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Hightstown, NJ (New Jersey) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $328,594 (it was $137,300 in 2000)
Hightstown:

$328,594
New Jersey:

$428,900
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $246,516 - $400,753

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $366,694
Here:

$366,694
State:

$537,591

Townhouses or other attached units: $390,363
Here:

$390,363
State:

$381,113

In 2-unit structures: $382,947
Here:

$382,947
State:

$444,476

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $243,957
Here:

$243,957
State:

$457,463

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $287,426
Here:

$287,426
State:

$368,745

Total population: 5,567 (Urban population: 5,216, Rural population: 0)

Houses: 2,167 (2,059 occupied: 1,544 owner occupied, 584 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

27%
State:

35%

Housing density: 1,766 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022 in this county: $258,340.

Median contract rent in 2022: $1,309 (lower quartile is $1,158, upper quartile is $1,501)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $1,615


Median gross rent in Hightstown, NJ in 2022: $1,615

Housing units in Hightstown with a mortgage: 1,260 (125 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 108 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 271

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $141,706

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $97,586

Median monthly housing costs: $2,026

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Hightstown, New Jersey Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1956

Median year apartment built: 1974

Household type by relationship:

Households: 5,817
  • Male householders: 1,253 (97 living alone), Female householders: 779 (191 living alone)
  • 1,413 spouses (1,413 opposite-sex spouses), 128 unmarried partners, (112 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 1,432 children (1,354 natural, 78 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 62 grandchildren, 286 brothers or sisters, 146 parents, 0 foster children, 84 other relatives, 125 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 102

Size of family households: 650 2-persons, 505 3-persons, 389 4-persons, 106 5-persons, 39 6-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 284 1-person, 145 2-persons, 43 3-persons.

573 married couples with children.
87 single-parent households (34 men, 53 women).

59.0% of residents of Hightstown speak English at home.
31.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (50% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 36% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
5.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (31% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 33% don't speak English at all).
2.0% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
2.2% of residents speak other language at home (67% speak English very well, 33% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 1,558 (26.8%)
(48.7% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.2
State:

6.8

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

4.6
State:

3.9

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Hightstown, New Jersey
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Hightstown, New Jersey
  • 0no bedroom
  • 791 bedroom
  • 4202 bedrooms
  • 6383 bedrooms
  • 4084 bedrooms
  • 05+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Hightstown, New Jersey
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Hightstown, New Jersey
  • 82no bedroom
  • 851 bedroom
  • 3142 bedrooms
  • 783 bedrooms
  • 264 bedrooms
  • 05+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Hightstown in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Hightstown in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 63no vehicle
  • 2941 vehicle
  • 7082 vehicles
  • 1993 vehicles
  • 2184 vehicles
  • 625+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Hightstown in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Hightstown in renter-occupied apartments
  • 94no vehicle
  • 1921 vehicle
  • 2032 vehicles
  • 973 vehicles
  • 04 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Hightstown, New Jersey
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Hightstown, New Jersey
  • 01 room
  • 02 rooms
  • 713 rooms
  • 1494 rooms
  • 3235 rooms
  • 3456 rooms
  • 2217 rooms
  • 2948 rooms
  • 1429+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Hightstown, New Jersey
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Hightstown, New Jersey
  • 821 room
  • 02 rooms
  • 643 rooms
  • 1424 rooms
  • 1925 rooms
  • 106 rooms
  • 657 rooms
  • 08 rooms
  • 289+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2022 house/condo value by year built
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Owners and renters by unit type in Hightstown, NJ
  • Hightstown, NJ household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Hightstown, NJ in 2022
  • 14Less than $10,000
  • 41$10,000 to $19,999
  • 120$20,000 to $29,999
  • 60$30,000 to $39,999
  • 130$40,000 to $49,999
  • 25$50,000 to $59,999
  • 61$60,000 to $74,999
  • 473$75,000 to $99,999
  • 363$100,000 to $124,999
  • 66$125,000 to $149,999
  • 188$150,000 to $199,999
  • 515$200,000 or more
  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in Hightstown, NJ

  • Distribution of house value in Hightstown, NJ in 2022
  • 19Less than $10,000
  • 8$35,000 to $39,999
  • 24$125,000 to $149,999
  • 156$150,000 to $174,999
  • 26$175,000 to $199,999
  • 279$200,000 to $249,999
  • 226$250,000 to $299,999
  • 565$300,000 to $399,999
  • 238$400,000 to $499,999
  • 56$500,000 to $749,999
  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Hightstown, NJ

