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As of 2008-2012, the per capita income of Highland Lake is $32,240, which is lower than the state average of $35,928 and is higher than the national average of $28,051. Highland Lake median household income is $76,556, which has grown by 28.73% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is lower than the state average rate of 30.67% and is higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Highland Lake residents spend 43.8 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 30.6 minutes and is much higher than the national average of 25.4 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #341

Highland Lake, NJ	32,240 USD
New Jersey	35,928 USD
U.S.	28,051 USD

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Highland Lake, NJ	35,179 USD
New Jersey	39,540 USD
U.S.	30,376 USD

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Highland Lake, NJ	40,116 USD
New Jersey	47,414 USD
U.S.	35,771 USD

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Highland Lake, NJ	29,623 USD
New Jersey	32,097 USD
U.S.	25,299 USD

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #249

Highland Lake, NJ	76,556 USD
New Jersey	71,637 USD
U.S.	53,046 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Highland Lake, NJ	82,213 USD
New Jersey	96,602 USD
U.S.	73,034 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #250

Highland Lake, NJ	28.73%
New Jersey	30.67%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Highland Lake, NJ		New Jersey		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	17.78%	$4,828, see rank	26.56%	$16,175	22.39%	$16,134
Social Security Income	21.86%	$18,891, see rank	28.33%	$18,189	28.34%	$16,727
Public Assistance Income	-0.05%	$0, see rank	2.59%	$4,386	2.72%	$3,807
Retirement Income	14.95%	$26,784, see rank	17.22%	$24,924	17.61%	$23,126

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Highland Lake, NJ	91,750 USD
New Jersey	87,389 USD
U.S.	64,585 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Highland Lake, NJ	90,614 USD
New Jersey	112,730 USD
U.S.	85,065 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Highland Lake, NJ	New Jersey	U.S.
White	$76,556, see rank	$76,868	$56,203
Hispanic	$100,446, see rank	$49,401	$41,994

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Highland Lake, NJ	New Jersey	U.S.
25 to 44	$75,298, see rank	$78,560	$58,073
45 to 64	$87,688, see rank	$87,785	$64,486
65 or over	$58,635, see rank	$42,460	$36,181

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Highland Lake, NJ	New Jersey	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	3,845, see rank	6,985,329	243,810,053
Male¹	1,962, 51.03%, see rank	48.09%	48.65%
Male, In Labor Force:²	1,670, 85.12%, see rank	73.09%	70.20%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.23%	0.82%
Male, Civilian²	1,670, 85.12%, see rank	72.87%	69.38%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	1,473, 88.20%, see rank	90.36%	90.27%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	197, 11.80%, see rank	9.64%	9.73%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	292, 14.88%, see rank	26.91%	29.80%
Female¹	1,883, 48.97%, see rank	51.91%	51.35%
Female, In Labor Force:²	1,319, 70.05%, see rank	61.14%	59.43%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.05%	0.13%
Female, Civilian²	1,319, 70.05%, see rank	61.09%	59.30%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	1,114, 84.46%, see rank	90.64%	91.21%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	205, 15.54%, see rank	9.36%	8.79%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	564, 29.95%, see rank	38.86%	40.57%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Highland Lake, NJ	New Jersey	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	2,554, 100%	4,127,735	139,893,639
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	2,233, 87.43%, see rank	71.75%	76.14%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	91, 3.56%, see rank	8.71%	10.03%
Public Transportation	49, 1.92%, see rank	10.71%	4.98%
Walked	0, 0.00%, see rank	3.17%	2.82%
Other Means	10, 0.39%, see rank	1.93%	1.76%
Worked at Home	171, 6.70%, see rank	3.72%	4.27%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Highland Lake, NJ	43.8 minutes
New Jersey	30.6 minutes
U.S.	25.4 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Highland Lake, NJ	New Jersey	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	2,587	4,219,677	141,996,548
Male¹	1,473, 56.94%, see rank	52.41%	52.32%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	314, 21.32%, see rank	37.49%	32.75%
Service Occupations²	186, 12.63%, see rank	14.73%	14.76%
Sales and Office Occupations²	316, 21.45%, see rank	18.97%	17.65%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.28%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	207, 14.05%, see rank	8.35%	9.75%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	291, 19.76%, see rank	15.03%	17.87%
Female¹	1,114, 43.06%, see rank	47.59%	47.68%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	489, 43.90%, see rank	43.00%	39.35%
Service Occupations²	227, 20.38%, see rank	18.17%	21.19%
Sales and Office Occupations²	349, 31.33%, see rank	33.10%	32.82%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.09%	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.18%	0.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	49, 4.40%, see rank	5.23%	5.77%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Highland Lake, NJ	New Jersey	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	2,587, 100%	4,219,677	141,996,548
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.35%	1.90%
Construction	270, 10.44%, see rank	5.72%	6.49%
Manufacturing	299, 11.56%, see rank	9.07%	10.62%
Wholesale Trade	128, 4.95%, see rank	3.60%	2.83%
Retail Trade	419, 16.20%, see rank	11.18%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	127, 4.91%, see rank	5.62%	5.00%
Information	31, 1.20%, see rank	3.00%	2.21%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	245, 9.47%, see rank	8.88%	6.74%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	267, 10.32%, see rank	12.48%	10.66%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	525, 20.29%, see rank	23.06%	22.90%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	127, 4.91%, see rank	8.04%	9.18%
Public Administration	62, 2.40%, see rank	4.54%	4.94%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	87, 3.36%, see rank	4.45%	4.95%

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Highland Lake, NJ	%	New Jersey	U.S.
Population in Poverty	238	5.04%, see rank	9.87%	14.88%
Family in Poverty	46	3.21%, see rank	7.42%	10.92%

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical poverty level data.