What is the population of Highlands CDP?

Highlands CDP has 7,339 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #327 of 1,863 in Texas.

What is the median household income in Highlands CDP?

Median household income in Highlands CDP is $54,524 a year, 30.6% below the national figure of $78,538.

How much does it cost to rent or buy in Highlands CDP?

Median gross rent is $1,364 a month and the median home value is $191,400, so rent absorbs about 30% of median household income.

Is Highlands CDP affordable compared with the rest of the US?

Homes cost about 3.5× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Highlands CDP is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 30% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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Highlands, TX population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Highlands, Texas (Highlands, TX — Census place “Highlands CDP”) is 7,339 residents, ranking #327 of 1863 places in Texas. Median household income is $54,524, the median home is worth $191,400 and median gross rent runs $1,364 a month. Looking for the Highlands Texas ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Highlands, TX: 77562.

Population: 7,339Highlands CDP residents
Median household income: $54,524Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $191,400Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $1,364Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 37.4 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 75.6%Owner-occupied households

Highlands ZIP codes (Texas)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Highlands.

The Highlands TX ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.

77562

What the numbers mean in Highlands CDP

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Highlands CDP median would spend about 30% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 3.5× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 9.8% of residents and 75.6% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

Highlands CDP, TX in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Highlands CDP is a mid-size town in Texas, with 7,339 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #327 of 1,863 ranked by population — larger than 82% of them. The median age here is 37.4 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger profile than the country as a whole. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.

Households in Highlands CDP earn a median of $54,524 a year, 30.6% below the national figure of $78,538 and 16% below the $64,654 median for the 1,008 Texas cities we cover. Household income here is measured before tax and pooled across everyone at the address, which is why it reads higher than typical individual earnings in the same area. Poverty reaches 9.8% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Highlands CDP is valued at $191,400, 36.9% below the national figure and 7% above the $179,100 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,364 a month, 3% below the national figure, or roughly $16,368 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 30% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is within the standard affordability guideline. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 3.5×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 75.6% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. The rent line includes utilities paid by the tenant, a definition worth remembering when comparing it against a landlord's quoted rate.

Every value on this page is published directly by the Census for this area — nothing is modelled or interpolated. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.

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Frequently asked questions

Common questions about this area.

What is the population of Highlands CDP?: Highlands CDP has 7,339 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #327 of 1,863 in Texas.
What is the median household income in Highlands CDP?: Median household income in Highlands CDP is $54,524 a year, 30.6% below the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Highlands CDP?: Median gross rent is $1,364 a month and the median home value is $191,400, so rent absorbs about 30% of median household income.
Is Highlands CDP affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 3.5× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Highlands CDP is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 30% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Highlands CDP data?: All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.