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Hightstown, NJ in 2022
  • 11$350 to $399
  • 179$1,000 to $1,249
  • 174$1,250 to $1,499
  • 23$1,500 to $1,999
  • 31$2,000 to $2,499
  • 23$3,500 or more
  • 64No cash rent
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 62.3%
Number of people working at home: 481 (13.6% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 72
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 388
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 512
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 295
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 342
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 411
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 423
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 47
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 41
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 239
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 123
  • 90 or more minutes: 64
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Hightstown

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 1,765 (69.9%)
  • Carpooled: 175 (6.9%)
  • Ferryboat: 7 (0.3%)
  • Taxi: 22 (0.9%)
  • Bicycle: 8 (0.3%)
  • Walked: 63 (2.5%)
  • Worked at home: 481 (19.0%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 6.7%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Black residents
  • 12.4%Females
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Hightstown, New Jersey
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Hightstown, New Jersey
  • 8172010 or later
  • 2072000 to 2009
  • 2431990 to 1999
  • 2011980 to 1989
  • 401970 to 1979
  • 97Before 1970
Ancestries in Hightstown, NJ

First ancestries reported:

  • German: 473 (13.8%)
  • Italian: 338 (9.9%)
  • Nigerian: 191 (5.6%)
  • American: 139 (4.1%)
  • Russian: 116 (3.4%)
  • Hungarian: 100 (2.9%)
  • Polish: 76 (2.2%)
  • Irish: 67 (2.0%)
  • British: 58 (1.7%)
  • Ukrainian: 43 (1.3%)
  • Eastern European: 28 (0.8%)
  • Scottish: 27 (0.8%)
  • European: 23 (0.7%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 23 (0.7%)
  • Portuguese: 12 (0.4%)
  • French: 11 (0.3%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):

Ecuador
Hightstown:

42.0% (613)
New Jersey:

4.4% (95,275)

Colombia
Hightstown:

12.8% (187)
New Jersey:

4.2% (90,817)

Nigeria
Hightstown:

8.2% (119)
New Jersey:

1.2% (25,213)

El Salvador
Hightstown:

8.0% (117)
New Jersey:

2.3% (48,885)

Nepal
Hightstown:

5.9% (86)
New Jersey:

0.1% (2,890)

Philippines
Hightstown:

5.7% (83)
New Jersey:

4.0% (85,934)

Guatemala
Hightstown:

4.4% (64)
New Jersey:

2.2% (46,813)

Russia
Hightstown:

2.7% (40)
New Jersey:

0.9% (20,371)

India
Hightstown:

2.5% (37)
New Jersey:

12.8% (274,609)

Ukraine
Hightstown:

1.9% (28)
New Jersey:

1.1% (22,760)

Portugal
Hightstown:

1.9% (28)
New Jersey:

1.3% (28,871)

Sierra Leone
Hightstown:

1.8% (26)
New Jersey:

0.1% (2,373)

Mexico
Hightstown:

1.5% (22)
New Jersey:

4.8% (102,527)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 3,034
  • Other state: 1,126
  • Northeast: 654
  • Midwest: 142
  • South: 242
  • West: 65

91.6% of Hightstown residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 7.8% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 56.0% lived in New Jersey.


Hightstown:

91.6%
State average:

90.4%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 0
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 74
  • 5th and 6th grade: 0
  • 7th and 8th grade: 26
  • 9th grade: 0
  • 10th grade: 53
  • 11th grade: 45
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 14
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 543
  • Less than 1 year of college: 68
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 149
  • Associate degree: 473
  • Bachelor's degree: 525
  • Master's degree: 190
  • Professional school degree: 63
  • Doctorate degree: 0
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 41
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 53
  • 5th and 6th grade: 0
  • 7th and 8th grade: 9
  • 9th grade: 0
  • 10th grade: 20
  • 11th grade: 29
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 65
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 810
  • Less than 1 year of college: 65
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 135
  • Associate degree: 141
  • Bachelor's degree: 597
  • Master's degree: 314
  • Professional school degree: 22
  • Doctorate degree: 0
Educational Attainment for Females
Hightstown marital status for males
Hightstown marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 1,404
  • One, attached: 58
  • Two: 124
  • 3 or 4: 170
  • 5 to 9: 306
  • 10 to 19: 50
  • 50 or more: 53
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2022: 1.3%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 0.8%

House/condo owner moved in on average 14 years ago

Renter moved in on average 7 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in Hightstown
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Hightstown, NJ
  • 86.8%Utility gas
  • 8.7%Electricity
  • 4.5%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Hightstown, NJ
  • 89.0%Utility gas
  • 6.4%Electricity
  • 4.6%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 43
Here:

12.4%
New Jersey:

12.3%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 39
Here:

39.0%
New Jersey:

13.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 65
Here:

16.5%
New Jersey:

33.2%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability