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Moving to Highland Park, New Jersey

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Population: 13,999. Estimated population in July 2024: 14,268 (+1.9% change)
Males: 6,758 (48.3%), Females: 7,241 (51.7%)

Demographics

Median resident age: 34.7 years
Median household income: $53,250
Median house value: $183,300

Population by Race

Races in Highland Park:

  • White Non-Hispanic (68.0%)
  • Hispanic (8.2%)
  • Black (7.9%)
  • Chinese (5.2%)
  • Asian Indian (4.7%)
  • Other race (3.6%)
  • Two or more races (2.6%)
  • Korean (1.7%)
  • Other Asian (0.8%)
  • Filipino (0.6%)
  • American Indian (0.5%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: Italian (9.8%), Irish (9.1%), German (8.1%), Russian (7.8%), Polish (7.5%), English (5.0%).

Land area: 1.8 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Highland Park

  • High school or higher: 91.1%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 59.5%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 35.2%
  • Unemployed: 3.8%
  • Mean travel time to work: 28.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Highland Park borough

  • Never married: 32.8%
  • Now married: 51.2%
  • Separated: 1.6%
  • Widowed: 5.9%
  • Divorced: 8.4%

29.2% Foreign born (13.3% Asia, 7.9% Europe, 5.5% Latin America).

Population change in the 1990s: +714 (+5.4%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Highland Park:

  • ST PETERS MEDICAL CENTER (about 2 miles; NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ)
  • ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON UNIV HOSP (about 2 miles; NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ)
  • UNIVERSITY BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE (about 5 miles; PISCATAWAY, NJ)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Highland Park:

  • NEWARK LIBERTY INTL (about 22 miles; NEWARK, NJ; Abbreviation: EWR)
  • TRENTON MERCER (about 31 miles; TRENTON, NJ; Abbreviation: TTN)
  • PORT AUTH-DWNTN-MANHATTAN/WALL ST (about 33 miles; NEW YORK, NY; Abbreviation: JRB)

Other public-use airports nearest to Highland Park:

  • CENTRAL JERSEY REGIONAL (about 11 miles; MANVILLE, NJ; Abbreviation: 47N)
  • OLD BRIDGE (about 15 miles; OLD BRIDGE, NJ; Abbreviation: 3N6)
  • LINDEN (about 16 miles; LINDEN, NJ; Abbreviation: LDJ)

Amtrak stations near Highland Park:

  • 2 miles: NEW BRUNSWICK (FRENCH & ALBANY STS.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, snack bar, ATM, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, public transit connection.
  • 9 miles: METROPARK (ISELIN, 100 MIDDLESEX-ESSEX TPK.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, paid short-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, public transit connection.
  • 19 miles: PRINCETON JUNCTION (WALLACE RD.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, snack bar, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, public transit connection.

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Highland Park:

  • RUTGERS UNIVERSITY-NEW BRUNSWICK (about 2 miles; NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 30,649)
  • MIDDLESEX COUNTY COLLEGE (about 5 miles; EDISON, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 6,739)
  • DEVRY INSTITUTE (about 6 miles; NORTH BRUNSWICK, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 2,897)
  • UNION COUNTY COLLEGE (about 14 miles; CRANFORD, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 5,856)
  • RARITAN VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 15 miles; SOMERVILLE, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 3,283)
  • KEAN UNIVERSITY (about 18 miles; UNION, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 8,627)
  • DREW UNIVERSITY (about 18 miles; MADISON, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 2,133)

Schools

Public high school in Highland Park:

  • HIGHLAND PARK HIGH (Students: 690; Location: 102 NORTH FIFTH AVENUE; Grades: 07 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Highland Park:

  • BARTLE SCHOOL (Students: 471; Location: 435 MANSFIELD STREET; Grades: 03 – 06)
  • IRVING (Students: 428; Location: 121 SOUTH ELEVENTH AVENUE; Grades: PK – 02)

Private primary/middle school in Highland Park:

  • Y M Y W HEBREW ASSOCIATION (Students: 140; Location: 2 SO ADELAIDE AVE; Grades: PK – KG)

Libraries

Library in Highland Park:

  • HIGHLAND PARK PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $737,251; Location: 31 NORTH 5TH AVENUE; 67,156 books; 2,127 audio materials; 236 video materials; 169 serial subscriptions)

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