Highland City, FL Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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7%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

24%

Household income NAT. AVG.

16%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Highland City	Florida	National
Income per capita	$41,674	$40,554	$44,883
Median household income	$101,144	$72,078	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$116,999	$88,075	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$78,635	$51,794	$52,080
Median earnings male	$60,598	$45,688	$54,343
Median earnings female	$50,333	$37,493	$38,439
Unemployment rate	4.1%	5.2%	4.9%
Poverty level	8.8%	16.1%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Highland City is 7% lower than the national average
The median household income in Highland City is 24% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Highland City is 16% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Highland City is 42% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$67,422 $101,144 $202,288

City

$48,047 $72,078 $144,156

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

Nation

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Highland City median earnings by income bracket

Highland City employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	10.2%	10.2%
Manufacturing sector	7.5%	7.5%
Financial & insurance services	3.3%	3.3%
Wholesale & retail services	27.9%	27.9%
Public administration	5.3%	5.3%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	7.4%	7.4%
Education, health & social services	7.8%	7.8%
Other	27.6%	27.6%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Lakeland Highlands, FL	11,828	$136,124	67.4%
Fuller Heights, FL	12,399	$105,180	29.3%
Cypress Gardens, FL	10,306	$99,310	22.1%
Homeland, FL	237	$97,492	19.9%
Polk City, FL	2,510	$90,223	10.9%
Highland City, FL	11,816	$101,144	24.4%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Moncks Corner, SC	11,816	$100,033	23.0%
Cleveland, MS	11,812	$52,597	35.3%
Magalia, CA	11,822	$76,209	6.3%
Lovington, NM	11,822	$91,242	12.2%
Muscoy, CA	11,809	$67,520	17.0%
Highland City, FL	11,816	$101,144	24.4%

Source: The Highland City, FL employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) and include 2026 modeled data developed using proprietary methodologies.