Glen Head is a very small town located in the state of New York. With a population of 4,837 people and two associated neighborhoods, Glen Head is the 335th largest community in New York. Glen Head home prices are not only among the most expensive in New York, but Glen Head real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.Unlike some towns, Glen Head isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Glen Head are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Glen Head is a town of professionals, managers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Glen Head who work in management occupations (15.50%), teaching (12.47%), and maintenance occupations (8.84%). Also of interest is that Glen Head has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 24.11% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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. Because of many things, Glen Head is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Glen Head a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The town’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Glen Head has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Glen Head’s overall crime rate is lower than average for the country. In Glen Head, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 31.85 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. One bright side is that local public transit is widely used, so it may be an option to avoid the headache of driving in the heavy traffic by leaving the car at home and taking transit. Even though Glen Head is a smaller town, it has many people who hop on public transportation – mostly the train for their daily commute to work. Typically, these people are commuting to good jobs in the surrounding cities.Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Glen Head, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Glen Head is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 61.86% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 21.84%. The per capita income in Glen Head in 2022 was $80,932, which is wealthy relative to New York and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $323,728 for a family of four. However, Glen Head contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Glen Head is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Glen Head home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Glen Head residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Glen Head also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 17.21% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Glen Head include Italian, Russian, Greek, German, and Polish. Glen Head also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 19.99%. The most common language spoken in Glen Head is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
