| Highgate Town - Occupational Data | FIPS Code=11050 |
| 1970 | |
| Employed Population | 585 |
| Professional - Technical - Kindred | 64 |
| Non-Farm Manager - Administrator | 22 |
| Sales Worker | 18 |
| Clerical Worker | 51 |
| Craftsperson - Foreperson | 84 |
| Non-Transport Operative | 116 |
| Transport Operative | 37 |
| Non-Farm Laborer | 18 |
| Farmer - Farm Manager | 62 |
| Farm Laborer | 35 |
| Non-Private Service | 17 |
| Household Service | 7 |
| Occupation Not Reported | 54 |
| 1980 | 1990 | |
| Employed Population | 923 | 1332 |
| Executive - Administrator | 64 | 135 |
| Professional Speciality | 60 | 96 |
| Technicians - Related Support | 23 | 17 |
| Sales | 52 | 108 |
| Administrative - Clerical | 95 | 188 |
| Private Household Service | 10 | 0 |
| Protective Service | 2 | 24 |
| Non-Household, Non-Protective Service | 61 | 145 |
| Natural Resources | 149 | 149 |
| Precision Production - Craft | 145 | 228 |
| Machine Operators | 173 | 111 |
| Mover | 32 | 67 |
| Labor | 57 | 64 |
| 1980 | 1990 | ||
| Per Cent of Working Population Employed in Town of Residence | 24.15 | 26.90 | |
| 1970 | 1980 | 1990 | |
| Unemployment Rate | 10.28 | 7.88 | 5.60 |