Island Heights, NJ

About Island Heights

Island Heights is a very small coastal borough (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 1,749 people and just one neighborhood, Island Heights is the 469th largest community in New Jersey. Island Heights has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic boroughs in the country.

Unlike some boroughs , Island Heights isn't mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Island Heights are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Island Heights is a borough of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Island Heights who work in office and administrative support jobs (13.48%), management occupations (11.40%), and sales jobs (11.27%).

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their homes - 7.33% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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.

In addition, Island Heights is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates." Urban sophisticates are people who are both educated and wealthy, and thus tend to be older, richer, and more established than young professionals. "Urban sophisticates" is not just about being educated and well-off financially: it is a point of view and state of mind, one that you might call 'urbaneness.' But such people can and do regularly live in small towns, suburbs and rural areas, as well as in big cities. They read, support the arts and high-end shops, and love travel.

Because of many things, Island Heights is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Island Heights really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Island Heights perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic night life, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.

The borough is also nautical, which means that parts of Island Heights are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Quite often, nautical areas such as these attract visitors and locals who come to enjoy the scenery and various waterfront activities.

Island Heights is a small borough, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

Island Heights Information and Demographics

The citizens of Island Heights are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 33.36% of adults in Island Heights have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Island Heights in 2000 was $26,975, which is middle income relative to New Jersey, and wealthy relative to the rest of t