Highland Lakes

Population: 3,941
Median household income: $129,500
Median home value: $291,200

Highland Lakes, a community in Sussex County, New Jersey, has 3,941 residents. The median household income of $129,500 is above the Sussex County median ($114,316).

Between 2019 and 2023, Highland Lakes's population declined 22.7% from 5,098 to 3,941, while its median home value rose 28.1% from $227,300 to $291,200.

92.6% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1962.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,941
Median age: 49.3 yrs
Median household income: $129,500
Median home value: $291,200
Median gross rent: $1,862
Housing units: 1,991
Homeownership rate: 92.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 50.7%
Unemployment rate: 6.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

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

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	5,098	$101,171	$227,300	$1,500
2020	4,666	$101,184	$233,700	$1,495
2021	4,493	$113,915	$243,500	$1,640
2022	4,089	$122,527	$277,900	$1,725
2023	3,941	$129,500	$291,200	$1,862

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 53.4%

5 to 1712.6%

18 to 246.1%

25 to 3410.6%

35 to 4414.2%

45 to 5412.8%

55 to 6420.3%

65 to 7415.2%

75 and over4.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	134	3.4%
5 to 17	497	12.6%
18 to 24	242	6.1%
25 to 34	417	10.6%
35 to 44	561	14.2%
45 to 54	506	12.8%
55 to 64	800	20.3%
65 to 74	599	15.2%
75 and over	185	4.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,503	88.9%
Black or African American	3	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	12	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	11	0.3%
Two or more races	123	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	289	7.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma1.4%

High school graduate25.2%

Some college or associate's22.6%

Bachelor's degree35.8%

Graduate or professional degree15.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	44	1.4%
High school graduate	773	25.2%
Some college or associate's	694	22.6%
Bachelor's degree	1,098	35.8%
Graduate or professional degree	459	15.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 44 min

Drove alone64.8%

Carpooled8.2%

Public transit2.1%

Walked0.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home24.1%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,522	64.8%
Carpooled	192	8.2%
Public transit	49	2.1%
Walked	20	0.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	566	24.1%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	205	11.5%
15 to 29 min	387	21.7%
30 to 44 min	256	14.4%
45 to 59 min	403	22.6%
60+ min	532	29.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.36
Poverty rate: 3.0% (118 of 3,941)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,163	69.7%
Nonfamily households	505	30.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1962

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,668	83.8%
Vacant	323	16.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,544	92.6%
Renter-occupied	124	7.4%

1-unit, detached92.6%

1-unit, attached0.5%

2 to 4 units2.5%

5 to 19 units2.2%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other2.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,844	92.6%
1-unit, attached	10	0.5%
2 to 4 units	50	2.5%
5 to 19 units	43	2.2%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	44	2.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3431410
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 4.32 sq mi
Water area: 0.66 sq mi
Center point: 41.1706, -74.4632