About Highmore

Highmore is a tiny city located in the state of South Dakota. With a population of 864 people and just one neighborhood, Highmore is the 90th largest community in South Dakota. Much of the housing stock in Highmore was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic cities in the country.

Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Highmore is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Highmore is a city of service providers, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Highmore who work in office and administrative support jobs (14.60%), management occupations (11.39%), and teaching (9.41%).

In addition, many people in Highmore have jobs in agriculture, more so than in most other communities in America. As a result, you will see quite a number of farms around town.

Seniors make up 28.01% of Highmore's population, making it a popular place to retire. Because of the prominence of the retirement community, Highmore is good place for those over 65 to settle, as they will find many opportunities for socializing, as well as having access to many services oriented toward seniors.

Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Highmore spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 10.74 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.

Highmore is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

Highmore Information and Demographics

The education level of Highmore citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 17.60% of adults in Highmore have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Highmore in 2000 was $17,309, which is upper middle income relative to South Dakota, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $69,236 for a family of four.

The people who call Highmore home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Highmore is White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Highmore include German, Norwegian, Irish, and English.

The most common language spoken in Highmore is English. Some people also speak German.