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Highland Lakes, NJ

Demographic and economic profile of Highland Lakes, NJ, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

Population

3,941

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$109,000

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

53.4 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-18.6% since 2018

Highland Lakes lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone3,450 (89.6%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race237 (6.2%)
  • Some Other Race Alone83 (2.2%)
  • Black or African American Alone37 (1.0%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races23 (0.6%)
  • Asian Alone22 (0.6%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic347
  2. 2.Spanish130
  3. 3.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)124
  4. 4.German or other West Germanic40
  5. 5.Other Indo-European16

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

16.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

64.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

19.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

13.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Veterans

157

Census ACS · as of 2023

Economy

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Per Capita Income

$69,912

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

6.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

3.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services & Health Care479
  2. 2.Manufacturing369
  3. 3.Professional, Scientific, & Management332
  4. 4.Retail Trade329
  5. 5.Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate266

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations1,213
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations630
  3. 3.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations248
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations158
  5. 5.Service Occupations107

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Information (LQ 2.87×)131
  2. 2.Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate (LQ 1.64×)266
  3. 3.Manufacturing (LQ 1.52×)369
  4. 4.Public Administration (LQ 1.30×)150
  5. 5.Retail Trade (LQ 1.24×)329

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$291,200

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,862/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

92.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,999347 (22.5%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999335 (21.7%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999260 (16.8%)
  • $500,000 to $749,999153 (9.9%)
  • $400,000 to $499,999141 (9.1%)
  • $175,000 to $199,999122 (7.9%)

Census ACS · as of 2023

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

50.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

98.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

74.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$68,065

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

44.2 min

Census ACS · as of 2023

Households Without a Vehicle

2.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone1,522 (64.8%)
  • Worked at Home566 (24.1%)
  • Carpooled192 (8.2%)
  • Public Transit49 (2.1%)
  • Walked20 (0.9%)

Census ACS · as of 2023

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.