About Lake Hiawatha

Lake Hiawatha is a somewhat small town located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 9,361 people and just one neighborhood, Lake Hiawatha is the 221st largest community in New Jersey.

Unlike some towns , Lake Hiawatha isn't mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Lake Hiawatha are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Lake Hiawatha is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Lake Hiawatha who work in office and administrative support jobs (18.68%), management occupations (10.56%), and sales jobs (10.38%).

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

In addition, Lake Hiawatha is home to many people who could 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.

Lake Hiawatha is a good choice for families with children because of several factors. Many other families with children live here, making it a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families. The town's good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic success. Many people own their own single-family homes, providing areas for children to play and stability in the community. Finally, Lake Hiawatha's overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the country, making it one of the safest places to raise a family.

Being a small town, Lake Hiawatha does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Lake Hiawatha Information and Demographics

The overall education level of Lake Hiawatha citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 32.54% of adults in Lake Hiawatha have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 14.96%.

The per capita income in Lake Hiawatha in 2000 was $27,729, which is middle income relative to New Jersey, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $110,916 for a family of four. However, Lake Hiawatha contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Lake Hiawatha is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Lake Hiawatha home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Lake Hiawatha is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Lake Hiawatha include Italian, Irish, German, Polish, Russian, and English.

Lake Hiawatha also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 22.65%.

The languages spoken by people in Lake Hiawatha are also diverse. These are tabulated as the languages people preferentially speak when they are at home with their families. The most common language spoken in Lake Hiawatha is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish, Tagalog, Chinese, and Urdu.