Highlands borough, NJ

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 4,646 ( 359 from 2010 )
Land area: 0.7 square miles
Population density: 6276.8 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	3,904	84.03%	12.5%
Black:	33	0.71%	52.9%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	261	5.62%	307.8%
2+ races:	200	4.30%	174.0%
Hispanic:	248	5.34%	23.5%

Total non-White:	742	15.97%	36.4%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-557	-13.5
Change in Non-White pop.:	198	4.8

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
5,005
4,461	89.13%
70	1.40%
10	0.20%
64	1.28%
73	1.46%
324	6.47%
544	10.87%

2000
5,097
4,681	91.84%
22	0.43%
0	0.00%
47	0.92%
146	2.86%
188	3.69%
416	8.16%

1990
4,849
4,623	95.34%
33	0.68%
10	0.21%
90	1.86%
n/a
93	1.92%
226	4.66%

1980
5,187
5,057	97.49%
7	0.13%
0	0.00%
31	0.60%
n/a
92	1.77%
130	2.51%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-220	-4.3
128	2.5

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

58	1.2
190	3.9

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-434	-8.4
96	1.9

Age, Family & Household Data for Highlands borough, NJ

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
47.0
637	13.7%
4,009	86.3%
992	21.4%

2,515
1.85

1,216	48.3%
900	74.0%
18	1.5%
1,299	51.7%

2010
Number	Percent
45.1
709	14.2%
4,296	85.8%
644	12.9%

2,623
1.91

1,160	44.2%
821	70.8%
116	10.0%
1,463	55.8%

2000
Number	Percent
39.0
922	18.1%
4,175	81.9%
600	11.8%

2,449
2.08

1,218	49.7%
776	63.7%
129	10.6%
1,231	50.3%

1990
Number	Percent
34.3
871	18.0%
3,978	82.0%
665	13.7%

2,241
2.16

1,204	53.7%
897	74.5%
103	8.6%
1,037	46.3%

1980
Number	Percent
32.3
1,154	22.2%
4,033	77.8%
641	12.4%

2,230
2.33

1,358	60.9%
1,043	76.8%
130	9.6%
872	39.1%

2022 Housing Data for Highlands borough, NJ

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	167	6.6%
$10,000 to $14,999	41	1.6%
$15,000 to $19,999	32	1.3%
$20,000 to $24,999	65	2.6%
$25,000 to $29,999	79	3.1%
$30,000 to $34,999	131	5.2%
$35,000 to $39,999	43	1.7%
$40,000 to $44,999	105	4.2%
$45,000 to $49,999	33	1.3%
$50,000 to $59,999	137	5.4%
$60,000 to $74,999	147	5.8%
$75,000 to $99,999	379	15.1%
$100,000 to $124,999	284	11.3%
$125,000 to $149,999	145	5.8%
$150,000 to $199,999	272	10.8%
$200,000 or more	455	18.1%

Median Household Income	86,901
Per Capita Income	72,422

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	178	7.1%
Public Assistance	0	0.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	175	7.0%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	2,119	74.0%
Unemployed	167	5.8%
In Armed Forces	52	1.8%

Total Labor Force	2,338	81.7%
Not in Labor Force	525	18.3%

Real Unemployment Rate		24.2%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	949	588	61.7%
Non-Profit	113	163	40.9%
Self-Employed	216	133	61.9%

Local Government	84	110	43.3%
State Government	0	27	0.0%
Federal Government	50	30	62.5%

Total Private + Self	1,165	721	61.8%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	247	330	42.8%
Total	1,412	1,051	57.3%

Pct. Govt.	12.2%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	530	21.5%
Sales and Office Occupations	477	19.4%
Professional, Technical	773	31.4%
Service Occupations	463	18.8%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	12	0.5%
All others	220	8.9%

White Collar		72.3%

Industry
	Number	%
Professional, scientific, technical	388	15.8%
Health care and social assistance	375	15.2%
Retail trade	254	10.3%
Accommodation and food services	247	10.0%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	175	7.1%
Educational services	168	6.8%
Construction	152	6.2%
Finance and insurance	128	5.2%
Information	127	5.2%
Public administration	103	4.2%
Other services	89	3.6%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	75	3.0%
Manufacturing	59	2.4%
Transportation and warehousing	41	1.7%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	36	1.5%
Real estate and rental and leasing	33	1.3%
Wholesale trade	13	0.5%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	12	0.26%
Puerto Rican	44	0.95%
Cuban	20	0.43%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	72	1.55%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	10	0.22%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	62	1.33%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	53	1.14%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	17	0.37%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	36	0.77%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	47	1.01%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Chinese	229	4.93%
Vietnamese	32	0.69%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	4,007	90.7%
Spanish	184	4.2%
Chinese	134	3.0%
Other Indo-European	26	0.6%
French, Haitian, Cajun	25	0.6%
Arabic	18	0.4%
Vietnamese	14	0.3%
German, other Germanic	10	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
Italian	1,330	28.6%
German	914	19.7%
Irish	860	18.5%
English	491	10.6%
Scottish	172	3.7%
French	171	3.7%
Polish	107	2.3%
Icelander	96	2.1%
Russian	92	2.0%
American	90	1.9%
Hungarian	79	1.7%
Swiss	78	1.7%
British	71	1.5%
European	62	1.3%
Welsh	55	1.2%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	4,335	93.3%
Not a citizen	311	6.7%

