Hightstown, New Jersey demographics

Hightstown, NJ demographics: median age 40.6; 39.6% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Hightstown borough, New Jersey · Incorporated borough · GEOID 3431620. The survey estimates a population of 5,920 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Hightstown is 40.6 years, with a 90% margin of error of 3.2 years. There are 2,078 households (±192). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	40.6 ±3.2	40.1 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 5,920
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Under 18	1,039 ±273	17.6% ±4.6 pp	21.8%	22.0%
18–34	1,389 ±358	23.5% ±6.0 pp	21.3%	22.8%
35–64	2,605 ±496	44.0% ±8.4 pp	39.7%	38.0%
65 and older	887 ±259	15.0% ±4.4 pp	17.2%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 5,920
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Male	2,975 ±308	50.3% ±5.2 pp	49.2%	49.5%
Female	2,945 ±308	49.7% ±5.2 pp	50.8%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 5,920
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
White alone	3,953 ±629	66.8% ±10.6 pp	54.0%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	422 ±341 · low precision	7.1% ±5.8 pp · low precision	12.8%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	0 ±20 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.9%
Asian alone	397 ±262 · low precision	6.7% ±4.4 pp · low precision	10.1%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±20 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race alone	566 ±330 · low precision	9.6% ±5.6 pp · low precision	10.1%	7.1%
Two or more races	582 ±359 · low precision	9.8% ±6.1 pp · low precision	12.4%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 5,920
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	4,480 ±490	75.7% ±8.3 pp	77.5%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	1,440 ±489	24.3% ±8.3 pp	22.5%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 2,078
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Married-couple family	1,195 ±185	57.5% ±7.1 pp	49.8%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	153 ±127 · low precision	7.4% ±6.1 pp · low precision	5.1%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	170 ±106 · low precision	8.2% ±5.0 pp · low precision	12.9%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	376 ±207 · low precision	18.1% ±9.8 pp · low precision	26.4%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	184 ±113 · low precision	8.9% ±5.4 pp · low precision	5.8%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 2,078
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Households with people under 18	545 ±125	26.2% ±5.5 pp	31.2%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	1,533 ±199	73.8% ±6.7 pp	68.8%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 2,078
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	376 ±207 · low precision	18.1% ±9.8 pp · low precision	26.4%	28.7%
Two-person households	586 ±225	28.2% ±10.5 pp	31.1%	33.8%
Three-person households	384 ±171	18.5% ±8.0 pp	17.1%	15.3%
Four-person households	555 ±201	26.7% ±9.4 pp	15.2%	12.6%
Five-person households	144 ±89 · low precision	6.9% ±4.2 pp · low precision	6.3%	5.9%
Six-person households	33 ±48 · low precision	1.6% ±2.3 pp · low precision	2.3%	2.2%
Seven or more people	0 ±28 · low precision	0.0% ±1.4 pp · low precision	1.6%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 5,920
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Native	4,571 ±433	77.2% ±7.3 pp	76.1%	85.9%
Foreign born	1,349 ±431	22.8% ±7.3 pp	23.9%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 5,703
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
English only	3,720 ±643	65.2% ±11.1 pp	66.9%	77.7%
Spanish	1,466 ±513	25.7% ±9.0 pp	17.2%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	0 ±20 · low precision	0.0% ±0.4 pp · low precision	1.1%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	0 ±20 · low precision	0.0% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	105 ±167 · low precision	1.8% ±2.9 pp · low precision	1.7%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	155 ±220 · low precision	2.7% ±3.9 pp · low precision	5.6%	2.0%
Korean	0 ±20 · low precision	0.0% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.9%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	14 ±23 · low precision	0.2% ±0.4 pp · low precision	1.5%	1.1%
Vietnamese	18 ±28 · low precision	0.3% ±0.5 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	146 ±161 · low precision	2.6% ±2.8 pp · low precision	0.9%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	0 ±20 · low precision	0.0% ±0.4 pp · low precision	1.6%	1.1%
Arabic	0 ±20 · low precision	0.0% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.9%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	79 ±132 · low precision	1.4% ±2.3 pp · low precision	1.1%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 4,278
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	499 ±226	11.7% ±5.2 pp	9.3%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	1,290 ±526	30.2% ±12.0 pp	25.3%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	426 ±167	10.0% ±3.8 pp	15.0%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	369 ±228 · low precision	8.6% ±5.3 pp · low precision	6.7%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	890 ±313	20.8% ±7.1 pp	26.1%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	804 ±270	18.8% ±6.1 pp	17.6%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 5,873
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Same house	5,367 ±385	91.4% ±6.5 pp	90.4%	87.7%
Moved within same county	151 ±207 · low precision	2.6% ±3.5 pp · low precision	4.4%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	114 ±188 · low precision	1.9% ±3.2 pp · low precision	2.5%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	128 ±130 · low precision	2.2% ±2.2 pp · low precision	1.8%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	113 ±103 · low precision	1.9% ±1.8 pp · low precision	0.8%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

8.7% of Hightstown residents (±3.5 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 7.5% in New Jersey and 8.4% nationally. 93.4% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Hightstown	New Jersey	U.S.	Compared with New Jersey
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	8.7% ±3.5 pp	7.5%	8.4%	Not statistically different
Households with a broadband subscription Households	93.4% ±3.3 pp	92.8%	91.0%	Not statistically different
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	6.5% ±4.9 pp · low precision	3.7%	6.2%	Not statistically different

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Hightstown . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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