2022 population: 2,301 ( 20 from 2010 , 68 from 2020)
Land area: 415.2 square miles
Population density: 5.5 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	2,210	96.05%	3.2%
Black:	23	1.00%	283.3%
Indian:	4	0.17%	0.0%
Asian:	19	0.83%	375.0%
2+ races:	11	0.48%	120.0%
Hispanic:	34	1.48%	88.9%

Total non-White:	91	3.95%	145.9%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	41	9.2
Deaths:	68	15.2
Net Migration:	97	21.7
Net Immigration:	-1	-0.2

Change in White population:	-74	-3.2
Change in Non-White pop.:	54	2.3

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
2,321
2,284	98.41%
6	0.26%
4	0.17%
4	0.17%
5	0.22%
18	0.78%
37	1.59%

2000
2,536
2,507	98.86%
1	0.04%
3	0.12%
3	0.12%
9	0.35%
13	0.51%
29	1.14%

1990
2,635
2,628	99.73%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
7	0.27%
7	0.27%

1980
2,937
2,917	99.32%
6	0.20%
6	0.20%
4	0.14%
n/a
4	0.14%
20	0.68%

1970
2,529
2,515	99.45%
11	0.43%
2	0.08%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
14	0.55%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
136	5.4
260	10.3
-67	-2.6
-3	-0.1

-223	-8.8
8	0.3

Number	Rate
1990's
188	7.1
340	12.9
45	1.7
2	0.1

-121	-4.6
22	0.8

Number	Rate
1980's
324	11.0
355	12.1
-239	-8.1
n/a

-289	-9.8
-13	-0.4

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
398	15.7
n/a

402	15.9
6	0.2

Age, Family & Household Data for Highland County, VA

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
58.0
288	12.5%
2,013	87.5%
829	36.0%

1,014
2.22

682	67.3%
591	86.7%
9	1.3%
332	32.7%

2010
Number	Percent
52.5
346	14.9%
1,975	85.1%
579	24.9%

1,081
2.15

721	66.7%
621	86.1%
27	3.7%
360	33.3%

2000
Number	Percent
46.0
505	19.9%
2,031	80.1%
512	20.2%

1,122
2.26

753	67.1%
629	83.5%
32	4.2%
369	32.9%

1990
Number	Percent
40.6
571	21.7%
2,064	78.3%
510	19.4%

1,086
2.43

792	72.9%
697	88.0%
24	3.0%
294	27.1%

1980
Number	Percent
34.4
688	23.4%
2,249	76.6%
464	15.8%

1,107
2.64

863	78.0%
771	89.3%
17	2.0%
244	22.0%

2022 Housing Data for Highland County, VA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	16	1.6%
$10,000 to $14,999	24	2.4%
$15,000 to $19,999	47	4.6%
$20,000 to $24,999	41	4.0%
$25,000 to $29,999	80	7.9%
$30,000 to $34,999	76	7.5%
$35,000 to $39,999	29	2.9%
$40,000 to $44,999	28	2.8%
$45,000 to $49,999	75	7.4%
$50,000 to $59,999	112	11.0%
$60,000 to $74,999	146	14.4%
$75,000 to $99,999	116	11.4%
$100,000 to $124,999	96	9.5%
$125,000 to $149,999	52	5.1%
$150,000 to $199,999	49	4.8%
$200,000 or more	27	2.7%

Median Household Income	57,070
Per Capita Income	32,704

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	84
Compared to U.S.	84

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	81	8.0%
Public Assistance	4	0.4%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	44	4.3%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	650	56.3%
Unemployed	139	12.0%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	789	68.4%
Not in Labor Force	365	31.6%

Real Unemployment Rate		43.7%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	154	180	46.1%
Non-Profit	12	45	21.1%
Self-Employed	118	25	82.5%

Local Government	22	93	19.1%
State Government	63	73	46.3%
Federal Government	10	3	76.9%

Total Private + Self	272	205	57.0%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	107	214	33.3%
Total	379	419	47.5%

Pct. Govt.	33.1%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	167	20.6%
Sales and Office Occupations	171	21.1%
Professional, Technical	168	20.8%
Service Occupations	91	11.2%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	33	4.1%
All others	212	26.2%

