Brielle vs Highlands

A side-by-side comparison of Brielle and Highlands: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Brielle has the higher population (4,960 vs 4,575 in Highlands). Brielle has the higher median household income ($167,754 vs $90,082 in Highlands). Brielle has the higher median home value ($815,100 vs $394,800 in Highlands).

Population, income & housing

	Brielle	Highlands
Population	4,960	4,575
Median age	45.9 yrs	49.3 yrs
Median household income	$167,754	$90,082
Median home value	$815,100	$394,800
Median gross rent	$2,655	$1,848
Housing units	2,093	2,996
Homeownership rate	92.1%	64.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	64.9%	53.7%
Unemployment rate	7.7%	9.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Brielle	Highlands
Population	4,697 → 4,960 (+5.6%)	4,768 → 4,575 (-4.0%)
Median household income	$140,352 → $167,754 (+19.5%)	$60,638 → $90,082 (+48.6%)
Median home value	$640,000 → $815,100 (+27.4%)	$291,000 → $394,800 (+35.7%)
Median gross rent	$2,205 → $2,655 (+20.4%)	$1,217 → $1,848 (+51.8%)

Brielle

Population

4,6974,960

Median household income

$140,352$167,754

Median home value

$640,000$815,100

Median gross rent

$2,205$2,655

Highlands

Population

4,7684,575

Median household income

$60,638$90,082

Median home value

$291,000$394,800

Median gross rent

$1,217$1,848

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Brielle	Highlands
Under 5	4.8%	4.7%
5 to 17	19.1%	9.6%
18 to 24	8.1%	1.9%
25 to 34	6.5%	18.3%
35 to 44	10.0%	11.7%
45 to 54	12.0%	8.3%
55 to 64	17.8%	20.2%
65 to 74	14.6%	13.0%
75 and over	7.0%	12.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Brielle	Highlands
White (non-Hispanic)	91.5%	81.0%
Black or African American	0.6%	2.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.7%	0.0%
Asian	1.2%	5.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.3%	4.6%
Hispanic or Latino	4.5%	6.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Brielle	Highlands
No high school diploma	3.4%	9.3%
High school graduate	11.8%	18.6%
Some college or associate's	19.9%	18.3%
Bachelor's degree	39.8%	27.4%
Graduate or professional degree	25.1%	26.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Brielle	Highlands
Drove alone	71.9%	56.4%
Carpooled	4.9%	4.3%
Public transit	0.9%	10.3%
Walked	1.9%	0.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.6%
Worked from home	20.4%	22.8%
Other means	0.0%	4.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Brielle	Highlands
1-unit, detached	78.9%	40.0%
1-unit, attached	9.9%	8.6%
2 to 4 units	10.6%	12.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	22.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	16.7%
Mobile home & other	0.6%	0.6%

Poverty & households

	Brielle	Highlands
Poverty rate	1.4%	7.6%
Average household size	2.63	1.75
Mean commute (minutes)	29	40
Median year structure built	1963	1975