Glen Gardner is a very small borough located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 1,684 people and two associated neighborhoods, Glen Gardner is the 443rd largest community in New Jersey.
Also of interest is that Glen Gardner has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 10.99% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.
One downside of living in Glen Gardner, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 37.18 minutes every day commuting to work.
The population of Glen Gardner is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 21.84% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 36.39% of adults in Glen Gardner have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.
The per capita income in Glen Gardner in 2018 was $58,673, which is upper middle income relative to New Jersey, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $234,692 for a family of four.
Glen Gardner is a very ethnically-diverse borough. The people who call Glen Gardner home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Glen Gardner residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Glen Gardner also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 22.55% of the borough’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Glen Gardner include Italian, Irish, German, Polish, and English.
The most common language spoken in Glen Gardner is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Portuguese.