Because of many things, Glen Gardner is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Glen Gardner really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Glen Gardner perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.
In Glen Gardner, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 38.96 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.
Glen Gardner is one of the most well-educated cities in the nation. 42.81% of adults in Glen Gardner have at least a bachelor's degree. Compare that to the average community in America, which has just 21.84% with a bachelor's degree or higher.
The per capita income in Glen Gardner in 2022 was $59,733, which is middle income relative to New Jersey, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $238,932 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 19.78% of the borough’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Glen Gardner include Irish, Italian, German, Polish, and Ukrainian.
The most common language spoken in Glen Gardner is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Portuguese.
