Lake Hiawatha is a somewhat small town located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 10,194 people and two associated neighborhoods, Lake Hiawatha is the 191st largest community in New Jersey.

Housing costs in Lake Hiawatha are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in New Jersey.

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.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 9.82% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Lake Hiawatha, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Lake Hiawatha is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 51.67% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 21.84%.

The per capita income in Lake Hiawatha in 2022 was $50,524, which is middle income relative to New Jersey, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $202,096 for a family of four.

Lake Hiawatha is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Lake Hiawatha home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Lake Hiawatha residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Lake Hiawatha include Italian, Irish, English, German, and Dutch.

In addition, Lake Hiawatha has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (36.74%).

The most common language spoken in Lake Hiawatha is English. Other important languages spoken here include Langs. of India and Spanish.