| Highlands County, FL | |||
| Change | |||
| 1980 | 1990 | 1980-90 | |
| County Population | 47526 | 68432 | 44% |
| % White | 84% | 87% | 3% |
| % Black | 14% | 10% | -4% |
| % Hispanic | 4% | 5% | 1% |
| % Under 18 | 22% | 18% | -4% |
| % Over 65 | 26% | 33% | 7% |
| % Under 6 | 7% | 7% | 0% |
| % Foreign Born | 4% | 5% | 0% |
| Education(% pop over 25) | |||
| % 0-8 years | 24% | 11% | -13% |
| % 9-11 years | 19% | 21% | 2% |
| % Completed H.S. | 34% | 35% | 1% |
| % Some College | 13% | 17% | 4% |
| % Bachelors or Graduate Degree | 10% | 11% | 1% |
| Persons over 25 | 32760 | 51747 | 58% |
| H.S. Dropout Rate | 20% | 18% | -2% |
| Labor Market Structure | |||
| Employed Persons | 15857 | 22212 | 40% |
| % Operators, Nonfarm Laborers & Service | 28% | 28% | -1% |
| % Professional & Technical | 11% | 14% | 3% |
| % Managers & Administrators | 9% | 9% | 1% |
| % Sales Workers | 12% | 15% | 3% |
| % Clerical | 12% | 15% | 2% |
| % Craft Workers | 13% | 11% | -2% |
| % Operators | 8% | 7% | -2% |
| % Nonfarm Laborers | 4% | 4% | 0% |
| % Service Workers | 16% | 16% | 1% |
| % Farm Workers | 14% | 8% | -6% |
| % Males Working less than 26 weeks | 53% | 56% | 3% |
| Males over 16 | 18373 | 26460 | 44% |
| Poverty and Welfare | |||
| % Persons in Impoverished Families | 19% | 15% | -4% |
| % Whites in Poverty | 13% | 11% | -2% |
| % Blacks in Poverty | 50% | 46% | -4% |
| % Hispanics in Poverty | 40% | 37% | -3% |
| % Families Receiving Welfare or PA | 7% | 6% | 0% |
| Income | |||
| Aggregate Income | $234,928,925 | $679,835,335 | 189% |
| Number of Families | 14097 | 21526 | 53% |
| Average Family Income | $16,665 | $31,582 | 90% |
| Aggregate Wage and Salary Income | $143,615,070 | $371,141,985 | 158% |
| Wage & Salary Households | 10227 | 15200 | 49% |
| Average Wage & Salary Income | $14,043 | $24,417 | 74% |
| Aggregate Self-Employed Income | $39,543,255 | $71,293,684 | 80% |
| Self-Employed Households | 2290 | 3244 | 42% |
| Average Self-Employed Income | $17,268 | $21,977 | 27% |
| Aggregate Earned Income | $166,817,515 | $442,435,669 | 165% |
| Earned Income Households | 11101 | 16169 | 46% |
| Average Earned Income | $15,027 | $27,363 | 82% |
| Average Welfare Income per Household | $2,234 | $4,047 | 81% |
| Households Grouped by Income Level | |||
| Income Under $5,000 | 3532 | 1984 | -44% |
| Income of $5,000-9,999 | 4816 | 3836 | -20% |
| Income of $10,000-14,999 | 3720 | 3960 | 6% |
| Income of $15,000-24,999 | 4161 | 7786 | 87% |
| Income of $25,000-49,999 | 2200 | 9034 | 311% |
| Income over $50,000 | 429 | 2977 | 594% |