	$0	$4,703	$0	$1,217	$4,682	$2,061	$29,289
1989	$2,550	$505	$4,574	$432	$0	$8,565	$29,289
1990	$0	$5,681	$1,336	$3,130	$6,605	$1,944	$36,487
1990	$2,952	$527	$4,728	$687	$0	$8,897	$36,487
1991	$0	$5,947	$0	$3,443	$12,887	$1,921	$42,098
1991	$3,667	$509	$4,513	$443	$0	$8,768	$42,098
1992	$0	$6,540	$0	$3,125	$13,709	$2,655	$47,547
1992	$4,237	$674	$3,584	$553	$0	$12,470	$47,547
1993	$0	$7,806	$0	$987	$9,901	$1,919	$49,933
1993	$5,323	$764	$3,400	$349	$0	$19,484	$49,933
1994	$0	$6,875	$0	$3,613	$6,800	$1,958	$43,185
1994	$5,613	$745	$3,061	$336	$0	$14,184	$43,185
1995	$0	$8,062	$0	$3,767	$9,222	$2,090	$48,919
1995	$6,233	$789	$3,093	$464	$0	$15,199	$48,919
1996	$0	$8,634	$0	$3,770	$8,717	$1,864	$53,921
1996	$6,598	$933	$2,025	$556	$0	$20,824	$53,921
1997	$0	$9,121	$0	$3,611	$8,435	$503	$50,749
1997	$7,061	$971	$2,405	$325	$0	$18,317	$50,749
1998	$0	$15,418	$1,024	$3,639	$9,007	$554	$65,383
1998	$7,110	$1,020	$7,131	$1,202	$0	$19,278	$65,383
1999	$0	$10,784	$1,222	$4,196	$9,180	$936	$62,226
1999	$7,833	$849	$7,339	$696	$0	$19,191	$62,226
2000	$0	$11,331	$1,231	$4,681	$8,306	$725	$64,463
2000	$8,518	$978	$7,112	$367	$0	$21,214	$64,463
2001	$0	$11,927	$1,313	$5,374	$9,271	$1,048	$69,079
2001	$8,634	$1,102	$7,067	$401	$0	$22,942	$69,079
2002	$0	$12,340	$1,255	$5,541	$14,053	$1,387	$77,651
2002	$9,049	$1,092	$7,712	$454	$0	$24,768	$77,651
2003	$0	$13,159	$1,260	$4,896	$13,145	$1,505	$76,341
2003	$9,814	$985	$6,776	$427	$0	$24,374	$76,341

Highlands County Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Highlands County Criminal Information Back to top
: 290

Highlands County Criminal Lawyers represent defendants in municipal, state and federal criminal proceedings. These lawyers commonly handle cases involving DUI/DWI (drunk driving), drug possession, gun crimes, traffic tickets, violent crimes, sex crimes, theft offenses and white collar crimes. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Highlands County Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
: 52,000
Highlands County Population By Age

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	8,820	10.10%
10-19 Years	9,725	11.13%
20-29 Years	7,349	8.41%
30-39 Years	8,440	9.66%
40-49 Years	9,306	10.65%
50-59 Years	9,238	10.57%
60-69 Years	12,637	14.46%
70-79 Years	14,888	17.04%
80-89 Years	6,089	6.97%
90+ Years	874	1.00%

Highlands County Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	42,600	48.76%
Female	44,766	51.24%

Highlands County Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
Caucasian	66,814	76.48%
Hispanic/Latino	10,542	12.07%
African-American	7,925	9.07%
Asian	881	1.01%
Multiracial	772	0.88%
Amerindian	308	0.35%
Other Race	104	0.12%
Pacific Islander	20	0.02%

Highlands County Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	German	25,494	19.53%
2.	English	21,938	16.80%
3.	United States Or American	19,585	15.00%
4.	Irish	19,179	14.69%
5.	Italian	6,246	4.78%
6.	French Non-Basque	5,232	4.01%
7.	Scottish	3,788	2.90%
8.	Scotch Irish	3,554	2.72%
9.	Polish	3,472	2.66%
10.	Dutch	3,191	2.44%

Highlands County Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	142,927	86.17%
2.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	17,942	10.82%
3.	German	917	0.55%
4.	French	780	0.47%
5.	Tagalog	688	0.41%
6.	French Creole	570	0.34%
7.	Other West Germanic	236	0.14%
8.	Arabic	232	0.14%
9.	Chinese	216	0.13%
10.	Italian	200	0.12%

Highlands County Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	159,247	90.96%
Naturalized immigrant	5,595	3.20%
Not a citizen	10,234	5.85%

Highlands County Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Highlands County Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Highlands County Cities Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Avon Park	Placid Lakes	Venus
Lake Placid	Sebring
Lorida	Sylvan Shores

Highlands County Zip Codes Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

33825	33862	33875
33826	33870	33876
33852	33871	33960
33857	33872

Sebring (37,373)	Placid Lakes (3,054)	Lorida
Avon Park (27,500)	Sylvan Shores (2,424)
Lake Placid (17,015)	Venus