Highland Lake, New Jersey
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Population change since 2000: -2.3%
Males: 2,553 | (51.8%) |
Females: 2,380 | (48.2%) |
Median resident age: | 44.6 years |
New Jersey median age: | 40.4 years |
Highland Lake: | $103,545 |
NJ: | $96,346 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $53,133 (it was $25,445 in 2000)
Highland Lake CDP income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $302,279 (it was $135,300 in 2000)
Highland Lake: | $302,279 |
NJ: | $428,900 |
Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $366,603; detached houses: $383,658; townhouses or other attached units: $264,605; in 2-unit structures: $319,396; in 3-to-4-unit structures: $222,674; in 5-or-more-unit structures: $176,413; mobile homes: $37,930
Median gross rent in 2022: $1,659.
(5.4% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 5.7% for Black residents, 0.3% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 100.0% for other race residents)
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Highland Lake, NJ
- 4,07980.8%White alone
- 50810.1%Hispanic
- 410.8%Two or more races
- 20.04%Black alone
Races in Highland Lake detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
Latest news from Highland Lake, NJ collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
Ancestries: Italian (31.6%), Irish (15.0%), German (11.0%), Dutch (5.7%), Polish (5.5%), American (3.9%).
Current Local Time: EST time zone
Elevation: 1220 feet
Land area: 5.04 square miles.
Population density: 978 people per square mile (low).
281 residents are foreign born (3.0% Latin America, 2.4% Europe).
This place: | 5.6% |
New Jersey: | 100.0% |
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $7,524 (2.7%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $7,892 (2.5%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Wayne, NJ (19.4 miles , pop. 54,069).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Newark, NJ (33.6 miles , pop. 273,546).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Manhattan, NY (37.8 miles , pop. 1,537,195).
Nearest cities:
Latitude: 41.17 N, Longitude: 74.46 W
Daytime population change due to commuting: -2,846 (-56.9%)
Workers who live and work in this place: 367 (12.9%)
Here: | 4.3% |
New Jersey: | 4.5% |
- Construction (12.4%)
- Educational services (8.1%)
- Health care (7.4%)
- Food & beverage stores (6.0%)
- Accommodation & food services (5.7%)
- Finance & insurance (5.4%)
- Public administration (5.0%)
- Construction (22.2%)
- Food & beverage stores (6.0%)
- Public administration (5.0%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (4.8%)
- Motor vehicle & parts dealers (4.4%)
- Administrative & support & waste management services (4.0%)
- Educational services (4.0%)
- Educational services (13.0%)
- Health care (12.1%)
- Accommodation & food services (8.3%)
- Finance & insurance (8.2%)
- Food & beverage stores (5.9%)
- Public administration (5.0%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (4.0%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (5.6%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (5.3%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (4.6%)
- Retail sales workers, except cashiers (3.9%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (3.8%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (3.8%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (3.5%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (8.3%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5.8%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5.4%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (5.4%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (4.1%)
- Retail sales workers, except cashiers (3.8%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (3.7%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (11.2%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (8.5%)
- Food and beverage serving workers, except waiters and waitresses (6.4%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (5.9%)
- Registered nurses (4.8%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (4.6%)
- Retail sales workers, except cashiers (4.0%)
Average climate in Highland Lake, New Jersey
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
(lower is better)
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2023 was 88.9. This is worse than average.
City: | 88.9 |
U.S.: | 72.6 |
Ozone [ppb] level in 2023 was 32.1. This is about average. Closest monitor was 13.3 miles away from the city center.
City: | 32.1 |
U.S.: | 33.3 |
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µg/m3] level in 2023 was 7.73. This is about average. Closest monitor was 23.3 miles away from the city center.
City: | 7.73 |
U.S.: | 8.11 |
Lead (Pb) [µg/m3] level in 2008 was 0.0184. This is significantly worse than average. Closest monitor was 20.5 miles away from the city center.
City: | 0.0184 |
U.S.: | 0.0093 |
Tornado activity:
Highland Lake-area historical tornado activity is near New Jersey state average. It is 33% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 7/14/1988, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 10.8 miles away from the Highland Lake place center injured one person and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.
