Highlands Town, North Carolina

Highlands Town is a United States town located in the Macon and Jackson counties, North Carolina, United States. It is home to over 909 people (2000 census). As of July 2008, the population was estimated at 951, making it North Carolina's 406th largest. The town encompasses an area of 6.18 mi˛ (16.01 sq km ), of which, 6.06 square miles (15.7 sq km) of it is land and 0.12 square miles (0.31 sq km) of it is water, making it North Carolina's 138th largest by total area.

As of the census of 2000, there were 909 residents, 445 households, and 253 families in the town. The population density was 150 people per square mile (57.92/km˛), it would be the 54th least densely populated town in the U.S. state of North Carolina. There were 1713 housing units at an average density of 282.7 per square mile (109.15/km˛). The average household size was 2.04 persons, and the average family size was 2.66 persons. In the town Age distribution was 16.4% under the age of 18, 5.4% from 18 to 24, 19.9% from 25 to 44, 33.4% from 45 to 64, and 24.9% who were 65 or older. For every 100 males there were 109.4 females. For every 100 males age 18 and over, there were 118.4 females. The median age of the town's population was 50.9 years, The median age of males and females living in Highlands Town was 47 and 52.4 years respectively. The racial or ethnic makeup of the town was 895 White, Black or African American, American Indian, 1 Asian, Native Hawaiian, 5 from two or more races and 8 Ohter races.

Highlands town North Carolina Population 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Population 2000-2008
Highlands town North Carolina School Enrollment
School Enrollment 2000
Highlands Town North Carolina GDP
GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the town was $33750, it is the 311th wealthiest town in terms of median household income. The median income for a family in the town was $46875, making it the 195th highest town by median family income in North Carolina. The per capita income for the town was $24120, making it the 98th wealthiest town by per capita income among the North Carolina. The median income was $21712, The median income for males was $30395, compared to $17266 for females.

In 2000, 159 pupils and students, of which 82 are male and 77 are female, 17.49% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, total enrollment of student are in, 9 nursery or pri school, 7 kindergarten, 81 elementary school, 33 high school and 29 College graduate school.

YearPopulation
April 2000 census909
April 2000 Estimate909
July 2000 Estimate912
July 2001 Estimate913
July 2002 Estimate917
July 2003 Estimate921
July 2004 Estimate925
July 2005 Estimate929
July 2006 Estimate938
July 2007 Estimate944
July 2008 Estimate951
SchoolMaleFemaleTotal
Nursery school729
Kindergarten257
Elementary school423981
High school161733
College or graduate school151429
PlaceMedian household incomeMedian family incomePer capita income
Highlands town, North Carolina$33750$46875$24120
Macon County, North Carolina$32139$37381$18642
North Carolina, United States$39184$46335$20307
United States$41994$50046$21587