Hightstown is a somewhat small borough located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 5,216 people and three constituent neighborhoods, Hightstown is the 326th largest community in New Jersey.

Unlike some boroughs where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Hightstown is neither predominently one or 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 jobs (14.64%), management occupations (12.06%), and sales jobs (8.48%).

Also of interest is that Hightstown has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Of important note, Hightstown is also a borough of artists. Hightstown has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Hightstown's character.

For a small borough, there is also a high proportion of single, often educated, people living in Hightstown. This is not typical for most smaller communities in America, and adds a feeling of vibrancy to Hightstown.

In addition to being popular with young singles, Hightstown is also home to many people who can be described as "urban sophisticates," which are people who are not only wealthy and employed in professional occupations, but highly educated to boot. Urban sophisticates have urbane tastes - whether they reside in a big or small city, a suburb, or a little town. Urban sophisticates support bookstores, quality clothing stores, enjoy luxury travel, and in big cities, they are truly the patrons of the arts, attending and supporting institutions such as opera, symphony, ballet, and theatre.

Hightstown Information and Demographics

The citizens of Hightstown are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 39.50% of adults in Hightstown have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Hightstown in 2000 was $28,605, which is middle income relative to New Jersey, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $114,420 for a family of four. However, Hightstown contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Hightstown is a very ethnically-diverse borough. The people who call Hightstown home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Hightstown is White, followed by 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 20.09% of the borough's residents. Important ancestries of people in Hightstown include Irish, German, Italian, English, and Polish.

Foreign born people are also an important part of Hightstown's cultural character, accounting for 21.11% of the borough's population.

The most common language spoken in Hightstown is English. Some people also speak Spanish.