Highland County, VA Population

Overview

2,229

Total Population

56.5

Median age

52.62%

Female population %

9:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

83.2

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

Zero

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Highland County's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Highland County is 56.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Highland County's population under 18 was 13.55%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Highland County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 33.42% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Highland County, 11.98% were under the age of 15, 16.60% aged 15 to 29, 38.00% aged 30 to 64, 28.44% aged 65 to 84, and 4.98% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 117 more females than males in Highland County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 52.62% females and 47.38% males in Highland County, VA.
The Highland County, VA gender ratio is 9:100 i.e. 9 men to 100 women (0.900).
For male population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 139.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 160.

Highland County's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Highland County population: 92.33% are White, 3.10% are Asian and 4.58% are multiracial.
Highland County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, Zero is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 2,229 (100% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Highland County is White with a population of 2,058 (92.33% of the total population).

Highland County's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 2,528 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Highland County's population decreased by 231 (9.14%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Highland County's population decreased by 56 (2.44%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Highland County's population was lowest in year 2019 at 2,176.