Atlantic Highlands is a very small coastal borough (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 4,402 people and two associated neighborhoods, Atlantic Highlands is the 335th largest community in New Jersey.

Housing costs in Atlantic Highlands are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in New Jersey.

Of important note, Atlantic Highlands is also a borough of artists. Atlantic Highlands has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Atlantic Highlands’s character.

Also of interest is that Atlantic Highlands has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 26.00% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Atlantic Highlands is also nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Quite often, nautical areas such as these attract visitors and locals who come to enjoy the scenery and various waterfront activities.

In Atlantic Highlands, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 39.00 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. One bright side is that local public transit is widely used, so it may be an option to avoid the headache of driving in the heavy traffic by leaving the car at home and taking transit.

Even though Atlantic Highlands is a smaller borough, it has many people who hop on public transportation – mostly a ferryboat for their daily commute to work. Typically, these people are commuting to good jobs in the surrounding cities.

Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Atlantic Highlands, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Atlantic Highlands is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 53.93% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 21.84%.

The per capita income in Atlantic Highlands in 2022 was $76,516, which is upper middle income relative to New Jersey, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $306,064 for a family of four.

The people who call Atlantic Highlands home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Atlantic Highlands residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Atlantic Highlands include German, Irish, Italian, Polish, and English.

The most common language spoken in Atlantic Highlands is English. Other important languages spoken here include German/Yiddish and Spanish.