Highlands, NC (North Carolina) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 951 (Urban population: 0, Rural population: 951 (all nonfarm))

Highlands, North Carolina Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 1,674 (447 occupied: 339 owner occupied, 108 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	24%
State:	31%

Housing density: 276 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2008 in this state: $234,799.

Median contract rent in 2008: $553 (lower quartile is $486, upper quartile is $649)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2008: $686

Median gross rent in Highlands, NC in 2008: $669

Housing units in Highlands with a mortgage: 135 (5 second mortgage, 25 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 140

Highlands,NC index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $375,111 (it was $221,800 in 2000)

Highlands:	$375,111
North Carolina:	$154,500

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $183,825 - $500,045

Mean price in 2008:

Detached houses: $468,008
Here: $468,008
State: $225,597

Townhouses or other attached units: $334,313
Here: $334,313
State: $186,430

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $744,518
Here: $744,518
State: $152,636

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $360,705
Here: $360,705
State: $181,518

Mobile homes: $176,000
Here: $176,000
State: $45,354

Household type by relationship

Households: 901

In family households: 673 (174 male householders, 66 female householders)
215 spouses, 171 children (153 natural, 3 adopted, 15 stepchildren), 7 grandchildren, 15 brothers or sisters, 12 parents, 6 other relatives, 7 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 228 (82 male householders (66 living alone)), 124 female householders (117 living alone)), 22 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 129 2-persons, 50 3-persons, 43 4-persons, 18 5-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 183 1-person, 23 2-persons.

107 married couples with children.
28 single-parent households (3 men, 25 women).

95.6% of residents of Highlands speak English at home.
3.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (58% speak English very well, 42% speak English not well).
0.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).

Foreign born population: 25 (2.8%)
(40.0% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.0
State:	5.9

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.0
State:	4.3

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Highlands, North Carolina:
	1 room: 2 2 rooms: 5 3 rooms: 10 4 rooms: 36 5 rooms: 82 6 rooms: 70 7 rooms: 51 8 rooms: 35 9 or more rooms: 48

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Highlands, North Carolina:
	1 room: 6 2 rooms: 10 3 rooms: 22 4 rooms: 30 5 rooms: 24 6 rooms: 2 7 rooms: 9 8 rooms: 5 9 or more rooms: 0

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 55
1995 to 1998: 214
1990 to 1994: 113
1980 to 1989: 362
1970 to 1979: 298
1960 to 1969: 107
1950 to 1959: 158
1940 to 1949: 100
1939 or earlier: 267

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Highlands:
	no bedroom: 2 1 bedroom: 8 2 bedrooms: 95 3 bedrooms: 175 4 bedrooms: 37 5 or more bedrooms: 22

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Highlands:
	no bedroom: 6 1 bedroom: 29 2 bedrooms: 48 3 bedrooms: 18 4 bedrooms: 5 5 or more bedrooms: 2

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Highlands in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 16 1 vehicle: 131 2 vehicles: 128 3 vehicles: 44 4 vehicles: 16 5 or more vehicles: 4

Cars and other vehicles available in Highlands in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 9 1 vehicle: 68 2 vehicles: 25 3 vehicles: 4 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 2

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2008 in Highlands, NC:

Less than $10,000: 0
$10,000 to $14,999: 0
$15,000 to $19,999: 0
$20,000 to $24,999: 0
$25,000 to $29,999: 0
$30,000 to $34,999: 0
$35,000 to $39,999: 0
$40,000 to $49,999: 2
$50,000 to $59,999: 0
$60,000 to $69,999: 0
$70,000 to $79,999: 0
$80,000 to $89,999: 0
$90,000 to $99,999: 0
$100,000 to $124,999: 2
$125,000 to $149,999: 13
$150,000 to $174,999: 13
$175,000 to $199,999: 16
$200,000 to $249,999: 46
$250,000 to $299,999: 46
$300,000 to $399,999: 68
$400,000 to $499,999: 55
$500,000 to $749,999: 44
$750,000 to $999,999: 19
$1,000,000 or more: 30

Highlands rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Highlands:

