Glen Rock is a somewhat small borough located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 11,546 people and two constituent neighborhoods, Glen Rock is the 184th largest community in New Jersey.

Glen Rock is a decidedly white-collar borough, with fully 93.43% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Glen Rock is a borough of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Glen Rock who work in management occupations (19.99%), sales jobs (14.31%), and office and administrative support jobs (11.23%).

Also of interest is that Glen Rock has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Of important note, Glen Rock is also a borough of artists. Glen Rock has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Glen Rock's character.

In addition, Glen Rock is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates," which are people who are not only wealthy and employed in professional occupations, but highly educated to boot. Urban sophisticates have urbane tastes - whether they reside in a big or small city, a suburb, or a little town. Urban sophisticates support bookstores, quality clothing stores, enjoy luxury travel, and in big cities, they are truly the patrons of the arts, attending and supporting institutions such as opera, symphony, ballet, and theatre.

Glen Rock is a good choice for families with children because of several factors. Many other families with children live here, making it a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families. The borough's good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic success. Many people own their own single-family homes, providing areas for children to play and stability in the community. Finally, Glen Rock's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

One downside of living in Glen Rock is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Glen Rock, the average commute to work is 32.05 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

As is often the case in a small borough, Glen Rock doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Glen Rock Information and Demographics

If knowledge is power, Glen Rock is a pretty powerful place. 61.08% of the adults in Glen Rock have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 14.96% for all cities and towns.

The per capita income in Glen Rock in 2000 was $45,091, which is wealthy relative to New Jersey and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $180,364 for a family of four. However, Glen Rock contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Glen Rock home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Glen Rock is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Glen Rock include Italian, Irish, German, English, Polish, and Russian.

The most common language spoken in Glen Rock is English. Some people also speak Spanish.