Highlands Ranch

Population & Demographics

Highlands Ranch, CO

Highlands Ranch is home to 102,257 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 56,031 resident workers commute each day.

ColoradoCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
102,257
people
Population

102,257 residents

Median age 41.5 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Highlands Ranch population & demographics

Who lives in Highlands Ranch — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
102,257
Median age
41.5yrs
Median household income
$159,307
Median home value
$712,700
Median gross rent
$2,531/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
67.8%
Poverty rate
2.9%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Highlands Ranch

How Highlands Ranch breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

White78.3%
Hispanic or Latino9.6%
Asian6.1%
Two or more races4.5%
Black0.8%
Some other race0.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.0%

Race across Highlands Ranch

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Highlands Ranch.

Highlands Ranch at a glance
Employed Residents
56,031
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
13.1mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
9.3%
Share working within the area
Work from home
33.0%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Denver
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Highlands Ranch proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Highlands Ranch commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

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Commute Score

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How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Highlands Ranch

56,031 commutes, one dot at a time

Highlands Ranch

Where 56,031 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Highlands Ranch, by worker count.

1Denver13.1 mi12,989
2Highlands Ranch0.0 mi5,195
3Centennial6.0 mi3,852
4Aurora13.8 mi3,473
5Greenwood Village6.1 mi3,410
6Littleton4.7 mi2,428
7Lakewood13.6 mi2,233
8Castle Rock12.4 mi2,199

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Highlands Ranch.

1Highlands Ranch0.0 mi5,195
2Denver13.1 mi4,009
3Aurora13.8 mi2,336
4Centennial6.0 mi1,439
5Castle Rock12.4 mi1,146
6Lakewood13.6 mi986
7Colorado Springs47.1 mi921
8Littleton4.7 mi865

Top industries

The sectors that employ Highlands Ranch’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
RTRetail Trade16.5%
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services16.2%
AFAccommodation and Food Services11.1%
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance10.6%
FIFinance and Insurance6.7%
COConstruction6.6%
EDEducational Services5.6%
WSWholesale Trade4.7%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services4.5%
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