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Highlands, TX
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Living in Highlands



Highlands is a somewhat small town located in the state of Texas. With a population of 8,612 people and three associated neighborhoods, Highlands is the 275th largest community in Texas.

One downside of living in Highlands is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Highlands, the average commute to work is 31.24 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

In Highlands, just 12.53% of people have at least a bachelor's degree, which is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%.

The per capita income in Highlands in 2022 was $29,286, which is middle income relative to Texas, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $117,144 for a family of four. However, Highlands contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Highlands is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Highlands home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Highlands residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Highlands also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 34.77% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Highlands include English, Irish, German, French, and Swedish.

Foreign born people are also an important part of Highlands's cultural character, accounting for 15.94% of the town’s population.

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


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