CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Glen Ridge

New Jersey · 7,076 residents · 1.28 sq mi

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Glen Ridge is home to 7,076 people in New Jersey. This is an unusually credentialed place: 54% of adults have a four-year degree. The typical home is worth $237,100. Households take in $75,821 a year at the median, 152% more than the country as a whole. Households here earn about 85% more than in New Jersey as a whole. 91% of homes are owner-occupied.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 37.1

US median: 33.0

More educated

54% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

7,076

−3%vs 2000

vs 7,271 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

37.1

−2%vs 2000

vs 37.8 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1.28 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20248K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.9%(486)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.8%(555)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145.5%(387)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 195.6%(397)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.7%(404)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.1%(999)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4419.3%(1,363)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5412.2%(864)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.4%(736)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.3%(517)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.1%(293)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.1%(75)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$75,821

−5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $105,638 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$34,367

−29%vs 2000

vs $48,456 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

1.6%

−1.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.0% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$237,100

+22%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $255,700 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$779

−3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $1,058 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

90.9%

−0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 91.0% in 2000

9.1% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic87.1%(6,335)

Black4.7%(342)

Hispanic / Latino3.5%(251)

Asian3.3%(241)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic92.7%(6,559)

Black3.2%(226)

Hispanic / Latino2.4%(171)

Asian3.3%(231)

Other0.8%(60)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

South American4%(318)

Spaniard3.6%(287)

Puerto Rican2.3%(182)

Ecuadorian1.9%(148)

Peruvian1.3%(101)

Colombian0.9%(69)

Cuban0.7%(53)

Dominican0.2%(18)

Asian origin

Filipino2.1%(165)

Japanese1%(79)

Korean0.7%(59)

Chinese0.4%(28)

Thai0.3%(26)

Vietnamese0.3%(23)

Sri Lankan0.2%(19)

Kazakh0.1%(8)

Ancestry

Irish21.5%(1,704)

Italian17.9%(1,420)

English12.3%(976)

German12.1%(960)

Scottish7.7%(614)

Polish6.5%(518)

American3.3%(265)

French3.2%(258)

Russian3%(235)

Greek2.7%(217)

Arab2.5%(200)

French Canadian2.3%(179)

+ 25 more ancestry groups with data

Romanian1.8%(140)

Swedish1.7%(139)

Egyptian1.2%(97)

Syrian1.1%(86)

Swiss0.8%(67)

Brazilian0.8%(60)

Subsaharan African0.7%(53)

Portuguese0.7%(52)

Norwegian0.6%(47)

West Indian0.6%(46)

Austrian0.5%(41)

Lithuanian0.5%(41)

Ukrainian0.5%(38)

Israeli0.4%(33)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0.4%(31)

Scotch-Irish0.4%(30)

Australian0.3%(26)

Serbian0.3%(26)

Hungarian0.3%(24)

Finnish0.3%(21)

Palestinian0.2%(17)

Czech0.2%(17)

Guyanese0.2%(15)

Haitian0.2%(15)

British0.2%(13)

RANKED:Largest Irish population · Largest Italian population · Largest English population · Largest German population · Largest Scottish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

53.8%

−12.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 65.8% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

92.6%

−3.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 96.2% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

26.4%

−4.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 31.0% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

28.0 min

−7%vs 2000

vs 30.3 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married25%(695)

Married73.8%(2,049)

Widowed1.2%(34)

Divorced0%(0)

Women 15+

Never married27.6%(869)

Married62.3%(1,961)

Widowed2%(62)

Divorced8.1%(254)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

1.3%

−1.5 ptssince 2013

from 2.8% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

81.3%

+0.5 ptssince 2020

from 80.8% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

14.4%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 14.5% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

9.8%

+0.1 ptssince 2020

from 9.7% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

4.7%

−1.8 ptssince 2020

from 6.5% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

0.0%

Unchangedsince 2020

from 0.0% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

94.9%

+3.1 ptssince 2020

from 91.8% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

12.2%

−2.5 ptssince 2020

from 14.7% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)64.8%(46)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)35.2%(25)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era0%(0)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 71 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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