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.Unlike some towns, Highlands isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Highlands are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Highlands is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Highlands who work in office and administrative support (13.07%), management occupations (8.93%), and sales jobs (8.50%). Of important note, Highlands is also a town of artists. Highlands has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Highlands’s character. It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Highlands has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Highlands has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Highlands than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Highlands may be for you. One downside of living in Highlands, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 31.26 minutes every day commuting to work. However, local public transit is widely used. For those who would prefer to avoid driving entirely and leave their car at home, it may be an option to use the transit instead. For a small town, Highlands has a lot of people who use public transit to get to work, and those that do mostly ride the bus. This suggests that a real need for low-cost transportation in Highlands exists, and local transit is helping to meet that need.The rate of college-level education in Highlands is quite a bit lower than the national average among all cities of 21.84%: just 11.32% of people here over 25 have a bachelor's degree or an advanced degree. The per capita income in Highlands in 2022 was $31,834, 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 $127,336 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 40.54% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Highlands include English, German, Irish, Swedish, and French. In addition, Highlands has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (16.75%). The most common language spoken in Highlands is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
