Population

102,257

US Census ACS 2024 5-year average

Median home value

$712,700

Owner-occupied units

Highlands Ranch, CO

Colorado · 39.541° N, 104.971° W · 24 sq mi

Highlands Ranch is a city in Colorado, with a population of 102,257 and about 4,212 residents per square mile. The median household earns $159,307 a year, and the median home is worth $712,700.

Conditions

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Local time

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Size & density

Land area

24 sq mi

Water excluded

Population density

4,212

People per square mile

Rank by population

#343

Of cities on this site

Rank by area

#559

Of cities on this site

Money & housing

Median household income

$159,307

US median ≈ $78,538

Median gross rent

$2,531

Per month

Homeownership

78.1%

US ≈ 65%

Average commute

24.2 min

One way

People

Median age

41.5

US median 39.1

Bachelor's degree +

67.8%

Age 25 and over

Foreign born

8.6%

Households

38,550

2.65 people each

What people here do for work

Education & health care 21.4^%

Professional & business services 20.2^%

Finance, insurance & real estate 12.1^%

Retail trade 8.8^%

Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024

Wealthiest person in Colorado

Name

Philip Anschutz

Forbes, Apr 2025

Net worth

$16.9B

As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live

Lives in

Denver

Source of wealth

Energy, sports, entertainment

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

Largest employer in Colorado · private sector

Employer

UCHealth

Sector

Healthcare

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.

Largest public company in Colorado

Company

Arrow Electronics

Revenue

$27.9B

Fiscal year 2024

Headquarters

Centennial

Ticker

ARW

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

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State of Colorado

State bird

Lark Bunting

State flower

Rocky Mountain Columbine

State capital

Denver

Nickname

The Centennial State

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