Moving to Hightstown, New Jersey
Population: 5,216. Estimated population in July 2024: 5,293 (+1.5% change)
Males: 2,651 (50.8%), Females: 2,565 (49.2%)
Mercer County
Demographics
Median resident age: 35.5 years
Median household income: $64,299
Median house value: $141,300
Population by Race
Races in Hightstown:
- White Non-Hispanic (67.4%)
- Hispanic (20.1%)
- Other race (9.6%)
- Black (8.5%)
- Two or more races (2.6%)
- Asian Indian (1.2%)
- American Indian (1.0%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: Irish (15.8%), German (14.7%), English (9.6%), Italian (8.4%), Polish (5.2%), United States (3.9%).
Elevation: 84 feet
Land area: 1.2 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Hightstown
- High school or higher: 82.1%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 39.5%
- Graduate or professional degree: 17.4%
- Unemployed: 3.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 29.9 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Hightstown borough
- Never married: 26.4%
- Now married: 54.5%
- Separated: 2.8%
- Widowed: 7.1%
- Divorced: 9.1%
21.1% Foreign born (16.2% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: 0 (0.0%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Hightstown:
- RWJ UNIV HOSPIITAL AT HAMILTON (about 10 miles; HAMILTON, NJ)
- MEDICAL CENTER AT PRINCETON (about 11 miles; PRINCETON, NJ)
- MERCER MEDICAL CENTER (about 14 miles; TRENTON, NJ)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Hightstown:
- MC GUIRE AFB (about 19 miles; WRIGHTSTOWN, NJ; Abbreviation: WRI)
- TRENTON MERCER (about 20 miles; TRENTON, NJ; Abbreviation: TTN)
- LAKEHURST NAES /MAXFIELD FIELD (about 21 miles; LAKEHURST, NJ; Abbreviation: NEL)
Other public-use airports nearest to Hightstown:
- TRENTON-ROBBINSVILLE (about 8 miles; ROBBINSVILLE, NJ; Abbreviation: N87)
- PRINCETON (about 12 miles; PRINCETON/ROCKY HILL, NJ; Abbreviation: 39N)
- OLD BRIDGE (about 14 miles; OLD BRIDGE, NJ; Abbreviation: 3N6)
Amtrak stations near Hightstown:
- 8 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.
- 17 miles: TRENTON (72 S. CLINTON AVE.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, snack bar, ATM, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, car rental agency, taxi stand, public transit connection.
- 17 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.
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Hightstown:
- MERCER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 7 miles; West Windsor, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 4,445)
- PRINCETON UNIVERSITY (about 11 miles; PRINCETON, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 6,481)
- DEVRY INSTITUTE (about 13 miles; NORTH BRUNSWICK, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 2,897)
- MIDDLESEX COUNTY COLLEGE (about 14 miles; EDISON, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 6,739)
- RIDER UNIVERSITY (about 15 miles; LAWRENCEVILLE, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 4,201)
- RUTGERS UNIVERSITY-NEW BRUNSWICK (about 16 miles; NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 30,649)
- THOMAS EDISON STATE COLLEGE (about 18 miles; TRENTON, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 3,277)
Schools
Public high school in Hightstown:
- HIGHTSTOWN HIGH (Students: 1,370; Location: LESHIN LANE; Grades: 09 – 12)
Private high school in Hightstown:
- THE PEDDIE SCHOOL (Students: 518; Location: PO BOX-A SOUTH MAIN ST; Grades: 8 – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Hightstown:
- WALTER C BLACK (Students: 581; Location: STOCKTON ST.; Grades: KG – 05)
- GRACE NORTON ROGERS SCH (Students: 502; Location: STOCKTON ST.; Grades: KG – 05)