Atlantic Highlands 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 4,705 people and two constituent neighborhoods, Atlantic Highlands is the 346th largest community in New Jersey. Atlantic Highlands has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic boroughs in the country.

Atlantic Highlands is a decidedly white-collar borough, with fully 88.93% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Atlantic Highlands is a borough of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Atlantic Highlands who work in office and administrative support jobs (14.61%), sales jobs (12.67%), and management occupations (10.78%).

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

In addition, Atlantic Highlands 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.

Atlantic Highlands 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 borough'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, Atlantic Highlands's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

One of the nice things about Atlantic Highlands is that is it nautical, meaning that parts of the borough are somewhat historic and on the ocean, or touch tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Because of this, visitors and locals will often go to these areas to take in the scenery or to enjoy waterfront activities.

One downside of living in Atlantic Highlands is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Atlantic Highlands, the average commute to work is 34.80 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

Atlantic Highlands 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.

Atlantic Highlands Information and Demographics

The education level of Atlantic Highlands citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (14.96%): 36.69% of adults in Atlantic Highlands have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Atlantic Highlands in 2000 was $34,798, which is upper middle income relative to New Jersey, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $139,192 for a family of four. However, Atlantic Highlands contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Atlantic Highlands home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Atlantic Highlands is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Atlantic Highlands include Irish, German, Italian, English, Polish, French, Scotch-Irish, Russian, and Scottish.

The most common language spoken in Atlantic Highlands is English.