Highland Lakes vs Ogdensburg

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

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

Highland Lakes has the higher population (3,941 vs 2,231 in Ogdensburg). Highland Lakes has the higher median household income ($129,500 vs $104,946 in Ogdensburg). Ogdensburg has the higher median home value ($311,900 vs $291,200 in Highland Lakes).

Population, income & housing

	Highland Lakes	Ogdensburg
Population	3,941	2,231
Median age	49.3 yrs	38.7 yrs
Median household income	$129,500	$104,946
Median home value	$291,200	$311,900
Median gross rent	$1,862	$1,390
Housing units	1,991	984
Homeownership rate	92.6%	88.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	50.7%	29.4%
Unemployment rate	6.2%	8.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Highland Lakes	Ogdensburg
Population	5,098 → 3,941 (-22.7%)	2,317 → 2,231 (-3.7%)
Median household income	$101,171 → $129,500 (+28.0%)	$89,091 → $104,946 (+17.8%)
Median home value	$227,300 → $291,200 (+28.1%)	$223,400 → $311,900 (+39.6%)
Median gross rent	$1,500 → $1,862 (+24.1%)	$1,440 → $1,390 (-3.5%)

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

Ogdensburg

Population

2,3172,231

Median household income

$89,091$104,946

Median home value

$223,400$311,900

Median gross rent

$1,440$1,390

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Highland Lakes	Ogdensburg
Under 5	3.4%	2.9%
5 to 17	12.6%	16.9%
18 to 24	6.1%	8.2%
25 to 34	10.6%	15.9%
35 to 44	14.2%	13.5%
45 to 54	12.8%	11.3%
55 to 64	20.3%	15.3%
65 to 74	15.2%	8.7%
75 and over	4.7%	7.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Highland Lakes	Ogdensburg
White (non-Hispanic)	88.9%	78.9%
Black or African American	0.1%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.3%	1.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.1%	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino	7.3%	16.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Highland Lakes	Ogdensburg
No high school diploma	1.4%	3.7%
High school graduate	25.2%	32.1%
Some college or associate's	22.6%	34.8%
Bachelor's degree	35.8%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	15.0%	7.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Highland Lakes	Ogdensburg
Drove alone	64.8%	88.5%
Carpooled	8.2%	2.8%
Public transit	2.1%	0.0%
Walked	0.9%	1.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	24.1%	6.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Highland Lakes	Ogdensburg
1-unit, detached	92.6%	87.4%
1-unit, attached	0.5%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	2.5%	10.8%
5 to 19 units	2.2%	1.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.2%	0.5%

Poverty & households

	Highland Lakes	Ogdensburg
Poverty rate	3.0%	7.0%
Average household size	2.36	2.60
Mean commute (minutes)	44	34
Median year structure built	1962	1964