Hamilton Square vs Hightstown

A side-by-side comparison of Hamilton Square and Hightstown: population, income, housing, and more.

Hamilton Square and Hightstown are places in New Jersey. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Hamilton Square has the higher population (11,643 vs 5,869 in Hightstown). Hamilton Square has the higher median household income ($135,694 vs $107,431 in Hightstown). Hamilton Square has the higher median home value ($376,900 vs $333,200 in Hightstown).

Population, income & housing

	Hamilton Square	Hightstown
Population	11,643	5,869
Median age	46.2 yrs	42.6 yrs
Median household income	$135,694	$107,431
Median home value	$376,900	$333,200
Median gross rent	$1,817	$1,638
Housing units	4,439	2,076
Homeownership rate	94.4%	70.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	51.1%	36.7%
Unemployment rate	3.6%	4.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hamilton Square	Hightstown
Population	11,989 → 11,643 (-2.9%)	5,375 → 5,869 (+9.2%)
Median household income	$113,578 → $135,694 (+19.5%)	$80,410 → $107,431 (+33.6%)
Median home value	$302,900 → $376,900 (+24.4%)	$282,700 → $333,200 (+17.9%)
Median gross rent	$1,153 → $1,817 (+57.6%)	$1,458 → $1,638 (+12.3%)

Hamilton Square

Population

11,98911,643

Median household income

$113,578$135,694

Median home value

$302,900$376,900

Median gross rent

$1,153$1,817

Hightstown

Population

5,3755,869

Median household income

$80,410$107,431

Median home value

$282,700$333,200

Median gross rent

$1,458$1,638

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hamilton Square	Hightstown
Under 5	6.9%	3.9%
5 to 17	10.3%	11.9%
18 to 24	6.0%	7.9%
25 to 34	11.9%	14.6%
35 to 44	13.5%	13.8%
45 to 54	9.1%	18.5%
55 to 64	19.4%	13.8%
65 to 74	16.0%	8.6%
75 and over	7.0%	7.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hamilton Square	Hightstown
White (non-Hispanic)	85.3%	54.5%
Black or African American	2.3%	5.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	5.2%	4.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.3%
Two or more races	1.7%	0.9%
Hispanic or Latino	5.5%	33.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hamilton Square	Hightstown
No high school diploma	4.7%	8.4%
High school graduate	17.5%	31.0%
Some college or associate's	26.7%	23.9%
Bachelor's degree	34.5%	21.4%
Graduate or professional degree	16.6%	15.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hamilton Square	Hightstown
Drove alone	73.0%	68.0%
Carpooled	6.8%	15.9%
Public transit	2.6%	0.4%
Walked	1.1%	4.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.3%
Worked from home	15.7%	10.3%
Other means	0.8%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hamilton Square	Hightstown
1-unit, detached	90.4%	65.8%
1-unit, attached	6.7%	3.9%
2 to 4 units	1.9%	11.8%
5 to 19 units	1.0%	17.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Hamilton Square	Hightstown
Poverty rate	2.1%	1.5%
Average household size	2.63	2.93
Mean commute (minutes)	25	24
Median year structure built	1967	1952