Glen Ridge (New Jersey)
Essex County
34-26610
Glen Ridge is a town in Essex County, New Jersey, United States. In the 2000 census, a total population of 7,271 was recorded.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.3 km ², with water surfaces are not counted.
Demography
According to the census of 2000, there are 7,271 people, 2,458 households, and 1,978 families residing in the city. The population density is 2,193.2 inhabitants per km ². 89.18 % of the population are White, 4.98% African American, 0.15 % Native American, 3.34 % Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.99 % from other races, and 1.36% mixed race. 3.45% are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Of the 2,458 households 46.3 % have children under 18 years. 69.9 % are married couples living together, 8.1% are single mothers, 19.5% are non-families, 16.7 % consists of single-person households and 8.0% in people older than 65, the average household size is 2, 95, the average family size is 3.33.
30.7 % of the population are under the age of 18, 4.5 % from 18 to 24, 29.5% from 25 to 44, 24.9% between 45 and 64, 10.4% older than 65 is the average age 38 years. The ratio of women to men is 100:94,9, for people older than 18 years, the ratio 100:89,3.
The median household income is $ 105,638, and the median income for a family $ 120,650. Males have a median income of $ 91,161, women $ 51,444. The per capita income for the city is $ 48,456. 3.0% of the population and 1.9 % of families are below the poverty line, including 3.3% of children or adolescents younger than 18 years and 4.1 % of people older than 65
Sons and daughters of the town
- Buzz Aldrin, one of the first men on the moon
- Jon Brion, multi-instrumentalist, singer, composer and producer
- Tutti Camarata, jazz trumpeter, arranger, composer and producer
- Alexander Joseph Graf Kolowrat Krakowsky, pioneer of the Austrian film industry
- Cindy Sherman, the photographer
- Location in New Jersey
- Location in North America
- Essex County (New Jersey)