Hightstown is a somewhat small borough located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 5,853 people and five associated neighborhoods, Hightstown is the 287th largest community in New Jersey. Hightstown has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic boroughs in the country.

A relatively large number of people in Hightstown telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 10.25% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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%): 36.74% of adults in Hightstown have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Hightstown in 2022 was $48,572, 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 $194,288 for a family of four.

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 33.60% 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: 25.92%.

The most common language spoken in Hightstown is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Tagalog.