Moving to Highland Lakes, New Jersey
Population: 5,051
Males: 2,524 (50.0%), Females: 2,527 (50.0%)
Sussex County
Demographics
Median resident age: 35.9 years
Median household income: $59,468
Median house value: $135,400
Population by Race
Races in Highland Lake:
- White Non-Hispanic (93.5%)
- Hispanic (4.2%)
- Other race (1.2%)
- Black (1.1%)
- Two or more races (1.0%)
Ancestries: Irish (25.7%), Italian (23.1%), German (23.0%), Polish (8.3%), English (7.3%), Dutch (5.0%).
Elevation: 1220 feet
Land area: 5.0 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Highland Lake
- High school or higher: 92.9%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 22.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 7.8%
- Unemployed: 3.4%
- Mean travel time to work: 45.3 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Highland Lake CDP
- Never married: 18.8%
- Now married: 65.5%
- Separated: 2.2%
- Widowed: 5.8%
- Divorced: 7.7%
6.7% Foreign born (3.7% Europe, 1.3% Asia, 1.2% Latin America).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Highland Lake:
- ST ANTHONY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 10 miles; WARWICK, NY)
- ST CLARE’S HOSPITAL (about 11 miles; SUSSEX, NJ)
- MID HUDSON FORENSIC PSYCHIATRIC CTR (about 15 miles; NEW HAMPTON, NY)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Highland Lake:
- STEWART INT’L (about 34 miles; NEWBURGH, NY; Abbreviation: SWF)
- TETERBORO (about 37 miles; TETERBORO, NJ; Abbreviation: TEB)
- NEWARK LIBERTY INTL (about 40 miles; NEWARK, NJ; Abbreviation: EWR)
Other public-use airports nearest to Highland Lake:
- GREENWOOD LAKE (about 10 miles; WEST MILFORD, NJ; Abbreviation: 4N1)
- SUSSEX (about 11 miles; SUSSEX, NJ; Abbreviation: FWN)
- WARWICK MUNI (about 15 miles; WARWICK, NY; Abbreviation: N72)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Highland Lake:
- ORANGE COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 19 miles; MIDDLETOWN, NY; Full-time enrollment: 3,486)
- WILLIAM PATERSON UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY (about 22 miles; WAYNE, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 8,017)
- RAMAPO COLLEGE OF NEW JERSEY (about 22 miles; MAHWAH, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 4,076)
- ROCKLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 24 miles; SUFFERN, NY; Full-time enrollment: 4,409)
- COUNTY COLLEGE OF MORRIS (about 24 miles; RANDOLPH, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 5,202)
- PASSAIC COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 27 miles; PATERSON, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 2,452)
- DREW UNIVERSITY (about 29 miles; MADISON, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 2,133)