Hightstown vs White Horse

A side-by-side comparison of Hightstown and White Horse: population, income, housing, and more.

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

White Horse has the higher population (10,040 vs 5,869 in Hightstown). Hightstown has the higher median household income ($107,431 vs $100,896 in White Horse). Hightstown has the higher median home value ($333,200 vs $274,300 in White Horse).

Population, income & housing

	Hightstown	White Horse
Population	5,869	10,040
Median age	42.6 yrs	42.6 yrs
Median household income	$107,431	$100,896
Median home value	$333,200	$274,300
Median gross rent	$1,638	$1,627
Housing units	2,076	4,058
Homeownership rate	70.8%	87.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	36.7%	31.0%
Unemployment rate	4.2%	4.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hightstown	White Horse
Population	5,375 → 5,869 (+9.2%)	8,576 → 10,040 (+17.1%)
Median household income	$80,410 → $107,431 (+33.6%)	$90,487 → $100,896 (+11.5%)
Median home value	$282,700 → $333,200 (+17.9%)	$233,500 → $274,300 (+17.5%)
Median gross rent	$1,458 → $1,638 (+12.3%)	$1,150 → $1,627 (+41.5%)

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

White Horse

Population

8,57610,040

Median household income

$90,487$100,896

Median home value

$233,500$274,300

Median gross rent

$1,150$1,627

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hightstown	White Horse
Under 5	3.9%	3.6%
5 to 17	11.9%	12.8%
18 to 24	7.9%	8.4%
25 to 34	14.6%	13.2%
35 to 44	13.8%	14.1%
45 to 54	18.5%	11.8%
55 to 64	13.8%	15.0%
65 to 74	8.6%	11.1%
75 and over	7.0%	9.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hightstown	White Horse
White (non-Hispanic)	54.5%	69.1%
Black or African American	5.9%	6.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	4.9%	3.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.9%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino	33.6%	19.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hightstown	White Horse
No high school diploma	8.4%	5.1%
High school graduate	31.0%	40.7%
Some college or associate's	23.9%	23.2%
Bachelor's degree	21.4%	22.0%
Graduate or professional degree	15.3%	9.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hightstown	White Horse
Drove alone	68.0%	81.1%
Carpooled	15.9%	7.5%
Public transit	0.4%	2.1%
Walked	4.4%	0.3%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.3%	9.1%
Other means	0.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hightstown	White Horse
1-unit, detached	65.8%	85.3%
1-unit, attached	3.9%	7.0%
2 to 4 units	11.8%	1.8%
5 to 19 units	17.4%	4.5%
20 or more units	1.0%	0.8%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.5%

Poverty & households

	Hightstown	White Horse
Poverty rate	1.5%	3.5%
Average household size	2.93	2.56
Mean commute (minutes)	24	28
Median year structure built	1952	1958