On 5/31/1998, a category F3 tornado 21.7 miles away from the place center injured 2 people and caused $1 million in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Highland Lake-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above New Jersey state average. It is 67% smaller than the overall U.S. average.On 10/7/1983 at 10:18:46, a magnitude 5.3 (5.1 MB, 5.3 LG, 5.1 ML, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 192.3 miles away from the city center
On 8/23/2011 at 17:51:04, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.7 mi) earthquake occurred 292.1 miles away from the city center
On 4/20/2002 at 10:50:47, a magnitude 5.3 (5.3 ML, Depth: 3.0 mi) earthquake occurred 234.1 miles away from the city center
On 1/16/1994 at 01:49:16, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MB, 4.6 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 101.2 miles away from the city center
On 4/20/2002 at 10:50:47, a magnitude 5.2 (5.2 MB, 4.2 MS, 5.2 MW, 5.0 MW) earthquake occurred 232.2 miles away from Highland Lake center
On 1/16/1994 at 00:42:43, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 100.0 miles away from Highland Lake center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Sussex County (23) is greater than the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 14
Emergencies Declared: 9
Causes of natural disasters: Hurricanes: 6, Floods: 5, Storms: 5, Blizzards: 2, Heavy Rains: 2, Water Shortages: 2, Mudslide: 1, Snowstorm: 1, Tornado: 1, Tropical Depression: 1, Tropical Storm: 1, Wind: 1, Other: 3 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals and medical centers near Highland Lake:
- SAINT CLARE'S HOSPITAL/SUSSEX (Hospital, about 8 miles away; SUSSEX, NJ)
- SCHERVIER PAVILION (Nursing Home, about 9 miles away; WARWICK, NY)
- MILFORD MANOR (Nursing Home, about 9 miles away; WEST MILFORD, NJ)
- MILFORD MANOR NURSING HOME (Nursing Home, about 9 miles away; WEST MILFORD, NJ)
- MILFORD MANOR (Nursing Home, about 9 miles away; WEST NEW MILFORD, NJ)
- IN HOME HEALTH SERVICES (Home Health Center, about 13 miles away; SPARTA, NJ)
- HEALTH CENTER AT BLOOMINGDALE (Nursing Home, about 14 miles away; BLOOMINGDALE, NJ)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Highland Lake:
- Sussex County Community College (about 18 miles; Newton, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 2,402)
- Orange County Community College (about 19 miles; Middletown, NY; FT enrollment: 4,742)
- Rockland Community College (about 20 miles; Suffern, NY; FT enrollment: 6,026)
- William Paterson University of New Jersey (about 21 miles; Wayne, NJ; FT enrollment: 10,198)
- Ramapo College of New Jersey (about 22 miles; Mahwah, NJ; FT enrollment: 5,864)
- County College of Morris (about 24 miles; Randolph, NJ; FT enrollment: 6,427)
- Passaic County Community College (about 24 miles; Paterson, NJ; FT enrollment: 6,351)
Points of interest:
Notable locations in Highland Lake: Cherry Ridge (A), Highland Lakes Fire Department (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and reservoirs: Laurel Pond (A), Lake Wanda (B), Upper Highland Lake (C), East Highland Lake (D), Wawayanda Lake (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Highland Lake: Wawayanda State Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map
This place: | 2.6 people |
New Jersey: | 2.7 people |
This place: | 74.0% |
Whole state: | 69.3% |
This place: | 5.7% |
Whole state: | 5.9% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
- Gay men: 0.2% of all households
For population 15 years and over in Highland Lake:
- Never married: 25.9%
- Now married: 57.6%
- Separated: 2.4%
- Widowed: 2.9%
- Divorced: 11.1%
For population 25 years and over in Highland Lake:
- High school or higher: 92.7%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 7.1%
- Unemployed: 3.4%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 36.5 minutes
Here: | 10.0 |
New Jersey average: | 12.8 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Highland Lake, NJ (based on Sussex County data)
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Catholic | 56,400 | 16 |
Mainline Protestant | 9,211 | 36 |
Evangelical Protestant | 4,368 | 31 |
Other | 1,345 | 12 |
Orthodox | 300 | 1 |
Black Protestant | 182 | 1 |
None | 77,459 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
This county: | 1.92 / 10,000 pop. |
New Jersey: | 2.90 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 1.65 / 10,000 pop. |
New Jersey: | 1.76 / 10,000 pop. |
Sussex County: | 0.86 / 10,000 pop. |
New Jersey: | 0.81 / 10,000 pop. |
Here: | 6.68 / 10,000 pop. |
New Jersey: | 7.15 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 7.8% |
State: | 8.3% |
This county: | 23.7% |
State: | 23.3% |
Sussex County: | 15.4% |
New Jersey: | 18.0% |
Strongest AM radio stations in Highland Lake:
- WSNR (620 AM; 20 kW; JERSEY CITY, NJ)
- WVNJ (1160 AM; 20 kW; OAKLAND, NJ; Owner: UNIVERSAL B/CASTING OF NEW YORK,INC.)
- WABC (770 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: WABC-AM RADIO, INC.)
- WMCA (570 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF NEW YORK, LLC)
- WOR (710 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: BUCKLEY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WINS (1010 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WEPN (1050 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: NEW YORK AM RADIO, LLC)
- WFAN (660 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WADO (1280 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: WADO-AM LICENSE CORP.)
- WBBR (1130 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: BLOOMBERG COMMUNICATIONS INC.)
- WCBS (880 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WLIB (1190 AM; 30 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: ICBC BROADCAST HOLDINGS-NY, INC.)