Native	3,998	86.1%
Foreign-born	648	13.9%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
65	1.7%	281	7.2%	656	16.8%	965	24.7%	1,041	26.6%	900	23.0%
Average years of education: 14.7

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	65	1.7%
9-12 Years	281	7.2%
H.S. Grad or GED	656	16.8%
Some College	965	24.7%
Bach. Degree	1,041	26.6%
Grad Degree	900	23.0%
Average years of education: 14.7

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +215	D +231	D + 10.3%
D +446
2020 vs. 2012	R +550	R +165	R + 9.5%
D +385
2020 vs. 2008	R +279	R +116	R + 5.2%
D +163

2016 vs. 2008	R +64	R +347	R + 15.4%
D -283
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	78%	Joe Biden (D)	1,429	50.0%	Donald Trump* (R)	1,387	48.5%	43	1.5%	2,859	7	2	0.06%
2016	58%	Donald Trump (R)	1,172	51.7%	Hillary Clinton (D)	983	43.3%	113	5.0%	2,268	11	6	0.06%
2012	46%	Barack Obama* (D)	1,044	54.4%	Mitt Romney (R)	837	43.6%	38	2.0%	1,919	3	-4	0.05%
2008	57%	Barack Obama (D)	1,266	52.4%	John McCain (R)	1,108	45.9%	42	1.7%	2,416	4	0	0.06%
2004	57%	George W. Bush* (R)	1,230	50.8%	John Kerry (D)	1,164	48.1%	25	1.0%	2,419	5	0	0.07%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Highlands borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

1,429

50.0%

Donald Trump* (R)

1,387

48.5%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

0.9%

Other

0.6%

TOTAL

2,859

Turnout: 78%	Diff (St): 7	Diff (US): 2

2016 President, Highlands borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

983

43.3%

Donald Trump (R)

1,172

51.7%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

1.8%

Other

3.2%

TOTAL

2,268

Turnout: 58%	Diff (St): 11	Diff (US): 6

2012 President, Highlands borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

1,044

54.4%

Mitt Romney (R)

837

43.6%

Other

2.0%

TOTAL

1,919

Turnout: 46%	Diff (St): 3	Diff (US): -4

2008 President, Highlands borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

1,266

52.4%

John McCain (R)

1,108

45.9%

Other

1.7%

TOTAL

2,416

Turnout: 57%	Diff (St): 4	Diff (US): 0

2004 President, Highlands borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

1,230

50.8%

John Kerry (D)

1,164

48.1%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.6%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

2,419

Turnout: 57%	Diff (St): 5	Diff (US): 0

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Highlands borough, NJ

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2021	G	51%	Jack Ciattarelli (R)	993	53.2%	Phil Murphy* (D)	848	45.5%	24 [+]	1.3%	1,865	5	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 2021: Other (Write-in) 24 (1.3%);
2020	S2	76%	Cory Booker* (D)	1,387	49.7%	Rik Mehta (R)	1,336	47.9%	66 [+]	2.4%	2,789	7	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Madelyn Hoffman (Green) 39 (1.4%); Veronica Fernandez (Of, By, For) 19 (0.7%); Daniel Burke (LaRouche Was Right) 8 (0.3%);
2018	S1	51%	Bob Hugin (R)	949	48.6%	Robert Menendez* (D)	916	46.9%	87 [+]	4.5%	1,952	6	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Other (Write-in) 36 (1.8%); Madelyn Hoffman (Green) 30 (1.5%); Murray Sabrin (Libertarian) 21 (1.1%);
2017	G	35%	Kim Guadagno (R)	707	51.8%	Phil Murphy (D)	632	46.3%	26 [+]	1.9%	1,365	10	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 2017: Other (Write-in) 10 (0.7%); Gina Genovese (Reduce Property Taxes) 8 (0.6%); Peter Rohrman (Libertarian) 8 (0.6%);
2014	S2	25%	Cory Booker* (D)	517	50.4%	Jeffrey Bell (R)	480	46.8%	28 [+]	2.7%	1,025	5	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Joseph Baratelli (Libertarian) 18 (1.8%); Jeff Boss (NSA Did 9/11) 4 (0.4%); Hank Schroeder (Economic Growth) 3 (0.3%); Antonio Sabas (I) 3 (0.3%); Eugene LaVergne (D-R Party) 0 (0.0%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	2,925
Median Value	$396,200

Occupied	2,515	86.0%
Vacant	410	14.0%

Owned	1,684	67.0%
Rented	831	33.0%
Median Rent	$1,725

Single-Family Units	1,351	46.2%
Detached	1,131	38.7%
Attached	220	7.5%
Buldings with 5+ Units	1,066	36.4%
Mobile Homes	58	2.0%

Highlands borough, NJ

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Highlands borough, NJ

2022 Housing Data for Highlands borough, NJ

2022 Income & Employment Data for Highlands borough, NJ

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Highlands borough, NJ

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Highlands borough, NJ

Historical Presidential Election Results for Highlands borough, NJ

Historical Statewide Election Results for Highlands borough, NJ