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Population (year 2000): 5,051
Males: 2,524  (50.0%)
Females: 2,527  (50.0%)

Sussex County

Median resident age:  35.9 years
New Jersey median age:  36.7 years

Zip codes: 07422.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $67,800 (it was $59,468 in 2000)
Highland Lake  $67,800
New Jersey:  $61,672

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $252,300 (it was $135,400 in 2000)
Highland Lake  $252,300
New Jersey:  $333,900

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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%)

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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: 1002 people per square mile 
 
 (low).

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For population 25 years and over in Highland Lake

  • High school or higher: 92.9%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.6%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 7.8%
  • Unemployed: 3.4%
  • Mean travel time to work: 45.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Highland Lake CDP

  • Never married: 18.8%
  • Now married: 65.5%
  • Separated: 2.2%
  • Widowed: 5.8%
  • Divorced: 7.7%

339 residents are foreign born (3.7% Europe, 1.3% Asia, 1.2% Latin America).

This place:  6.7%
New Jersey:  17.5%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this place in early 2007.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Highland Lake:  2.4% ($3,205)
New Jersey:  2.4% ($4,047)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Wayne, NJ (21.6 miles , pop. 54,069).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Newark, NJ (35.8 miles , pop. 273,546).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Manhattan, NY (43.6 miles , pop. 1,537,195).

Nearest cities: Vernon Valley, NJ (4.2 miles ), West Milford, NJ (6.5 miles ), Hamburg borough, NJ (8.0 miles ), Warwick, NY (8.9 miles ), Franklin borough, NJ (9.3 miles ), Warwick, NY (9.4 miles ), Sussex borough, NJ (10.4 miles ), Unionville, NY (11.2 miles ).

Latitude: 41.17 N, Longitude: 74.46 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: -2,195 (-43.5%)
Workers who live and work in this place: 174 (7.0%)


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Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (22%)
  • Food and beverage stores (6%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
  • Motor vehicle and parts dealers (4%)
  • Educational services (4%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Educational services (13%)
  • Health care (12%)
  • Accommodation and food services (8%)
  • Finance and insurance (8%)
  • Food and beverage stores (6%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (8%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (11%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
  • Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (6%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Registered nurses (5%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)


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Highland Lake-area historical tornado activity is near New Jersey state average. It is 30% 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 5/28/1973, a category 3 tornado 26.0 miles away from the place center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Highland Lake:
  • ST ANTHONY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 10 miles; WARWICK, NY)
  • ST CLARE'S HOSPITAL (about 11 miles; SUSSEX, NJ)
  • CHILTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; POMPTON PLAINS, NJ)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Highland Lake:
  • STEWART INT'L (about 34 miles; NEWBURGH, NY; ID: SWF)
  • TETERBORO (about 37 miles; TETERBORO, NJ; ID: TEB)
  • NEWARK LIBERTY INTL (about 40 miles; NEWARK, NJ; ID: EWR)
Other public-use airports nearest to Highland Lake:
  • GREENWOOD LAKE (about 10 miles; WEST MILFORD, NJ; ID: 4N1)
  • SUSSEX (about 11 miles; SUSSEX, NJ; ID: FWN)
  • WARWICK MUNI (about 15 miles; WARWICK, NY; ID: N72)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Highland Lake:
  • ORANGE COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 19 miles; MIDDLETOWN, NY; Full-time enrollment: 3,486)
  • RAMAPO COLLEGE OF NEW JERSEY (about 22 miles; MAHWAH, NJ; FT enrollment: 4,076)
  • WILLIAM PATERSON UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY (about 22 miles; WAYNE, NJ; FT enrollment: 8,017)
  • ROCKLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 25 miles; SUFFERN, NY; FT enrollment: 4,409)
  • COUNTY COLLEGE OF MORRIS (about 25 miles; RANDOLPH, NJ; FT enrollment: 5,202)
  • PASSAIC COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 27 miles; PATERSON, NJ; FT enrollment: 2,452)
  • DREW UNIVERSITY (about 29 miles; MADISON, NJ; FT enrollment: 2,133)

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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

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  3.5%
Whole state:  8.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  1.3%
Whole state:  4.2%

Highland Lake compared to New Jersey state average:
  • Median household income above state average.
  • Median house value above state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.


