High Springs is a somewhat small city located in the state of Florida. With a population of 6,648 people and three associated neighborhoods, High Springs is the 264th largest community in Florida. Much of the housing stock in High Springs was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local High Springs economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in High Springs, where the median household income is $80,973.00.

A relatively large number of people in High Springs telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 9.44% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Because of many things, High Springs is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making High Springs a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The city’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, High Springs has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, High Springs’s overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

One downside of living in High Springs, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 30.82 minutes every day commuting to work.

Being a small city, High Springs does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

In terms of college education, High Springs is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 21.84% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 32.93% of adults in High Springs have a college degree.

The per capita income in High Springs in 2022 was $34,484, which is middle income relative to Florida and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $137,936 for a family of four. However, High Springs contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

High Springs is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call High Springs home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of High Springs residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in High Springs include German, English, Irish, French, and European.

The most common language spoken in High Springs is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.