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Highlands RanchCO

Highlands Ranch, CO is a 97K-resident city in Douglas County with a median household income of $159,307.

Douglas County, Colorado. Federal health, economic, and safety indicators for Highlands Ranch, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, CDC PLACES, and CMS Hospital Compare. Highlands Ranch has a population larger than 92% of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks, a median home value of $712,700, and 1 hospital serving the surrounding area.

Data updated 2026-09-03

97K
Population (place)
Top 8%
By size
$159,307
Median income (place)
$712,700
Median home (place)
2.9%
Poverty rate (place)
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The read on Highlands Ranch

Highlands Ranch posts a median household income higher than 94% of U.S. cities Areazine tracks, where 1 hospital serves the Highlands Ranch area.

Top 6%
by median income, US cities
1
hospital in & near Highlands Ranch

Where Highlands Ranch income ranks nationally

Median household income vs. every place Areazine profiles (place-level ACS)

$159,307 Top 6% higher than 94% of 3,889 places Areazine profiles

Highlands Ranch $0 $260,000 every profiled place, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more places Areazine profiles. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) · 2024 ACS 5-year

Largest cities in CO

Population among 59 CO places with 10,000+ residents and ACS income on Areazine. Tooltip shows the income rank in the same pool.

residents

What this shows Denver is the largest CO city on this list; The Pinery leads median income.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

Highest median incomes in CO

Median household income among the same 59-city pool. Tooltip shows the population rank.

median

What this shows The Pinery posts the highest place-level median income in CO; Denver is largest by headcount.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

The quick read

Reading Highlands Ranch, CO beyond the headline numbers

Highlands Ranch sits inside Douglas County, Colorado, at roughly 39.55°N, -104.97°W. Population 96,713, $159,307 median household income. Median home value $712,700, median rent $2,531. Poverty rate 2.9%, read against that income figure since two cities on the same median can differ underneath it.

1 hospital in/around Highlands Ranch, 5/5 avg rating, 1 with an ER.

Hardship is low by national standards: 2.9% of Highlands Ranch, CO residents live below the poverty line, in the least-affected quarter of the 3,890 cities reporting a rate.

A median home in Highlands Ranch runs about 4.5 times median household income, above the midpoint. Multiples in this range usually mean buyers are arriving from outside the local wage base.

33% of Highlands Ranch workers report working from home, the highest quarter of reporting cities. Where that share runs this high, local income increasingly reflects employers located somewhere else.

Among the CDC measures on this page, short sleep duration departs furthest from its peer median: 26.9% in Highlands Ranch, the lowest-prevalence quarter of the 3,852 cities reporting that measure.

Sources: U.S. Census ACS, CDC PLACES, CMS Hospital Compare, plus live alerts for Highlands Ranch from FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC. Economic comparison bars use the unweighted average across tracked Census places with a reported value, not a household-weighted national median.

Population (place)
96,713
Highlands Ranch · Census Place
Median Income (place)
$159,307
+78% vs avg
Median Home Value (place)
$712,700
+72% vs avg
Median Age (place)
41.5
years · ACS place

10-Year Trends 2013–2024

County-level trend (Douglas County): Highlands Ranch's own historical series isn't separately published by the Census Bureau, so these year-over-year figures track the surrounding county, not the city alone.

20132024
Population
377K+29%
Median Income
$149,594+47%
Median Home Value
$713,600+113%
Poverty Rate
3.8%-3%
Unemployment
3.6%-36%

Economics

Economics indicators for Highlands Ranch, CO
IndicatorValue
Median Rent
$2,531/mo
Poverty Rate
2.9% -77% vs avg
Unemployment 4%
Bachelor's Degree+ 67.8%
Work From Home 33%
Public Transit 0.7%

Population

White 81.6%
African American 0.9%
Asian 6.2%
Two or More Ethnicities 1.7%

Health Profile 15 measures

Health Indicators

Short Sleep Duration
26.9%
High Blood Pressure
25.6%
Obesity
24.8%
Binge Drinking
18.3%
Frequent Mental Distress
13.8%
Physical Inactivity
13.1%
Current Asthma
10.6%
Frequent Physical Distress
9.4%
Current Smoking
7.4%
Diabetes
6.7%

Preventive Care

Dental Visit 76.1%
Annual Checkup 75.3%

Other Measures

Lack of Health Insurance
5.5%
Coronary Heart Disease
4.1%
Stroke
2.2%

Hospitals 1 total

Rating Distribution
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1
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0
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0
Average Rating
5/5
Total Hospitals
1
With ER
1
UCHEALTH HIGHLANDS RANCH HOSPITAL
HIGHLANDS RANCH · Acute Care Hospitals · ER
★★★★★

What alerts and safety updates affect Highlands Ranch?

