Is Highlands Ranch, CO growing?

Name: Growth in Highlands Ranch, CO, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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Highlands Ranch, CO had an estimated 102,257 (±2,318) residents in 2020–2024, against 105,631 in 2015–2019.

That is a change of −3.2%, a measurable decrease.

Its housing went from 38,655 to 39,551 homes (+2.3%), not a measurable change.

1.7% of today’s homes were built in 2020 or later.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Residents now: 102,257 (±2,318)
Amount of change: −3.2%
Homes change: +2.3%
Built 2020 or later: 1.7%

Residents and homes in Highlands Ranch, 2015–2019 and 2020–2024

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Residents	105,631 (±1,129)	102,257 (±2,318)	−3.2%	Measurable decrease
Housing units	38,655 (±418)	39,551 (±809)	+2.3%	Not a measurable change
Households that rent	19.8% (±1.1 points)	21.9% (±1.7 points)	+2.1 percentage points	Measurable increase
Median gross rent	$1,922 (±$54)	$2,531 (±$106)	+31.7%	Up after inflation
Median home value	$467,500 (±$3,427)	$712,700 (±$9,809)	+52.4%	Up after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Growth in Highlands Ranch against Douglas County, its state and the nation

Change between 2015–2019 and 2020–2024
	Residents	Verdict	Housing units
Highlands Ranch	−3.2%	Measurable decrease	+2.3%
Douglas County	+12.2%	Measurable increase	+15.8%
Colorado	+4.5%	Measurable increase	+8.5%
United States	+3.1%	Measurable increase	+4.6%

A change in a place’s boundaries between the two periods (an annexation, say) changes its counts as well; the Census Bureau’s figures are for the place as it was drawn in each period.

New homes in Highlands Ranch

Housing units by year built, 2020–2024
Year built	Highlands Ranch	Douglas County	Colorado	United States
2020 or later	1.7% (±0.4 points)	6.0%	3.0%	2.0%
2010 to 2019	10.6% (±1.0 points)	21.0%	12.8%	9.4%
2000 to 2009	25.6% (±1.3 points)	28.6%	16.6%	13.6%

12.3% of the homes in Highlands Ranch were built in 2010 or later.

The median age of residents is 41.5 years.

Growth in places near Highlands Ranch

Change in residents between 2015–2019 and 2020–2024
Place	Distance	Residents now	Amount of change	Verdict
Highlands Ranch	—	102,257	−3.2%	Measurable decrease
Acres Green	4.1 mi	2,639	−14.9%	Measurable decrease
Littleton	4.3 mi	44,710	−6.8%	Measurable decrease
Columbine Valley	5.2 mi	2,047	+64.9%	Measurable increase
Lone Tree	5.4 mi	14,147	+9.5%	Measurable increase
Greenwood Village	6.1 mi	15,420	−2.0%	Measurable decrease
Inverness	6.1 mi	2,934	+87.2%	Measurable increase
Columbine	6.2 mi	25,478	+0.6%	Not a measurable change
Meridian	6.3 mi	5,634	+54.8%	Measurable increase

Highlands Ranch is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Highlands Ranch

Is Highlands Ranch growing?

Highlands Ranch, CO had an estimated 102,257 residents in 2020–2024 and 105,631 in 2015–2019, a change of −3.2%: a measurable decrease by the Census Bureau’s test.

How many homes have been added in Highlands Ranch?

The estimated number of housing units went from 38,655 in 2015–2019 to 39,551 in 2020–2024 (+2.3%), not a measurable change.

How much new construction is there in Highlands Ranch?

1.7% of homes in Highlands Ranch were built in 2020 or later and 10.6% between 2010 and 2019.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Highlands Ranch CDP, Colorado (place:36410, in state:08).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B01003_001E, B01003_001M, B25001_001E, B25001_001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B25077_001E, B25077_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0017PE, DP04_0017PM, DP04_0018PE, DP04_0018PM, DP05_0018E, DP05_0018M

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.