Name | Highlands County |
State | Florida |
FIPS Code | 12055 |
County Seat | Sebring |
Timezone | Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) |
Population (2022) | 98,734 |
Population Growth Rate(2000-2022) | 2.48% |
Majority Ethnicity | White 87.09% |
Public School Majority Ethnicity | White 40% |
Partisan Voting Index | Republican:+20 |
Unemployment Rate (May 2025) | 4.9% |
Area Code(s) | 863 |
Race/Ethnicity | Percentage of Population (2022) |
---|---|
White | 87.09% |
African American | 10.66% |
Hispanic | 0.57% |
Asian | 1.64% |
Native American | 0.02% |
Hawaiin/Pacific Islander | 0.02% |
Race/Ethnicity | Percentage of Public School Students (2023) |
---|---|
White | 39.65% |
African American | 16.27% |
Hispanic | 37.84% |
Asian | 1.41% |
Native American | 0.3% |
Hawaiin/Pacific Islander | 0.13% |