South Florida State's Living Circumstances

Highlands County School District Overview

South Florida State College located in Highlands County School District area. A total of 41,740 households are located in Highlands County School District area. Among them, 7,831 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 2.99 people. The total number of children (under the age of 18) in the region is 24,150 and 16,841 students are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

6.12% (6,215) of residents are non-citizens and 18.44% (18,737) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

*Source of the social, economy, income, and demographic data: EDGE (Education Demographic and Geographic Estimates) dataset for year 2015-2019

Social Characteristics of Highlands County School District, Florida
Household	41,740
Population	101,584
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	7,831 (18.76%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	24,150
Total Students	16,841
Pre-Kindergarten	996
Kindergarten	795
Grade 1-8	8,268
Grade 9-12	3,538
College/Graduate School	3,244
Veterans	85,665
Non-citizen	6,215
Non-English Home Language	18,737
Internet Coverage	100.00%

Employment Statistics

87,692 residents are over the age of 16 and 37,078 people are in labor force. Among them, 37,078 people are in civilian labor force and 0 are in armed labor force. 33,555 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 9.50%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Highlands County School District area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	32,924	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	26,117	79.33%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	3,460	10.51%
Public transportation	349	1.06%
Walked	699	2.12%
Other method	599	1.82%
Worked from home	1,700	5.16%
Average Commute Time	21 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	33,555	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	9,513	28.35%
Service	7,165	21.35%
Sales and office	8,074	24.06%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	4,425	13.19%
Production, transportation, and material moving	4,378	13.05%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	33,555	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	1,786	5.32%
Construction	2,790	8.31%
Manufacturing	1,178	3.51%
Wholesale trade	497	1.48%
Retail trade	5,811	17.32%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	1,471	4.38%
Information	233	0.69%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	1,772	5.28%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	2,934	8.74%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	8,193	24.42%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	3,553	10.59%
Other services, except public administration	1,834	5.47%
Public administration	1,503	4.48%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	33,555	-
Private wage and salary workers	27,240	81.18%
Government workers	4,065	12.11%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	2,096	6.25%
Unpaid family workers	154	0.46%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $59,208 for the 41,740 households in Highlands County School District area, Florida. The average income of a single worker is $23,387. 90,934 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 88.91%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	41,740	-
Less than $10,000	3,202	7.67%
$10,000 - $14,999	2,537	6.08%
$15,000 - $24,999	6,293	15.08%
$25,000 - $34,999	5,738	13.75%
$35,000 - $49,999	6,989	16.74%
$50,000 - $74,999	8,265	19.80%
$75,000 - $99,999	3,617	8.67%
$100,000 - $149,999	3,160	7.57%
$150,000 - $199,999	994	2.38%
More than $200,000	945	2.26%
Median Household Income	$40,942	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$59,208	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	27,065	-
Less than $10,000	1,494	5.52%
$10,000 - $14,999	753	2.78%
$15,000 - $24,999	2,776	10.26%
$25,000 - $34,999	3,555	13.14%
$35,000 - $49,999	5,036	18.61%
$50,000 - $74,999	6,229	23.01%
$75,000 - $99,999	3,047	11.26%
$100,000 - $149,999	2,524	9.33%
$150,000 - $199,999	937	3.46%
More than $200,000	714	2.64%

Median Family Income	$49,717	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$68,053	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$23,387	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$37,670	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$37,670	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	102,275	-
With health insurance coverage	90,934	88.91%
Public coverage	59,742	58.41%
Private health insurance	54,404	53.19%
Without health insurance coverage	11,341	11.09%

Housing

There are 55,791 housing units in Highlands County School District area, Florida with 41,740 units (74.81%) occupied. 31,436 houses (75.31%) are occupied by owner and 10,304 houses (24.69%) are rented. The average housing value is $108,100 and the average rental cost is $816. 667 houses (1.20%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 1,995 houses (3.58%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	55,791	-
Occupied	41,740	74.81%
Owner Occupied	31,436	75.31%
Renter Occupied	10,304	24.69%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	33,281	59.65%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	1,894	3.39%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	6,390	11.45%
Mobile Homes	13,791	24.72%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	435	0.78%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	55,791	-
Built 2014 or later	667	1.20%
Built 2010 - 2013	902	1.62%
Built 2000 - 2009	9,660	17.31%
Built 1990 - 1999	11,674	20.92%
Built 1980 - 1989	14,760	26.46%
Built 1970 - 1979	10,184	18.25%
Built 1960 - 1969	3,609	6.47%
Built 1950 - 1959	2,340	4.19%
Built 1949 or earlier	1,995	3.58%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	55,791	-
1 room	774	1.39%
2 rooms	1,615	2.89%
3 rooms	6,705	12.02%
4 rooms	13,932	24.97%
5 rooms	13,694	24.55%
6 rooms	10,072	18.05%
7 rooms	4,483	8.04%
8 rooms	2,719	4.87%
9 rooms or more	1,797	3.22%
Median Number of Rooms	4.9 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	55,791	-
no bedroom	856	1.53%
1 bedroom	5,474	9.81%
2 bedrooms	25,433	45.59%
3 bedrooms	19,943	35.75%
4 bedrooms	3,718	6.66%
5 bedrooms or more	367	0.66%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	31,436	-
Less than $50,000	6,379	20.29%
$50,000 - $99,999	8,266	26.29%
$100,000 - $149,999	6,177	19.65%
$150,000 - $199,999	4,293	13.66%
$200,000 - $299,999	4,185	13.31%
$300,000 - $499,999	1,509	4.80%
$500,000 - $999,999	489	1.56%
$1,000,000 or more	138	0.44%
Median House Value	$108,100	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	9,215	-
Less than $500	1,056	11.46%
$500 - $999	5,572	60.47%
$1,000 - $1,499	2,146	23.29%
$1,500 - $1,999	298	3.23%
$2,000 - $2,499	94	1.02%
$2,500 - $2,999	37	0.40%
$3,000 or more	12	0.13%
Median Rental Costs	$816	-

Demographic

A total of 103,437 people lives in Highlands County School District area, Florida with 50,361 male and 53,076 female. The males to female ratio is 48.69 to 51.31. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	103,437	-
Male	50,361	48.69%
Female	53,076	51.31%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	103,437	-
Under 5 years	4,882	4.72%
5 - 9 years	4,585	4.43%
10 - 14 years	5,331	5.15%
15 - 19 years	5,008	4.84%
20 - 24 years	4,603	4.45%
25 - 34 years	9,821	9.49%
35 - 44 years	8,963	8.67%
45 - 54 years	10,191	9.85%
55 - 59 years	6,699	6.48%
60 - 64 years	6,945	6.71%
65 - 74 years	17,512	16.93%
75 - 84 years	13,911	13.45%
85 years and older	4,986	4.82%
Median Age	53.5 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	103,437	-
One Race	101,271	97.91%
White	83,541	80.77%
Black or African American	9,987	9.66%
American Indian and Alaska Native	197	0.19%
Asian	1,467	1.42%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	0	0.00%
Other	6,079	5.88%

Two or more races	2,166	2.09%
White and Black or African American	751	0.73%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	618	0.60%
White and Asian	268	0.26%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	133	0.13%