Glen Ridge, New Jersey


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Glen Ridge
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Population 2000:7,271
Population 2002:7,230
Elevation:187 feet
Foreign born:9.0% (3.2% Europe, 2.6% Latin America, 2.4% Asia)
Land area:1.3 square miles
County:Essex
Industries:Educational,health and social services (25.0%), Professional,scientific,management,administrative,and waste management services (15.7%), Finance,insurance,real estate,and rental and leasing (15.6%).
Population growth:-41 (-0.56%)
Races
White Non-Hispanic:87.1%
Black:5.0%
Hispanic:3.5%
Two or more races:1.4%
Asian Indian:1.2%
Other race:1.0%
Filipino:0.7%
Chinese:0.6%
Japanese:0.5%
Marital Status
Now married:67.3%
Never married:19.2%
Divorced:7.5%
Widowed:5.3%
Separated:0.7%
Median
House value:$264,700
Household income:$105,638
Resident age:37.8 years
Glen Ridge Compared to New Jersey State Average
House age:much above
Median house value:much above
Number of rooms per house:much above
Hispanic race population percentage:above
Black race population percentage:much above
Unemployed percentage:below
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher:much above
Foreign-born population percentage:much above
Population density:above
Renting percentage:much below
Median household income:much above
Education
High school or higher:96.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher:65.8%
Graduate or professional degree:31.0%
Unemployed:2.8%
Crime Statistics
2002 crime index:230.2 - nationwide average is 329, higher means more crime
2002 larceny counts:162 (2182.4 per 100,000)
2002 burglaries:62 (835.2 per 100,000)
2002 auto thefts:29 (390.7 per 100,000)
2002 assaults:12 (161.7 per 100,000)
2002 robberies:4 (53.9 per 100,000)
2002 rapes:none
2002 murders:none
Ancestries
Irish:27.3%
German:19.0%
Italian:18.8%
English:12.4%
Polish:6.7%
Russian:5.2%
 

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Glen Ridge, New Jersey ZIP Codes: 07028