Hightstown vs Twin Rivers

A side-by-side comparison of Hightstown and Twin Rivers: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Twin Rivers has the higher population (8,315 vs 5,869 in Hightstown). Hightstown has the higher median household income ($107,431 vs $98,831 in Twin Rivers). Hightstown has the higher median home value ($333,200 vs $273,900 in Twin Rivers).

Population, income & housing

	Hightstown	Twin Rivers
Population	5,869	8,315
Median age	42.6 yrs	36.2 yrs
Median household income	$107,431	$98,831
Median home value	$333,200	$273,900
Median gross rent	$1,638	$1,583
Housing units	2,076	3,202
Homeownership rate	70.8%	70.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	36.7%	34.6%
Unemployment rate	4.2%	3.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hightstown	Twin Rivers
Population	5,375 → 5,869 (+9.2%)	6,870 → 8,315 (+21.0%)
Median household income	$80,410 → $107,431 (+33.6%)	$89,746 → $98,831 (+10.1%)
Median home value	$282,700 → $333,200 (+17.9%)	$215,400 → $273,900 (+27.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,458 → $1,638 (+12.3%)	$1,521 → $1,583 (+4.1%)

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

Twin Rivers

Population

6,8708,315

Median household income

$89,746$98,831

Median home value

$215,400$273,900

Median gross rent

$1,521$1,583

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hightstown	Twin Rivers
Under 5	3.9%	8.4%
5 to 17	11.9%	14.7%
18 to 24	7.9%	10.5%
25 to 34	14.6%	14.8%
35 to 44	13.8%	13.4%
45 to 54	18.5%	12.9%
55 to 64	13.8%	12.4%
65 to 74	8.6%	6.9%
75 and over	7.0%	5.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hightstown	Twin Rivers
White (non-Hispanic)	54.5%	37.9%
Black or African American	5.9%	10.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	4.9%	7.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.9%	5.3%
Hispanic or Latino	33.6%	38.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hightstown	Twin Rivers
No high school diploma	8.4%	13.5%
High school graduate	31.0%	27.0%
Some college or associate's	23.9%	24.8%
Bachelor's degree	21.4%	25.2%
Graduate or professional degree	15.3%	9.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hightstown	Twin Rivers
Drove alone	68.0%	63.8%
Carpooled	15.9%	7.5%
Public transit	0.4%	1.9%
Walked	4.4%	1.7%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.3%	17.1%
Other means	0.6%	8.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hightstown	Twin Rivers
1-unit, detached	65.8%	6.8%
1-unit, attached	3.9%	57.8%
2 to 4 units	11.8%	4.0%
5 to 19 units	17.4%	26.1%
20 or more units	1.0%	5.3%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Hightstown	Twin Rivers
Poverty rate	1.5%	3.0%
Average household size	2.93	2.79
Mean commute (minutes)	24	28
Median year structure built	1952	1974