Glen Head is a somewhat small town located in the state of New York. With a population of 12,061 people and three constituent neighborhoods, Glen Head is the 169th largest community in New York.

Glen Head is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 90.35% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Glen Head is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Glen Head who work in management occupations (17.21%), sales jobs (14.05%), and office and administrative support jobs (12.30%).

In addition, Glen Head is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates." Urban sophisticates are educated, wealthy, executives and professionals, who have urbane tastes in books, food, and travel, whether they actually live in a big city, or choose to reside in a small town. In big or medium-sized cities, urban sophisticates tend to frequent art institutions such as opera, symphonies, ballet, live theatre, and museums.

Glen Head 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 town'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 Head's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

One downside of living in Glen Head is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Glen Head, the average commute to work is 33.96 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

Glen Head is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

Glen Head Information and Demographics

Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Glen Head, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Glen Head is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 52.99% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 14.96%.

The per capita income in Glen Head in 2000 was $61,914, which is wealthy relative to New York and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $247,656 for a family of four. However, Glen Head contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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

The most common language spoken in Glen Head is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.