Highland Lakes vs Hopatcong

A side-by-side comparison of Highland Lakes and Hopatcong: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Hopatcong has the higher population (14,470 vs 3,941 in Highland Lakes). Highland Lakes has the higher median household income ($129,500 vs $114,057 in Hopatcong). Hopatcong has the higher median home value ($318,600 vs $291,200 in Highland Lakes).

Population, income & housing

	Highland Lakes	Hopatcong
Population	3,941	14,470
Median age	49.3 yrs	41.4 yrs
Median household income	$129,500	$114,057
Median home value	$291,200	$318,600
Median gross rent	$1,862	$1,563
Housing units	1,991	6,427
Homeownership rate	92.6%	89.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	50.7%	34.2%
Unemployment rate	6.2%	3.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Highland Lakes	Hopatcong
Population	5,098 → 3,941 (-22.7%)	14,281 → 14,470 (+1.3%)
Median household income	$101,171 → $129,500 (+28.0%)	$89,400 → $114,057 (+27.6%)
Median home value	$227,300 → $291,200 (+28.1%)	$237,000 → $318,600 (+34.4%)
Median gross rent	$1,500 → $1,862 (+24.1%)	$1,456 → $1,563 (+7.3%)

Highland Lakes

Population

5,0983,941

Median household income

$101,171$129,500

Median home value

$227,300$291,200

Median gross rent

$1,500$1,862

Hopatcong

Population

14,28114,470

Median household income

$89,400$114,057

Median home value

$237,000$318,600

Median gross rent

$1,456$1,563

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Highland Lakes	Hopatcong
Under 5	3.4%	4.1%
5 to 17	12.6%	14.5%
18 to 24	6.1%	6.5%
25 to 34	10.6%	13.4%
35 to 44	14.2%	16.4%
45 to 54	12.8%	16.2%
55 to 64	20.3%	15.6%
65 to 74	15.2%	8.9%
75 and over	4.7%	4.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Highland Lakes	Hopatcong
White (non-Hispanic)	88.9%	69.4%
Black or African American	0.1%	2.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.3%	3.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.9%
Two or more races	3.1%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino	7.3%	22.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Highland Lakes	Hopatcong
No high school diploma	1.4%	5.0%
High school graduate	25.2%	29.1%
Some college or associate's	22.6%	31.8%
Bachelor's degree	35.8%	22.5%
Graduate or professional degree	15.0%	11.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Highland Lakes	Hopatcong
Drove alone	64.8%	76.9%
Carpooled	8.2%	6.3%
Public transit	2.1%	1.1%
Walked	0.9%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	24.1%	15.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Highland Lakes	Hopatcong
1-unit, detached	92.6%	93.9%
1-unit, attached	0.5%	1.4%
2 to 4 units	2.5%	3.4%
5 to 19 units	2.2%	0.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.4%
Mobile home & other	2.2%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Highland Lakes	Hopatcong
Poverty rate	3.0%	4.2%
Average household size	2.36	2.47
Mean commute (minutes)	44	36
Median year structure built	1962	1962