Highland Lakes, NJ

Census Place

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2024 Population
3,852
US Senator
Cory Booker
Democratic Party
US Senator
Andy Kim
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
53.4
8.32% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
2.67%
10.7% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$109,000
15.8% 1-year decline
2024 Median Property Value
$295,300
1.41% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
2,356
3.32% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Highland Lakes, NJ reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

97% of the residents in Highland Lakes, NJ are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Highland Lakes, NJ was $295,300, and the homeownership rate was 93.1%.

Most people in Highland Lakes, NJ drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 44 minutes. The average car ownership in Highland Lakes, NJ was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Highland Lakes, NJ is home to a population of 3.85k people, from which 97% are citizens. As of 2024, 13.1% of Highland Lakes, NJ residents were born outside of the country (506 people).

In 2024, there were 25.2 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (3.41k people) in Highland Lakes, NJ than any other race or ethnicity. There were 135 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 102 Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

97%
2024 Citizenship
96.5%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 97% of Highland Lakes, NJ residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Highland Lakes, NJ was 96.5%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Highland Lakes, NJ
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    3.41k ± 497
  2. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    135 ± 101
  3. Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic)
    102 ± 96
7.42%
Hispanic Population
286 people

In 2024, there were 25.2 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (3.41k people) in Highland Lakes, NJ than any other race or ethnicity. There were 135 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 102 Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

7.42% of the people in Highland Lakes, NJ are hispanic (286 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Highland Lakes, NJ as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for New Jersey.
Most Common Origin
  1. India
    273,706 ± 12,653 people
  2. Dominican Republic
    205,965 ± 11,018 people
  3. Mexico
    107,667 ± 8,009 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of New Jersey was India, the natal country of 273,706 New Jersey residents, followed by Dominican Republic with 205,965 and Mexico with 107,667.

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Foreign-Born Population

13.1%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
506 people
13.8%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
543 people

As of 2024, 13.1% of Highland Lakes, NJ residents (506 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Highland Lakes, NJ was 13.8%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    66 ± 53
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    52 ± 47

Highland Lakes, NJ has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.27 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Highland Lakes, NJ.

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Economy

The economy of Highland Lakes, NJ employs 2.36k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Highland Lakes, NJ were Manufacturing (314 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (284 people), and Retail Trade (253 people), and the highest paying industries were Finance & Insurance ($129,100), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($96,447), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($89,671).

Employment

Occupations

2.36k
2024 Value
± 389
−3.32%
1 Year decline
± 24.1%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Highland Lakes, NJ declined at a rate of −3.32%, from 2.44k employees to 2.36k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Highland Lakes, NJ, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (426 people), Management Occupations (285 people), and Business & Financial Operations Occupations (223 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Highland Lakes, NJ.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for New Jersey.

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The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

2.36k
2024 Value
± 389
−3.32%
1 Year decline
± 24.1%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Highland Lakes, NJ declined at a rate of −3.32%, from 2.44k employees to 2.36k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Highland Lakes, NJ, are Manufacturing (314 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (284 people), and Retail Trade (253 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Highland Lakes, NJ, though some of these residents may live in Highland Lakes, NJ and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$80,988
Median earning men ± $10,172
$71,746
Median earning women ± $13,904

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($99,375), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($96,732), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($96,615).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($93,636), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($77,068), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($74,337).

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Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for New Jersey.
Y-Axis
2.27%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 4.24M people employed in New Jersey. This represents a 2.27% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 16.5%.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Highland Lakes, NJ was $295,300 in 2024, which is 0.888 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $291,200 to $295,300, a 1.41% increase. The homeownership rate in Highland Lakes, NJ is 93.1%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Highland Lakes, NJ have an average commute time of 44 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Highland Lakes, NJ is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$295,300
Median Property Value 2024
±$23,274
$1,630
Median Property Taxes
±$239

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Highland Lakes, NJ the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Highland Lakes, NJ compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

93.1%
Homeownership
2024
65.9%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 93.1% of the housing units in Highland Lakes, NJ were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 92.6%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$109,000
Median Household Income
± $28,478
1.75k
Number of Households
± 309

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.75k households in Highland Lakes, NJ declined from $109,000 from the previous year's value of $129,500.

The following chart displays the households in Highland Lakes, NJ distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $200k+ range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Highland Lakes, NJ is from New Jersey.
0.486
2023 Wage GINI in New Jersey
0.489
2022 Wage GINI in New Jersey

In 2023, the income inequality in New Jersey was 0.486 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.709% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for New Jersey was higher than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in New Jersey in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (69.1%)
  2. Worked At Home (23.3%)
  3. Carpooled (5.5%)

In 2024, 69.1% of workers in Highland Lakes, NJ drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (23.3%) and those who carpooled to work (5.5%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

44 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Highland Lakes, NJ have a longer commute time (44 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 6.54% of the workforce in Highland Lakes, NJ have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Highland Lakes, NJ distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Highland Lakes, NJ have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

2.67% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Highland Lakes, NJ (103 out of 3.85k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 55 - 64, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Females 75+.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Highland Lakes, NJ is White, followed by Hispanic and Black.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

94.5% of the population of Highland Lakes, NJ has health coverage, with 57.5% on employee plans, 6.88% on Medicaid, 20.7% on Medicare, 8.2% on non-group plans, and 1.22% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in New Jersey see 1,279 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,279 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1157 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 320 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 54.2% were men and 45.8% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 12.7% under 18 years, 16.8% between 18 and 34 years, 44% between 35 and 64 years, and 26.6% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 54.2% were men and 45.8% were women.

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Uninsured People

5.53%
Uninsured
57.5%
Employer Coverage
6.88%
Medicaid
20.7%
Medicare
8.2%
Non-Group
1.22%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Highland Lakes, NJ declined by 7.66% from 5.99% to 5.53%.

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