Estimated median household income in 2007: $64,730
| This zip code: | $64,730 | | New Jersey: | $67,035 |
Nearest zip codes: 08901, 08817, 08850, 08854, 08816, 08882.
Housing units in zip code 08904 with a mortgage: 1,381 (167 second mortgage, 236 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 692
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $2,634
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $1,063
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 8.5% | | Whole state: | 8.6% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 3.4% | | Whole state: | 3.9% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 6.6 | | State: | 6.6 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 3.4 | | State: | 3.8 |
Year house built: |
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- 1999 to March 2000: 4
- 1995 to 1998: 55
- 1990 to 1994: 160
- 1980 to 1989: 403
- 1970 to 1979: 631
- 1960 to 1969: 853
- 1950 to 1959: 1,345
- 1940 to 1949: 673
- 1939 or earlier: 1,947
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Highland Park, NJ (08904): |
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- no bedroom: 9
- 1 bedrooms: 94
- 2 bedrooms: 422
- 3 bedrooms: 1,287
- 4 bedrooms: 511
- 5 or more bedrooms: 155
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units: |
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- no bedroom: 233
- 1 bedrooms: 1,781
- 2 bedrooms: 1,107
- 3 bedrooms: 251
- 4 bedrooms: 49
- 5 or more bedrooms: 0
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Vehicles available in 08904 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
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- no vehicle: 142
- 1 vehicle: 736
- 2 vehicles: 1,251
- 3 vehicles: 287
- 4 vehicles: 56
- 5 or more vehicles: 6
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments: |
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- no vehicle: 619
- 1 vehicle: 1,732
- 2 vehicles: 847
- 3 vehicles: 160
- 4 vehicles: 12
- 5 or more vehicles: 51
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Estimated household income distribution in 2007:

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2007 in zip code 08904:
- $30,000 to $34,999: 4
- $35,000 to $39,999: 12
- $40,000 to $49,999: 11
- $60,000 to $69,999: 3
- $70,000 to $79,999: 6
- $125,000 to $149,999: 12
- $150,000 to $174,999: 15
- $175,000 to $199,999: 30
- $200,000 to $249,999: 180
- $250,000 to $299,999: 257
- $300,000 to $399,999: 744
- $400,000 to $499,999: 423
- $500,000 to $749,999: 570
- $750,000 to $999,999: 174
- $1,000,000 or more: 69
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Rent paid by renters in 2007 in zip code 08904:
- Less than $100: 13
- $100 to $149: 10
- $150 to $199: 59
- $200 to $249: 22
- $250 to $299: 45
- $300 to $349: 15
- $350 to $399: 17
- $400 to $449: 13
- $450 to $499: 23
- $500 to $549: 15
- $550 to $599: 27
- $600 to $649: 53
- $650 to $699: 111
- $700 to $749: 220
- $750 to $799: 314
- $800 to $899: 894
- $900 to $999: 1,068
- $1,000 to $1,249: 820
- $1,250 to $1,499: 325
- $1,500 to $1,999: 47
- $2,000 or more: 24
- No cash rent: 84
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $0.
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2007 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $419,752
- Black or African American householders: $340,813
- Asian householders: $332,608
- Some other race householders: $360,326
- Two or more races householders: $269,634
- Hispanic or Latino householders: $397,356
Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $396,848 (it was $179,000 in 2000)
| 08904: | $396,848 | | New Jersey: | $372,300 |
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $280,733 - $551,074
Mean price in 2007:
Detached houses: $427,890| Here: | $427,890 | | State: | $452,919 |
Townhouses or other attached units: $437,845| Here: | $437,845 | | State: | $310,364 |
In 2-unit structures: $432,051| Here: | $432,051 | | State: | $429,538 |
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $461,863| Here: | $461,863 | | State: | $371,779 |
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $297,533| Here: | $297,533 | | State: | $309,003 |
Owners and renters by unit type in %
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Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
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Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 2,273
- One, attached: 69
- Two: 717
- 3 or 4: 1,094
- 5 to 9: 313
- 10 to 19: 456
- 20 to 49: 722
- 50 or more: 427