White Collar		62.5%

Industry
	Number	%
Construction	110	13.6%
Public administration	103	12.7%
Health care and social assistance	85	10.5%
Educational services	83	10.3%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	73	9.0%
Retail trade	58	7.2%
Information	55	6.8%
Other services	48	5.9%
Transportation and warehousing	37	4.6%
Professional, scientific, technical	36	4.4%
Real estate and rental and leasing	31	3.8%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	19	2.3%
Utilities	18	2.2%
Finance and insurance	12	1.5%
Manufacturing	12	1.5%
Wholesale trade	10	1.2%
Accommodation and food services	10	1.2%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	9	1.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	0	0.00%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	0	0.00%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	0	0.00%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	63	2.80%
Korean	6	0.27%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	2,141	97.9%
Spanish	21	1.0%
Tagalog	13	0.6%
Korean	6	0.3%
German, other Germanic	5	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
English	502	22.3%
German	494	22.0%
Irish	230	10.2%
American	216	9.6%
Scotch-Irish	59	2.6%
French	50	2.2%
Scottish	37	1.6%
Dutch	29	1.3%
Italian	27	1.2%
European	25	1.1%
Welsh	25	1.1%
Eastern European	16	0.7%
Norwegian	11	0.5%
Northern European	10	0.4%
Slovak	10	0.4%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	2,243	99.8%
Not a citizen	4	0.2%

Native	2,221	98.8%
Foreign-born	26	1.2%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
72	4.2%	99	5.8%	644	37.5%	375	21.9%	346	20.2%	180	10.5%
Average years of education: 13.3

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	72	4.2%
9-12 Years	99	5.8%
H.S. Grad or GED	644	37.5%
Some College	375	21.9%
Bach. Degree	346	20.2%
Grad Degree	180	10.5%
Average years of education: 13.3

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	1,346	1,289	57	4.2%	4.4%
1991	1,380	1,307	73	5.3%	5.8%
1992	1,320	1,261	59	4.5%	6.2%
1993	1,337	1,273	64	4.8%	5.2%
1994	1,335	1,275	60	4.5%	4.8%
1995	1,343	1,230	113	8.4%	4.4%
1996	1,315	1,201	114	8.7%	4.3%
1997	1,312	1,227	85	6.5%	3.7%
1998	1,268	1,227	41	3.2%	2.8%
1999	1,269	1,236	33	2.6%	2.7%

2000	1,172	1,138	34	2.9%	2.3%
2001	1,141	1,104	37	3.2%	3.3%
2002	1,126	1,080	46	4.1%	4.4%
2003	1,188	1,135	53	4.5%	4.3%
2004	1,194	1,149	45	3.8%	4.1%
2005	1,187	1,142	45	3.8%	3.8%
2006	1,130	1,091	39	3.5%	3.3%
2007	1,128	1,087	41	3.6%	3.3%
2008	1,143	1,080	63	5.5%	4.3%
2009	1,167	1,077	90	7.7%	6.8%

2010	1,447	1,355	92	6.4%	7.3%
2011	1,457	1,376	81	5.6%	6.6%
2012	1,460	1,390	70	4.8%	5.9%
2013	1,419	1,360	59	4.2%	5.6%
2014	1,425	1,371	54	3.8%	5.1%
2015	1,345	1,298	47	3.5%	4.4%
2016	1,308	1,268	40	3.1%	4.0%
2017	1,299	1,257	42	3.2%	3.7%
2018	1,261	1,227	34	2.7%	2.9%
2019	1,258	1,226	32	2.5%	2.7%

2020	1,239	1,193	46	3.7%	6.2%
2021	1,241	1,205	36	2.9%	3.9%
2022	1,399	1,367	32	2.3%	2.9%
2023	1,506	1,471	35	2.3%	2.9%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	1,814
Median Value	$182,500

Occupied	1,014	55.9%
Vacant	800	44.1%

Owned	876	86.4%
Rented	138	13.6%
Median Rent	$800

Single-Family Units	1,471	81.1%
Detached	1,437	79.2%
Attached	34	1.9%
Buldings with 5+ Units	31	1.7%
Mobile Homes	271	14.9%

Highland County, VA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Highland County, VA

2022 Housing Data for Highland County, VA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Highland County, VA

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Highland County, VA

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Highland County, VA

Historical Labor Force Data for Highland County, VA