HainesburgNJ
With 239 residents, this town was settled in 1850.
Is Hainesburg a good place to live?
Hainesburg’s average trip to work is 42 minutes, above both the New Jersey town median (30 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). Of the 469 New Jersey towns we compare, none has a lower share of working residents who work in town than Hainesburg. Hainesburg has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
239 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Drew University and 69 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Hainesburg. Close and well known come first.
35 mi LandmarkDrew University
19 mi LakeLake Musconetcong
36 mi Theme parkDorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom
3 mi National park siteMiddle Delaware National Scenic River4.1M visitors a year
33 mi LakeLake Wallenpaupack
32 mi MountainHigh PointPhoto credits
Drew University: CUBJONES83 (talk), Public domain · Lake Musconetcong: Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom: Coasterman1234 at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Middle Delaware National Scenic River: Mike Serfas, Public domain · Lake Wallenpaupack: Doug Kerr from Albany, NY, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0 · High Point: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0
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Moving to Hainesburg: who provides what
Hainesburg is unincorporated, so Warren County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Hainesburg.
Fewer adults under 35 in Hainesburg than across New Jersey
In Hainesburg, nearly two in five adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more. The town’s age of the median resident stands at 43.7 years.
| Hainesburg | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 39% | 45% | 29% |
| Median age | 43.7 years | 42 years | 40.5 years |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
Somewhere between 49% and 75% women
The Census survey reached too few of Hainesburg’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±13 points. Across New Jersey, 50.8% of residents are women.
| Hainesburg | NJ | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 11.3% | 11.6% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 18.4% | 10.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 0% | 8.4% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 0% | 12.9% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 30.5% | 13.3% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 7.5% | 12.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 13% | 13.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 10% | 10% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 9.2% | 7.2% | 7% |
| No diploma | 3% | 9.3% | 10.4% |
| High school | 8.3% | 25.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 38.7% | 15% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 10.7% | 6.7% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 30.4% | 26.1% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 8.9% | 17.6% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 200, single groups can be off by several points
Hainesburg has 0.5 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Hainesburg’s middle household income is $105,000. Most working residents leave Hainesburg for work: only 1% work in town. It had 96 jobs in 2023, up 29 from 2013. The top destinations are Blairstown Township (5%), Knowlton Township (4%) and Morristown (3%).
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
20% of Hainesburg is conserved land
The concentration of trails for Hainesburg comes to 0.9 miles per square mile. 1.3 miles of trail.
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The climate in Hainesburg brings four seasons and pleasant summers
Expect July afternoons of 84° and January nights of 19°, with about 23 inches of snow a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Hainesburg is
The share of adults in Hainesburg who say their health is fair or poor: 15%. Against the New Jersey average, Hainesburg comes out ahead on 7 CDC measures out of 32, and behind on 3. 9.2% of adults locally have diabetes; 31% have obesity.
| Hainesburg | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 16% | 23% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 9.2% | 9.7% | 12% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 28% | 35% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 9.4% | 11% | 14% |
| What stands out | Hainesburg | NJ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 9.4% | 14.3% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 7.6% | 11.3% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10% | 7.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The biggest natural risk in Hainesburg is inland flooding, at a moderate overall level
Expected losses in Hainesburg break down as 65% from inland flooding and 13% from cold waves. FEMA expects less storm and flood damage here than in 54% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Hainesburg
Colleges nearby
3 within 15 miles of the center of Hainesburg
About 0 of every 100 Hainesburg residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across New Jersey.
99% of working residents leave Hainesburg for work
Where Hainesburg’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Questions about Hainesburg
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Hainesburg, NJ a good place to live?
Hainesburg has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.