<page_title> Hightstown, New Jersey </page_title> <section_title> Demographics </section_title> <table> <cell> 1990 <col_header> Historical population </col_header> <col_header> Census </col_header> </cell> <cell> 5,126 <col_header> Historical population </col_header> <col_header> Pop. </col_header> </cell> <cell> 2000 <col_header> Historical population </col_header> <col_header> Census </col_header> </cell> <cell> 5,216 <col_header> Historical population </col_header> <col_header> Pop. </col_header> </cell> <cell> 1.8% <col_header> Historical population </col_header> <col_header> %± </col_header> </cell> <cell> 2010 <col_header> Historical population </col_header> <col_header> Census </col_header> </cell> <cell> 5,494 <col_header> Historical population </col_header> <col_header> Pop. </col_header> </cell> <cell> 5.3% <col_header> Historical population </col_header> <col_header> %± </col_header> </cell> </table>
As of the 2010 Census, the population of Hightstown, New Jersey was 5,494, reflecting an increase of 278 (+5.3%) from the 5,216 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 90 (+1.8%) from the 5,126 counted in the 1990 Census.