About High Point

High Point is a very small town located in the state of Florida. With a population of 2,205 people and just one neighborhood, High Point is the 405th largest community in Florida.

High Point is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 98.12% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, High Point is a town of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in High Point who work in office and administrative support jobs (40.44%), healthcare (9.72%), and law enforcement and fire fighting (9.40%).

Of important note, High Point is also a town of artists. High Point has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape High Point's character.

A very large number of seniors call High Point home: people 65 and over are 78.28% of the population. Because of the prominence of the retirement community, this is good place for the over-65 crowd to settle, as many of the town's services and social community are geared to this demographic.

High Point is very much a car-oriented town. This is because the population of High Point isn't large enough or dense enough to support an extensive public transit system. It has a lot of rural roads, and the distance between houses can be quite large, which together tends to discourage walking and bicycling to work. 100% of residents commute to work in their own car (and the drive is typically to a job out of town). People also tend to drive out of town for other services as well, such as shopping, doctors appointments, and more.

Being a small town, High Point does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

High Point Information and Demographics

The population of High Point overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 14.96%. Of adults 25 and older in High Point, 18.30% have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in High Point in 2000 was $21,270, which is upper middle income relative to Florida and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $85,080 for a family of four.

The people who call High Point home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in High Point is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in High Point include Russian, Italian, Polish, Austrian, Hungarian, Haitian, Irish, and English.

The most common language spoken in High Point is English. Some people also speak French Creole.