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 5,414 (73%)
- Carpooled: 665 (9%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 207 (3%)
- Subway or elevated: 43 (1%)
- Railroad: 520 (7%)
- Taxi: 41 (1%)
- Bicycle: 44 (1%)
- Walked: 293 (4%)
- Other means: 49 (1%)
- Worked at home: 189 (3%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 262
- 5 to 9 minutes: 841
- 10 to 14 minutes: 1226
- 15 to 19 minutes: 969
- 20 to 24 minutes: 783
- 25 to 29 minutes: 422
- 30 to 34 minutes: 705
- 35 to 39 minutes: 179
- 40 to 44 minutes: 268
- 45 to 59 minutes: 613
- 60 to 89 minutes: 622
- 90 or more minutes: 386
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 62.3%
Household type by relationship
Households: 13,987
- In family households: 10,730 (2,442 male householders, 982 female householders)
2,784 spouses, 3,682 children (3,486 natural, 113 adopted, 83 stepchildren), 184 grandchildren, 145 brothers or sisters, 122 parents, 252 other relatives, 137 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 3,257 (1,012 male householders (755 living alone)), 1,469 female householders (1,101 living alone)), 776 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 12 (0 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 1,403 2-persons, 864 3-persons, 702 4-persons, 304 5-persons, 86 6-persons, 65 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 1,856 1-person, 497 2-persons, 107 3-persons, 17 4-persons, 4 6-persons.
2,397 married couples with children.
448 single-parent households (100 men, 348 women).
66.2% of residents of 08904 zip code speak English at home.
7.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (49% very well, 27% well, 20% not well, 4% not at all).
12.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (68% very well, 17% well, 10% not well, 5% not at all).
9.9% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (50% very well, 34% well, 13% not well, 3% not at all).
4.2% of residents speak other language at home (83% very well, 15% well, 1% not well, 1% not at all).
Foreign born population: 4,085 (29.2%)
(34.2% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 29.2% | | Whole state: | 17.5% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
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- China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (16%)
- India (13%)
- Mexico (4%)
- Israel (4%)
- Ukraine (4%)
- Germany (4%)
- Korea (3%)
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Year of entry for the foreign-born population |
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- 1995 to March 2000: 1,558
- 1990 to 1994: 1,005
- 1985 to 1989: 490
- 1980 to 1984: 246
- 1975 to 1979: 173
- 1970 to 1974: 141
- 1970 to 1974: 57
- 1965 to 1969: 415
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White population: 10,087
Black population: 1,111
American Indian population: 16
Asian population: 1,908
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 12
Some other race population: 503
Two or more races population: 362

First ancestries reported:
|  Other groups: 4430 |
|  Italian: 1124 |
|  Russian: 843 |
|  Irish: 826 |
|  Polish: 779 |
|  German: 668 |
|  United States or American: 438 |
|  English: 428 |
|  Hungarian: 402 |
|  Eastern European: 315 |
|  Ukrainian: 186 |
|  Subsaharan African:: 186 |
|  Greek: 185 |
|  West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 173 |
|  Scottish: 158 |
|  European: 139 |
|  Israeli: 114 |
|  Sierra Leonean: 110 |
|  French (except Basque): 99 |
|  Swedish: 83 |
|  Romanian: 80 |
|  Scotch-Irish: 75 |
|  Jamaican: 73 |
|  Arab:: 72 |
|  Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 72 |
|  Austrian: 70 |
|  Norwegian: 70 |
|  Turkish: 59 |
|  British: 58 |
|  Brazilian: 51 |
|  Latvian: 50 |
|  Czechoslovakian: 41 |
|  Czech: 41 |
|  French Canadian: 36 |
|  Slovak: 36 |
|  Lebanese: 34 |
|  Lithuanian: 34 |
|  Dutch: 33 |
|  Belgian: 33 |
|  Guyanese: 32 |
|  Swiss: 30 |
|  African: 28 |
|  Egyptian: 28 |
|  Albanian: 26 |
|  Slavic: 25 |
|  Slovene: 23 |
|  Welsh: 23 |
|  Armenian: 23 |
|  Ethiopian: 22 |
|  West Indian: 19 |
|  Canadian: 17 |
|  Scandinavian: 17 |
|  South African: 16 |
|  Serbian: 11 |
|  Northern European: 11 |
|  Finnish: 10 |
|  Nigerian: 10 |
|  Moroccan: 10 |
|  Barbadian: 9 |
|  Portuguese: 6 |
|  Iranian: 4 |
|  Danish: 4 |

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%
Most commonly used house heating fuel: |
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- Utility gas (64%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (21%)
- Electricity (12%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)
- Other fuel (1%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 5544
- Northeast: 2898
- Midwest: 379
- South: 587
- West: 323
58% of the 08904 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 51% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 36% lived in New Jersey.
Population in 1990: 13,165. Population change in the 1990s: +834 (+6.3%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
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Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 353
| Here: | 25.2% | | New Jersey: | 13.2% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 158
| Here: | 23.1% | | New Jersey: | 13.0% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 160
| Here: | 23.2% | | New Jersey: | 30.1% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
- DR. BARBARA TURPIN ( in HIGHLAND PARK, NJ; small business)
$15,000 with EPA for Other Professional Services. Signed on 2005-03-23. Completion date: 2005-12-27.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) (50-99 employees: 1 establishment, 20-49 employees: 1 establishment, 10-19 employees: 3 establishments, 5-9 employees: 4 establishments, 1-4 employees: 8 establishments)
- Real Estate and Rental and Leasing: Lessors of Residential Buildings and Dwellings (20-49: 3, 10-19: 3, 5-9: 5, 1-4: 7)
- Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation: Fitness and Recreational Sports Centers (100-249: 1, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 1)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (100-249: 1)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (50-99: 1, 10-19: 1, 5-9: 7, 1-4: 3)
- Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (20-49: 1, 10-19: 1, 5-9: 4, 1-4: 5)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Offices of Dentists (10-19: 4, 5-9: 2, 1-4: 5)
- Real Estate and Rental and Leasing: Residential Property Managers (50-99: 1, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 2)
- Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: Custom Computer Programming Services (50-99: 1, 1-4: 5)
- Educational Services: Elementary and Secondary Schools (50-99: 1, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 1)
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)
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8 people in other group homes
4 people in religious group quarters
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