About Glenmont

Glenmont is a somewhat small town located in the state of New York. With a population of 5,707 people and just one neighborhood, Glenmont is the 340th largest community in New York.

Glenmont is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 90.85% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Glenmont is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Glenmont who work in office and administrative support jobs (16.56%), management occupations (13.69%), and sales jobs (10.69%).

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

In addition, Glenmont is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates." Urban sophisticates are people who are both educated and wealthy, and thus tend to be older, richer, and more established than young professionals. "Urban sophisticates" is not just about being educated and well-off financially: it is a point of view and state of mind, one that you might call 'urbaneness.' But such people can and do regularly live in small towns, suburbs and rural areas, as well as in big cities. They read, support the arts and high-end shops, and love travel.

Because of many things, Glenmont is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Glenmont a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The town's good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Glenmont has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Glenmont's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

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

Glenmont Information and Demographics

If knowledge is power, Glenmont is a pretty powerful place. 46.31% of the adults in Glenmont 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 Glenmont in 2000 was $28,160, which is upper middle income relative to New York, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $112,640 for a family of four. However, Glenmont contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Glenmont home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Glenmont is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Glenmont include Italian, German, Irish, English, Dutch, Polish, and French.

The most common language spoken in Glenmont is English.