Less than $100: 4 people
$100 to $149: 1
$150 to $199: 0
$200 to $249: 0
$250 to $299: 0
$300 to $349: 4
$350 to $399: 6
$400 to $449: 5
$450 to $499: 12
$500 to $549: 15
$550 to $599: 9
$600 to $649: 8
$650 to $699: 16
$700 to $749: 2
$750 to $799: 4
$800 to $899: 6
$900 to $999: 2
$1,000 to $1,249: 1
$1,250 to $1,499: 2
$1,500 to $1,999: 1
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 14

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 7 1990 to 1994: 3 1985 to 1989: 2 1980 to 1984: 3 1975 to 1979: 0 1970 to 1974: 5 1970 to 1974: 0 1965 to 1969: 5

Highlands, NC Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 92.1%
Number of people working at home: 33 (6.9% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 101
5 to 9 minutes: 193
10 to 14 minutes: 53
15 to 19 minutes: 35
20 to 24 minutes: 13
25 to 29 minutes: 7
30 to 34 minutes: 18
35 to 39 minutes: 2
40 to 44 minutes: 2
45 to 59 minutes: 12
60 to 89 minutes: 2
90 or more minutes: 10

Highlands mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 368 (77%)
Carpooled: 31 (6%)
Motorcycle: 2 (0%)
Walked: 30 (6%)
Other means: 17 (4%)
Worked at home: 33 (7%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 53
$10,000 to $14,999: 29
$15,000 to $19,999: 41
$20,000 to $24,999: 46
$25,000 to $29,999: 26
$30,000 to $34,999: 36
$35,000 to $39,999: 23
$40,000 to $44,999: 19
$45,000 to $49,999: 16
$50,000 to $59,999: 38
$60,000 to $74,999: 40
$75,000 to $99,999: 20
$100,000 to $124,999: 19
$125,000 to $149,999: 20
$150,000 to $199,999: 11
$200,000 or more: 9

First ancestries reported:

English: 182

Irish: 93

Scotch-Irish: 80

United States or American: 76

German: 64

Scottish: 47

French (except Basque): 35

Other groups: 25

Italian: 24

Polish: 18

Swedish: 13

Welsh: 12

Dutch: 11

European: 10

British: 6

Danish: 4

Greek: 4

Norwegian: 4

Russian: 4

Swiss: 4

Pennsylvania German: 3

Ukrainian: 3

Czech: 2

Czechoslovakian: 2

Austrian: 2

Iranian: 2

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

United Kingdom (32%)
Mexico (16%)
Germany (12%)
Italy (12%)
Philippines (12%)
Czechoslovakia (includes Czech Republic and Slovakia) (8%)
Iran (8%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 329
Northeast: 116
Midwest: 90
South: 323
West: 18

64% of Highlands residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 24% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 16% lived in North Carolina.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 0
Nursery to 4th grade: 2
5th and 6th grade: 12
7th and 8th grade: 8
9th grade: 8
10th grade: 8
11th grade: 5
12th grade, no diploma: 11
High school graduate (or equivalency): 66
Less than 1 year of college: 10
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 34
Associate degree: 36
Bachelor's degree: 64
Master's degree: 33
Professional school degree: 22
Doctorate degree: 7

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 0
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 0
7th and 8th grade: 19
9th grade: 17
10th grade: 9
11th grade: 7
12th grade, no diploma: 5
High school graduate (or equivalency): 90
Less than 1 year of college: 26
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 45
Associate degree: 26
Bachelor's degree: 111
Master's degree: 37
Professional school degree: 8
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 0.8%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 4.1%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 0.0%

Median household income in 2008 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $41,888
Asian householders: $39,124
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $25,271

Highlands household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Highlands marital status for males

Highlands marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $355,769

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 1,377
One, attached: 25
Two: 67
3 or 4: 60
5 to 9: 109
10 to 19: 24
Mobile homes: 12

Median worth of mobile homes: $379,190

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Highlands:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Bottled, tank, or LP gas (52%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (32%) Electricity (12%) Wood (2%) Solar energy (1%) Utility gas (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (46%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (37%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (10%) Utility gas (5%) Wood (2%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 7

Here:	8.6%
North Carolina:	8.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 2

Here:	6.1%
North Carolina:	6.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 8

Here:	42.1%
North Carolina:	20.2%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

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