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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%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
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%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
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)


Strongest AM radio stations in Highland Lake:
  • WSNR (620 AM; 20 kW; JERSEY CITY, NJ)
  • WVNJ (1160 AM; 20 kW; OAKLAND, NJ; Owner: UNIVERSAL B/CASTING OF NEW YORK,INC.)
  • WMCA (570 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF NEW YORK, LLC)
  • WABC (770 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: WABC-AM RADIO, INC.)
  • WOR (710 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: BUCKLEY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WINS (1010 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WEPN (1050 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: NEW YORK AM RADIO, LLC)
  • WADO (1280 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: WADO-AM LICENSE CORP.)
  • WBBR (1130 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: BLOOMBERG COMMUNICATIONS INC.)
  • WFAN (660 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WCBS (880 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WLIB (1190 AM; 30 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: ICBC BROADCAST HOLDINGS-NY, INC.)
  • WQEW (1560 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: THE NEW YORK TIMES ELECTRONIC MEDIA COMPANY)

Strongest FM radio stations in Highland Lake:
  • WSUS (102.3 FM; FRANKLIN, NJ; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WNJP (88.5 FM; SUSSEX, NJ; Owner: NEW JERSEY PUBLIC BROADCASTING AUTH.)
  • WRKS (98.7 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORP OF NEW YORK)
  • WFKP (99.3 FM; ELLENVILLE, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WLJP (89.3 FM; MONROE, NY; Owner: SOUND OF LIFE, INC.)
  • WNEW (102.7 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WRPJ (88.9 FM; PORT JERVIS, NY; Owner: SOUND OF LIFE, INC.)
  • WXHD (90.1 FM; MOUNT HOPE, NY; Owner: AURICLE COMMUNICATIONS)
  • WNNJ-FM (103.7 FM; NEWTON, NJ; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WPLJ (95.5 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: WPLJ-FM RADIO, INC.)
  • WKCR-FM (89.9 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN NEW YORK)
  • WKTU (103.5 FM; LAKE SUCCESS, NY; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, LLC)
  • WTSX (96.7 FM; PORT JERVIS, NY; Owner: PORT JERVIS BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WDHA-FM (105.5 FM; DOVER, NJ; Owner: THE SENTINEL PUBLISHING CO.)
  • WNYC-FM (93.9 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: WNYC RADIO)
  • WQCD (101.9 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • WPAT-FM (93.1 FM; PATERSON, NJ; Owner: WPAT LICENSING, INC.)
  • WAXQ (104.3 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: AMFM NEW YORK LICENSES, LLC)
  • WHTZ (100.3 FM; NEWARK, NJ; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WWPR-FM (105.1 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)

TV broadcast stations around Highland Lake:
  • WFME-TV (Channel 66; WEST MILFORD, NJ; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
  • WMBC-TV (Channel 63; NEWTON, NJ; Owner: MOUNTAIN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • W36AZ (Channel 36; SUSSEX, NJ; Owner: NEW JERSEY PUBLIC B/CING. AUTHORITY)
  • WNYW (Channel 5; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
  • WCBS-TV (Channel 2; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: CBS BROADCASTING INC.)
  • WPXO-LP (Channel 34; EAST ORANGE, NJ; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LPTV, INC.)
  • WABC-TV (Channel 7; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: AMERICAN BROADCASTING COMPANIES, INC)
  • WPIX (Channel 11; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: WPIX, INC.)
  • WWOR-TV (Channel 9; SECAUCUS, NJ; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
  • WPXN-TV (Channel 31; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
  • WNJU (Channel 47; LINDEN, NJ; Owner: WNJU LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • WNBC (Channel 4; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: NATIONAL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WNET (Channel 13; NEWARK, NJ; Owner: EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WXTV (Channel 41; PATERSON, NJ; Owner: WXTV LICENSE PARTNERSHIP, G.P.)
  • WFUT (Channel 68; NEWARK, NJ; Owner: UNIVISION NEW YORK LLC)
  • WNYE-TV (Channel 25; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: NEW YORK CITY BOARD OF EDUCATION)
  • WXNY-LP (Channel 32; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: ISLAND BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WKOB-LP (Channel 53; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: WKOB COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WEBR-CA (Channel 17; MANHATTAN, NY; Owner: K LICENSEE INC.)
  • WRNN-LP (Channel 57; NYACK, NY; Owner: LP NYACK LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WTBY (Channel 54; POUGHKEEPSIE, NY; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING OF NEW YORK, INC.)
  • W54CZ (Channel 54; MORRISTOWN, NJ; Owner: WLNY-TV, INC.)

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