Haddon Heights is a somewhat small borough located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 7,484 people and three associated neighborhoods, Haddon Heights is the 251st largest community in New Jersey.Haddon Heights is a decidedly white-collar borough, with fully 88.68% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Haddon Heights is a borough of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Haddon Heights who work in management occupations (14.55%), office and administrative support (10.36%), and healthcare (10.21%). Also of interest is that Haddon Heights 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: 20.30% 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. In addition, Haddon Heights is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates". Urban sophisticates are educated, wealthy, executives and professionals, who have urbane tastes in books, food, and travel, whether they actually live in a big city, or choose to reside in a small town. In big or medium-sized cities, urban sophisticates tend to frequent art institutions such as opera, symphonies, ballet, live theatre, and museums. Haddon Heights 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, Haddon Heights’s overall crime rate is lower than average for the country. Despite being a small borough, Haddon Heights has a lot of people using the subway to get to and from work every day. Most of these people on the subway are using it to get to good jobs in other cities.Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Haddon Heights, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Haddon Heights is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 53.50% 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 Haddon Heights in 2022 was $59,798, 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 $239,192 for a family of four. The people who call Haddon Heights home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Haddon Heights residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Haddon Heights include Irish, Italian, German, English, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Haddon Heights is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Spanish.
