City Population And Economic Context
Highlands, NC
Highlands, NC city profile with direct Population Pulse only when verified, plus named parent-county economic context.
/nc/highlandsUpdated Sep 6, 2026
Overview
Highlands, NC city profile with direct Population Pulse only when verified, plus named parent-county economic context.
Current Population And County Economic Pulse
Direct city population values appear only when the Census place match is verified. Jobs and earnings use named parent-county context.
Population
Direct source match2025 population estimate
1,127
One-year change +1.0%
Five-year change +5.4%
Published from the active current-data Pulse release. This does not change the annual Combined Score.
County Jobs Context
Parent-county contextQ1 2026 average covered employment
Macon County: 12,211
Q1 2025 +0.8%
2025 annual context 12,592
Macon County data is shown as context; it is not claimed as a city estimate.
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