Highland Lake, New Jersey

Back to Highland Lake, NJ housing info, Sussex County, New Jersey, NJ smaller cities, NJ small cities, All Cities.   We are giving away $1000 in prizes - enter simply by sending us your own city pictures! General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map Please wait while loading the map... Current weather forecast for Highland Lake, NJ Sussex County Population in July 2007: 5,290. Males: 2,643   (50.0%) Females: 2,647   (50.0%) Median resident age:   35.9 years New Jersey median age:   36.7 years Zip codes: 07422. Estimated median household income in 2007: $71,579 (it was $59,468 in 2000) Highland Lake:   $71,579 New Jersey:   $67,035 Estimated per capita income in 2007: $32,330 Highland Lake:   $32,330 New Jersey:   $33,832 Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $293,007 (it was $135,300 in 2000) Highland Lake:   $293,007 New Jersey:   $372,300 Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $305,894; Detached houses: $314,114; Townhouses or other attached units: $220,964; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $117,302 Highland Lake, NJ residents, houses, and apartments details Add your B&M business listing here for free. Over a million visitors/week. Get a huge advantage over your competition 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%) 2008 cost of living index in Highland Lake: 119.4 (more than average, U.S. average is 100) Recent posts about Highland Lake, New Jersey on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users: Affordable family friendly area between Lake Hopatcong/West Milford area and Pearl River, NY to rent in?  (8 replies) Sussex/Warren/Morris towns "missing" from City Data  (2 replies) Ancestries: Irish (25.7%), Italian (23.1%), German (23.0%), Polish (8.3%), English (7.3%), Dutch (5.0%). Current Local Time: EST time zone Elevation: 1220 feet Land area: 5.04 square miles. Population density: 1049 people per square mile   (low).

Average climate in Highland Lake, New Jersey

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

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Highland Lake-area historical tornado activity is slightly above New Jersey state average. It is 5% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/14/1988, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 10.8 miles away from the Highland Lake place center injured one person and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 5/31/1998, a category 3 tornado 21.7 miles away from the place center injured 2 people and caused $1 million in damages.

Highland Lake-area historical earthquake activity is above New Jersey state average. It is 81% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/26/2003 at 18:24:18, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 LG, 3.5 ML, Depth: 1.9 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 51.8 miles away from Highland Lake center
On 1/9/1992 at 08:50:45, a magnitude 3.1 (3.0 LG, 3.1 MD, Depth: 4.9 mi) earthquake occurred 56.5 miles away from the city center
On 10/28/1991 at 20:58:26, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 46.5 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), duration magnitude (MD), local magnitude (ML)

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Notable location: Cherry Ridge (A). Display/hide its location on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Laurel Pond (A), Wanda, Lake (B), Wawayanda Lake (C), Upper Highland Lake (D), East Highland Lake (E). Display/hide their locations on the map Park in Highland Lake: Wawayanda State Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Average household size:

This place:	2.8 people
New Jersey:	2.7 people

Percentage of family households:

This place:	76.7%
Whole state:	70.3%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	5.7%
Whole state:	4.9%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
• Gay men: 0.2% of all households

This place:	3.5%
Whole state:	8.5%

This place:	1.3%
Whole state:	4.2%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Highland Lake, NJ

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6.32% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($64,271 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.32%
New Jersey average:	6.12%

0.04% of residents moved from foreign countries ($265 average AGI)

Sussex County:	0.04%
New Jersey average:	0.14%

from Morris County, NJ	1.69% ($63,845 average AGI)
from Passaic County, NJ	0.77% ($58,259)
from Bergen County, NJ	0.71% ($66,851)

6.75% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($65,894 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.75%
New Jersey average:	6.89%

0.03% of residents moved to foreign countries ($205 average AGI)

Sussex County:	0.03%
New Jersey average:	0.09%

to Morris County, NJ	1.40% ($51,394 average AGI)
to Passaic County, NJ	0.41% ($47,212)
to Warren County, NJ	0.31% ($55,607)