Spring Lake Heights is a very small borough located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 4,834 people and two associated neighborhoods, Spring Lake Heights is the 316th largest community in New Jersey. Housing costs in Spring Lake Heights 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.Spring Lake Heights is a decidedly white-collar borough, with fully 91.52% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Spring Lake Heights is a borough of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Spring Lake Heights who work in sales jobs (17.71%), management occupations (11.71%), and office and administrative support (11.63%). One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 18.28% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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. Spring Lake Heights’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the nation, making it a very safe place to live. Even though Spring Lake Heights is a smaller borough, it has many people who hop on public transportation – mostly taxis for their daily commute to work. Typically, these people are commuting to good jobs in the surrounding cities.If knowledge is power, Spring Lake Heights is a pretty powerful place. 57.65% of the adults in Spring Lake Heights have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns. The per capita income in Spring Lake Heights in 2022 was $67,332, 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 $269,328 for a family of four. The people who call Spring Lake Heights home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Spring Lake Heights residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Spring Lake Heights include Irish, Italian, German, English, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Spring Lake Heights is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.
