Hightstown is a somewhat small borough located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 5,978 people and five associated neighborhoods, Hightstown is the 287th largest community in New Jersey. Hightstown has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic boroughs.Unlike some boroughs, Hightstown isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Hightstown are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Hightstown is a borough of sales and office workers, managers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Hightstown who work in office and administrative support (19.06%), management occupations (13.41%), and teaching (6.87%). Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 11.72% 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. The education level of Hightstown citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (21.84%): 39.60% of adults in Hightstown have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in Hightstown in 2022 was $50,407, which is lower middle income relative to New Jersey, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $201,628 for a family of four. However, Hightstown contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Hightstown is an extremely ethnically-diverse borough. The people who call Hightstown home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Hightstown residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Hightstown also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 24.32% of the borough’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Hightstown include Italian, German, Irish, English, and Russian. Hightstown also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 22.79%. The most common language spoken in Hightstown is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Tagalog.
