Osceola County vs. Highlands County

Osceola County (FL)Highlands County (FL)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)367,990105,424
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)37.0%6.7%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)268,68398,786
Population, Census, April 1, 2010268,68598,786
Persons under 5 years, percent6.2%4.6%
Persons under 18 years, percent24.4%17.0%
Persons 65 years and over, percent13.2%35.3%
Female persons, percent50.7%51.1%
White alone, percent79.4%85.4%
Black or African American alone, percent13.9%10.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.8%0.7%
Asian alone, percent2.9%1.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.3%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent2.8%1.7%
Hispanic or Latino, percent55.3%20.8%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent30.8%66.4%
Veterans, 2014-201816,49711,294
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-201820.0%10.9%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)153,49555,759
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201861.1%75.3%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$179,800$93,800
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,364$959
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$457$324
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$1,188$776
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201326.8%11.7%
Building permits, 20189,759271
Households, 2014-201899,15841,026
Persons per household, 2014-20183.402.44
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201884.5%83.9%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201850.0%19.0%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201885.6%81.0%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201876.8%70.7%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201886.8%84.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201820.5%17.0%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201810.8%13.4%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent16.2%18.5%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201862.6%42.6%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201857.3%38.9%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)866,909110,569
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)1,301,669576,468
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)3,236,2211,112,507
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$11,260$11,337
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201832.819.9
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$50,063$37,314
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$21,331$23,722
Persons in poverty, percent13.4%20.8%
Total employer establishments, 20176,2791,921
Total employment, 201780,57820,766
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)2,576,568680,262
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20174.8%1.7%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201736,4526,085
All firms, 201230,2296,730
Men-owned firms, 201214,4903,426
Women-owned firms, 201212,7112,449
Minority-owned firms, 201219,5572,033
Nonminority-owned firms, 20129,9384,423
Veteran-owned firms, 20122,141739
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201227,2555,574
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.6%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20075.4%3.7%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 200737.6%14.4%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200729.0%24.1%
Population per square mile, 2010202.497.2
Land area in square miles, 20101,327.451,016.62

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Osceola county (FL) and Highlands county (FL) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.