Glen Ridge, NJ Facts, Population, Income, Demographics, Economy

Median Age: 42.4 years

Median Rent: Median gross rent in 2017: $1,655.

Cost of Living: March 2019 cost of living index in Glen Ridge: 116.1 (more than average, U.S. average is 100)

Poverty (breakdown): (1.6% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 5.3% for Black residents, 3.7% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 22.4% for other race residents, 65.5% for two or more races residents)

Ancestries: Ancestries: Italian (25.0%), English (6.9%), American (6.9%), Irish (6.4%), Polish (4.8%), Greek (2.8%).

Land Area: 1.28 square miles.

Population Density:

Median Incomes:
      Estimated median household income in 2017: $142,037 (it was $105,638 in 2000)
      Estimated per capita income in 2017: $72,807 (it was $48,456 in 2000)
      Estimated median house or condo value in 2017: $514,929 (it was $255,700 in 2000) Glen Ridge:$514,929NJ:$334,900

Races:
      White alone - 6,253 - 83.1%
      Hispanic - 377 - 5.0%
      Black alone - 356 - 4.7%
      Asian alone - 348 - 4.6%
      Two or more races - 164 - 2.2%
      Other race alone - 27 - 0.4%
      American Indian alone - 2 - 0.03%

Of the many legacies left to the town by its founders, the one that has become its trademark is the gas lamps. With only 3,000 gaslights remaining in operation in the entire United States, Glen Ridge has 665 such lamps lighting its streets. In 1924, Glen Ridge became the first municipality in New Jersey to establish a zoning ordinance.