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Population (year 2000): 909. Estimated
population in July 2005: 941 (+3.5% change)
Males: 434 (47.7%), Females: 475 (52.3%)
Macon County
Zip code:
28741
Median resident age: 50.9 years
Median household income: $33,750 (year 2000)
Median house value: $220,600 (year 2000)
Races in Highlands:
- White Non-Hispanic (96.4%)
- Hispanic (3.0%)
- Other race (0.9%)
- Two or more races (0.6%)
Ancestries: English (24.9%), Irish (13.1%),
German (11.9%), Scotch-Irish (11.9%), Scottish (8.7%), United
States (8.4%).
Elevation: 3835 feet
Land area: 6.1 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Highlands
- High school or higher: 84.7%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 38.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 14.7%
- Unemployed: 2.3%
- Mean travel time to work: 12.0 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Highlands town
- Never married: 18.0%
- Now married: 53.6%
- Separated: 0.9%
- Widowed: 12.5%
- Divorced: 15.0%
2.8% Foreign born (1.8% Europe, 0.6% Asia, 0.4%
Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: -44 (-4.6%).
Hospital/medical center in Highlands:
- HIGHLANDS-CASHIERS HOSPITAL INC (HWY 64 EAST
PO DRAWER 190)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Highlands:
- ANGEL MEDICAL CENTER (about 16 miles; FRANKLIN, NC)
- RABUN COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 19 miles;
CLAYTON, GA)
- HARRIS REGIONAL HOSPITAL, INC (about 22 miles;
SYLVA, NC)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Highlands:
- ANDERSON RGNL (about 53 miles; ANDERSON, SC; ID:
AND)
- ASHEVILLE REGIONAL (about 54 miles; ASHEVILLE, NC;
ID: AVL)
- DONALDSON CENTER (about 62 miles; GREENVILLE, SC;
ID: GYH)
Other public-use airports nearest to Highlands:
- JACKSON COUNTY (about 19 miles; SYLVA, NC; ID: 24A)
- MACON COUNTY (about 19 miles; FRANKLIN, NC; ID: 1A5)
- TOCCOA RG LETOURNEAU FIELD (about 33 miles; TOCCOA,
GA; ID: TOC)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Highlands:
- WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY (about 15 miles;
CULLOWHEE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 5,843)
- CLEMSON UNIVERSITY (about 37 miles; CLEMSON, SC; FT
enrollment: 15,962)
- TRI-COUNTY TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 42 miles;
PENDLETON, SC; FT enrollment: 2,343)
- FURMAN UNIVERSITY (about 54 miles; GREENVILLE, SC;
FT enrollment: 2,915)
- ASHEVILLE BUNCOMBE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE
(about 59 miles; ASHEVILLE, NC; FT enrollment: 2,728)
- BOB JONES UNIVERSITY (about 60 miles; GREENVILLE,
SC; FT enrollment: 3,577)
- UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT ASHEVILLE (about 60
miles; ASHEVILLE, NC; FT enrollment: 2,759)
Public primary/middle school in Highlands:
- HIGHLANDS SCHOOL (Students: 393; Location:
545 PIERSON DR; Grades: KG - 12)
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