Glen Rock is a very small borough located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 2,133 people and two associated neighborhoods, Glen Rock is the 628th largest community in Pennsylvania. Glen Rock has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic boroughs in the country. Glen Rock real estate is some of the most expensive in Pennsylvania, although Glen Rock house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.Unlike some boroughs, Glen Rock isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Glen Rock are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Glen Rock is a borough of managers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Glen Rock who work in management occupations (17.40%), office and administrative support (10.82%), and business and financial occupations (7.71%). Also of interest is that Glen Rock has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. A relatively large number of people in Glen Rock telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 9.07% 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 Rock, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 32.59 minutes every day commuting to work. Being a small borough, Glen Rock does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The population of Glen Rock is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 21.84% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 39.58% of adults in Glen Rock have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in Glen Rock in 2022 was $40,065, which is upper middle income relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $160,260 for a family of four. However, Glen Rock contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Glen Rock is a somewhat ethnically-diverse borough. The people who call Glen Rock home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Glen Rock residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Glen Rock also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 10.53% of the borough’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Glen Rock include Irish, German, Italian, English, and Czech. The most common language spoken in Glen Rock is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Italian.
