Highland Lakes is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) located within Vernon Township, in Sussex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 census, Highland Lakes had a population of 4,816. Highland Lakes has its own Post Office with the ZIP Code 07422.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP had a total area of , including of land and of water (16.86%). 1960 1970<br> 1980 1990 2000<br> 2010 2020
!Pop 2010
!style="background-color: #ffffb3;" |Pop 2020
!% 2000
!% 2010
!style="background-color: #ffffb3;" |% 2020
|-
|White alone (NH)
|4,721
|4,516
|style='background: #ffffe6; |4,149
|93.47%
|91.55%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |86.15%
|-
|Black or African American alone (NH)
|50
|45
|style='background: #ffffe6; |58
|0.99%
|0.91%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1.20%
|-
|Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)
|3
|8
|style='background: #ffffe6; |14
|0.06%
|0.16%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.29%
|-
|Asian alone (NH)
|24
|21
|style='background: #ffffe6; |21
|0.48%
|0.43%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.44%
|-
|Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)
|0
|2
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|0.00%
|0.04%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|Other race alone (NH)
|6
|4
|style='background: #ffffe6; |13
|0.12%
|0.08%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.27%
|-
|Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)
|36
|42
|style='background: #ffffe6; |161
|0.71%
|0.85%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3.34%
|-
|Hispanic or Latino (any race)
|211
|295
|style='background: #ffffe6; |400
|4.18%
|5.98%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |8.31%
|-
|Total
|5,051
|4,933
|style='background: #ffffe6; |4,816
|100.00%
|100.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |100.00%
|}
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Highland Lakes had a population of 4,816. The median age was 43.8 years. 20.0% of residents were under the age of 18 and 16.0% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 99.7 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 101.3 males age 18 and over.
96.1% of residents lived in urban areas, while 3.9% lived in rural areas.
There were 1,941 households in Highland Lakes, of which 28.9% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 56.4% were married-couple households, 16.4% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 19.6% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 22.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
There were 1,794 households, out of which 42.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.7% were married couples living together, 7.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.3% were non-families. 18.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.82 and the average family size was 3.24.
References
External links
- The Advertiser News, community newspaper