- WQEW (1560 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: THE NEW YORK TIMES ELECTRONIC MEDIA COMPANY)
Strongest FM radio stations in Highland Lake:
- WSUS (102.3 FM; FRANKLIN, NJ; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WNJP (88.5 FM; SUSSEX, NJ; Owner: NEW JERSEY PUBLIC BROADCASTING AUTH.)
- WLJP (89.3 FM; MONROE, NY; Owner: SOUND OF LIFE, INC.)
- WRKS (98.7 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORP OF NEW YORK)
- WNNJ-FM (103.7 FM; NEWTON, NJ; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WFKP (99.3 FM; ELLENVILLE, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WNEW (102.7 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WPLJ (95.5 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: WPLJ-FM RADIO, INC.)
- WRPJ (88.9 FM; PORT JERVIS, NY; Owner: SOUND OF LIFE, INC.)
- WKCR-FM (89.9 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN NEW YORK)
- WXHD (90.1 FM; MOUNT HOPE, NY; Owner: AURICLE COMMUNICATIONS)
- WTSX (96.7 FM; PORT JERVIS, NY; Owner: PORT JERVIS BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- WSPK (104.7 FM; POUGHKEEPSIE, NY; Owner: 6 JOHNSON ROAD LICENSES, INC.)
- WKTU (103.5 FM; LAKE SUCCESS, NY; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, LLC)
- WQCD (101.9 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORPORATION)
- WNYC-FM (93.9 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: WNYC RADIO)
- WAXQ (104.3 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: AMFM NEW YORK LICENSES, LLC)
- WHTZ (100.3 FM; NEWARK, NJ; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
- WWPR-FM (105.1 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
- WPAT-FM (93.1 FM; PATERSON, NJ; Owner: WPAT LICENSING, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Highland Lake:
- WFME-TV (Channel 66; WEST MILFORD, NJ; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
- W36AZ (Channel 36; SUSSEX, NJ; Owner: NEW JERSEY PUBLIC B/CING. AUTHORITY)
- WMBC-TV (Channel 63; NEWTON, NJ; Owner: MOUNTAIN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WNYW (Channel 5; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
- WCBS-TV (Channel 2; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: CBS BROADCASTING INC.)
- WABC-TV (Channel 7; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: AMERICAN BROADCASTING COMPANIES, INC)
- WPIX (Channel 11; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: WPIX, INC.)
- WWOR-TV (Channel 9; SECAUCUS, NJ; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
- WPXO-LP (Channel 34; EAST ORANGE, NJ; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LPTV, INC.)
- WNJU (Channel 47; LINDEN, NJ; Owner: WNJU LICENSE CORPORATION)
- WPXN-TV (Channel 31; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
- WNBC (Channel 4; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: NATIONAL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- WNET (Channel 13; NEWARK, NJ; Owner: EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WXTV (Channel 41; PATERSON, NJ; Owner: WXTV LICENSE PARTNERSHIP, G.P.)
- WFUT (Channel 68; NEWARK, NJ; Owner: UNIVISION NEW YORK LLC)
- WXNY-LP (Channel 32; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: ISLAND BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WNYE-TV (Channel 25; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: NEW YORK CITY BOARD OF EDUCATION)
- WKOB-LP (Channel 53; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: WKOB COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WEBR-CA (Channel 17; MANHATTAN, NY; Owner: K LICENSEE INC.)
- WRNN-LP (Channel 57; NYACK, NY; Owner: LP NYACK LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WTBY (Channel 54; POUGHKEEPSIE, NY; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING OF NEW YORK, INC.)
- W68DN (Channel 68; CHERRY HILL, ETC., NJ; Owner: MARCIA COHEN)
- W60AI (Channel 60; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: VENTANA TELEVISION, INC.)
- W54CZ (Channel 54; MORRISTOWN, NJ; Owner: WLNY-TV, INC.)
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009 (Based on 1 partial tract) | ||||||||||
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA Home Purchase Loans | B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | C) Refinancings | D) Home Improvement Loans | F) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D) | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | |
LOANS ORIGINATED | 7 | $197,303 | 7 | $222,177 | 47 | $186,652 | 3 | $75,083 | 3 | $209,823 |
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 0 | $0 | 2 | $169,795 | 6 | $190,195 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
APPLICATIONS DENIED | 1 | $267,730 | 1 | $89,180 | 24 | $201,308 | 2 | $89,780 | 1 | $83,140 |
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 15 | $209,715 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 3 | $207,340 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 3715.00
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009 (Based on 1 partial tract) | ||||
A) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | B) Refinancings | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | |
LOANS ORIGINATED | 2 | $204,120 | 0 | $0 |
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 1 | $177,350 | 1 | $123,800 |
APPLICATIONS DENIED | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 3715.00
- 65.5%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 14.4%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 9.5%Wood
- 7.6%Electricity
- 1.4%Other fuel
- 0.9%Utility gas
- 0.9%Coal or coke
- 63.4%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 23.3%Electricity
- 13.4%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
Highland Lake compared to New Jersey state average:
- Median house value below state average.
- Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage significantly below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
- House age significantly below state average.