Glen Gardner is a very small borough located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 1,682 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.
Of important note, Glen Gardner is also a borough of artists. Glen Gardner has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Glen Gardner’s character.
A relatively large number of people in Glen Gardner telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 12.63% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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 38.80 minutes every day commuting to work.
The education level of Glen Gardner ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in Glen Gardner, 42.12% have at least a bachelor's degree. The typical US community has just 21.84% of its adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree.
The per capita income in Glen Gardner in 2022 was $61,387, 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 $245,548 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 Black or African-American. 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 20.62% 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.