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Population (year 2000): 5,097. Estimated
population in July 2005: 4,998 (-1.9% change)
Males: 2,554 (50.1%), Females: 2,543 (49.9%)
Monmouth County
Median resident age: 38.6 years
Median household income: $45,692 (year 2000)
Median house value: $139,300 (year 2000)
Races in Highlands:
- White Non-Hispanic (92.5%)
- Hispanic (4.1%)
- Black (1.6%)
- Two or more races (1.4%)
- American Indian (0.6%)
- Other race (0.6%)
Ancestries: Irish (33.7%), Italian (19.5%),
German (16.8%), Polish (8.2%), English (4.9%), French (3.0%).
Elevation: 10 feet
Land area: 0.8 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Highlands
- High school or higher: 87.9%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 26.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 9.2%
- Unemployed: 5.7%
- Mean travel time to work: 36.8 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Highlands borough
- Never married: 31.5%
- Now married: 39.1%
- Separated: 3.1%
- Widowed: 6.8%
- Divorced: 19.5%
6.0% Foreign born (3.0% Europe, 1.6% Latin
America, 1.0% Asia).
Population change in the 1990s: +257 (+5.3%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Highlands:
- RIVERVIEW MEDICAL CENTER (about 8 miles; RED BANK,
NJ)
- MONMOUTH MEDICAL CENTER (about 8 miles; LONG BRANCH,
NJ)
- REHAILITATION HOSPITAL OF TINTON FALLS (about 9
miles; TINTON FALLS, NJ)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Highlands:
- PORT AUTH-DWNTN-MANHATTAN/WALL ST (about 21 miles;
NEW YORK, NY; ID: JRB)
- JOHN F KENNEDY INTL (about 23 miles; NEW YORK, NY;
ID: JFK)
- NEWARK LIBERTY INTL (about 23 miles; NEWARK, NJ; ID:
EWR)
Other public-use airports nearest to Highlands:
- MONMOUTH EXECUTIVE (about 18 miles;
BELMAR/FARMINGDALE, NJ; ID: BLM)
- LINDEN (about 23 miles; LINDEN, NJ; ID: LDJ)
- NEW YORK SKYPORTS INC (about 23 miles; NEW YORK, NY;
ID: 6N7)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Highlands:
- MONMOUTH UNIVERSITY (about 8 miles; WEST LONG
BRANCH, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 4,613)
- BROOKDALE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 11 miles;
LINCROFT, NJ; FT enrollment: 7,533)
- CUNY KINGSBOROUGH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 13 miles;
BROOKLYN, NY; FT enrollment: 9,902)
- CUNY BROOKLYN COLLEGE (about 16 miles; BROOKLYN, NY;
FT enrollment: 10,079)
- CUNY COLLEGE OF STATEN ISLAND (about 18 miles;
STATEN ISLAND, NY; FT enrollment: 8,135)
- CUNY MEDGAR EVERS COLLEGE (about 19 miles; BROOKLYN,
NY; FT enrollment: 3,264)
- CUNY YORK COLLEGE (about 19 miles; JAMAICA, NY; FT
enrollment: 3,877)
Public high school in Highlands:
- HENRY HUDSON REG SCHOOL (Students: 467;
Location: 1 GRAND TOUR; Grades: 07 - 12)
Public primary/middle school in Highlands:
- HIGHLANDS SCHOOL (Students: 258; Location:
360 NAVESINK AVENUE; Grades: PK - 06)
Private primary/middle school in Highlands:
- OUR LADY PERPETUAL HELP SCHOOL (Students:
200; Location: 121 MILLER STREET; Grades: PK - 8)
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