No area-tagged alerts are on record for Highlands Ranch right now. New federal and counterpart-agency notices still land in the site feed as agencies publish them.

City alert dispatch desk

Sheet CO-HIGHLANDS-RANCH · Highlands Ranch

Highlands Ranch: no area-tagged alerts on record — state hubs carry the live CAP stream.

  • FEED-QUIET No tagged alerts
  • LEAD-NONE Feed idle
  • DESK-IDLE Awaiting feed

Counts reflect published articles tagged to Highlands Ranch; untagged NOAA county warnings may still appear in the site feed. Browse Colorado state hubs · Methodology

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Frequently Asked Questions 6

What is the population of Highlands Ranch, CO? ▼
Highlands Ranch, CO has a population of 96,713 people, located in Douglas County, Colorado.
What is the median household income in Highlands Ranch? ▼
The median household income in Highlands Ranch, CO is $159,307 per year, per the U.S. Census ACS. The poverty rate is 2.9%.
What is the median home value in Highlands Ranch? ▼
The median home value in Highlands Ranch, CO is $712,700. Median rent is $2,531/month.
What are the top health concerns in Highlands Ranch? ▼
The top health indicators in Highlands Ranch include Short Sleep Duration (26.9%), High Blood Pressure (25.6%), Obesity (24.8%). Data from CDC PLACES.
How many hospitals are in Highlands Ranch? ▼
Highlands Ranch has 1 hospital with an average rating of 5/5 stars. 1 have emergency departments.
What is the median age in Highlands Ranch? ▼
The median age in Highlands Ranch, CO is 41.5 years. 67.8% of residents have a bachelor's degree or higher.

Nationwide cities with similar poverty or income 8

Two ACS-derived peer sets for Highlands Ranch, both outside Colorado so the neighborhoods are not the geographic nearby list below.

Similar poverty rate

Nearest place-level ACS poverty rates outside CO (2.9% here).

Lakeville, MN 2.9% McLean, VA 2.9% Park Ridge, IL 2.9% Oceanside, NY 2.9%

Similar median income

Nearest place-level ACS median household incomes outside CO ($159,307 here).

East Honolulu, HI $159,518 River Edge, NJ $159,028 Rosaryville, MD $158,923 Damascus, MD $158,883

Compare Highlands Ranch with another city

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Nearby Cities 8

Southglenn, CO 42K Greenwood Village, CO 16K Castlewood, CO 25K Littleton, CO 46K Lone Tree, CO 13K Englewood, CO 33K Centennial, CO 110K Columbine, CO 24K
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Using Highlands Ranch's profile

Use this as a starting research checklist, not a verdict on whether to live here.

  • Check live recalls, weather and hazard alerts scoped to the Highlands Ranch area before relying on national headlines. Check your area
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Population and economics (income, home value, poverty, education) are place-level U.S. Census ACS; health is CDC PLACES; hospital counts reflect facilities in and around the city. County-level trends are labeled when shown.

Data Sources

All data on this page comes from official U.S. government sources. Population and economic data from the Census Bureau American Community Survey (2024 5-year estimates, place geography). Health data from the CDC PLACES program (2023). Hospital ratings from CMS Hospital Compare (2024). Climate data from NOAA. Education data from NCES. Cost of living from Bureau of Economic Analysis. Crime statistics, where referenced on Areazine, originate from the FBI Crime Data Explorer. Housing market figures referenced on Areazine come from HUD Fair Market Rents. Census economics and population are at place geography; some health and hospital indicators are reported at the county level (Douglas County) where that is the smallest published unit.

Every figure on Areazine is published directly from official U.S. government sources, no number is typed in by an editor. City demographic and health figures are compiled directly from U.S. Census (place-level ACS), CDC, and CMS releases, updated quarterly within 30 days of upstream release. County-level trends are labeled when shown. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026.