Hightstown is a somewhat small borough located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 5,855 people and five associated neighborhoods, Hightstown is the 287th largest community in New Jersey.Unlike some boroughs where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Hightstown is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Hightstown is a borough of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Hightstown who work in office and administrative support (20.84%), management occupations (11.29%), and teaching (6.65%). A relatively large number of people in Hightstown telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 11.27% 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 citizens of Hightstown are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 35.29% of adults in Hightstown have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in Hightstown in 2022 was $46,044, 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 $184,176 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 30.93% of the borough’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Hightstown include Italian, German, Irish, Russian, and Hungarian. Hightstown also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 24.49%. The most common language spoken in Hightstown is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Tagalog.
