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. Much of the housing stock in Glen Rock was built prior to World War II, 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. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 9.07% 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. In Glen Rock, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 32.59 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. As is often the case in a small borough, Glen Rock doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.The citizens of Glen Rock are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 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.
