Highland Lakes vs Newton

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

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

Newton has the higher population (8,336 vs 3,941 in Highland Lakes). Highland Lakes has the higher median household income ($129,500 vs $73,679 in Newton). Highland Lakes has the higher median home value ($291,200 vs $282,300 in Newton).

Population, income & housing

	Highland Lakes	Newton
Population	3,941	8,336
Median age	49.3 yrs	42.2 yrs
Median household income	$129,500	$73,679
Median home value	$291,200	$282,300
Median gross rent	$1,862	$1,383
Housing units	1,991	3,794
Homeownership rate	92.6%	58.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	50.7%	30.2%
Unemployment rate	6.2%	8.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Highland Lakes	Newton
Population	5,098 → 3,941 (-22.7%)	7,910 → 8,336 (+5.4%)
Median household income	$101,171 → $129,500 (+28.0%)	$68,365 → $73,679 (+7.8%)
Median home value	$227,300 → $291,200 (+28.1%)	$212,200 → $282,300 (+33.0%)
Median gross rent	$1,500 → $1,862 (+24.1%)	$1,175 → $1,383 (+17.7%)

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

Newton

Population

7,9108,336

Median household income

$68,365$73,679

Median home value

$212,200$282,300

Median gross rent

$1,175$1,383

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Highland Lakes	Newton
Under 5	3.4%	5.3%
5 to 17	12.6%	14.3%
18 to 24	6.1%	6.5%
25 to 34	10.6%	15.5%
35 to 44	14.2%	12.7%
45 to 54	12.8%	14.4%
55 to 64	20.3%	11.6%
65 to 74	15.2%	9.9%
75 and over	4.7%	9.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Highland Lakes	Newton
White (non-Hispanic)	88.9%	75.3%
Black or African American	0.1%	7.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.3%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.2%
Two or more races	3.1%	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino	7.3%	13.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Highland Lakes	Newton
No high school diploma	1.4%	7.4%
High school graduate	25.2%	32.7%
Some college or associate's	22.6%	29.7%
Bachelor's degree	35.8%	21.8%
Graduate or professional degree	15.0%	8.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Highland Lakes	Newton
Drove alone	64.8%	80.9%
Carpooled	8.2%	6.3%
Public transit	2.1%	0.3%
Walked	0.9%	2.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	24.1%	8.2%
Other means	0.0%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Highland Lakes	Newton
1-unit, detached	92.6%	53.4%
1-unit, attached	0.5%	5.0%
2 to 4 units	2.5%	9.0%
5 to 19 units	2.2%	8.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	23.2%
Mobile home & other	2.2%	0.8%

Poverty & households

	Highland Lakes	Newton
Poverty rate	3.0%	15.0%
Average household size	2.36	2.28
Mean commute (minutes)	44	26
Median year structure built	1962	1960