Glen Rock vs Ridgefield

A side-by-side comparison of Glen Rock and Ridgefield: population, income, housing, and more.

Glen Rock and Ridgefield are places in New Jersey. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Glen Rock has the higher population (12,082 vs 11,439 in Ridgefield). Glen Rock has the higher median household income ($210,369 vs $115,676 in Ridgefield). Glen Rock has the higher median home value ($817,300 vs $609,700 in Ridgefield).

Population, income & housing

	Glen Rock	Ridgefield
Population	12,082	11,439
Median age	40.0 yrs	40.3 yrs
Median household income	$210,369	$115,676
Median home value	$817,300	$609,700
Median gross rent	$1,938	$1,935
Housing units	3,755	4,192
Homeownership rate	90.8%	46.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	75.4%	47.2%
Unemployment rate	6.1%	5.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Glen Rock	Ridgefield
Population	11,780 → 12,082 (+2.6%)	11,227 → 11,439 (+1.9%)
Median household income	$187,000 → $210,369 (+12.5%)	$71,699 → $115,676 (+61.3%)
Median home value	$646,600 → $817,300 (+26.4%)	$442,500 → $609,700 (+37.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,840 → $1,938 (+5.3%)	$1,584 → $1,935 (+22.2%)

Glen Rock

Population

11,78012,082

Median household income

$187,000$210,369

Median home value

$646,600$817,300

Median gross rent

$1,840$1,938

Ridgefield

Population

11,22711,439

Median household income

$71,699$115,676

Median home value

$442,500$609,700

Median gross rent

$1,584$1,935

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Glen Rock	Ridgefield
Under 5	7.2%	3.7%
5 to 17	25.2%	14.0%
18 to 24	7.6%	8.9%
25 to 34	3.9%	13.7%
35 to 44	13.1%	15.4%
45 to 54	19.4%	12.4%
55 to 64	10.8%	16.2%
65 to 74	5.8%	10.6%
75 and over	7.0%	5.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Glen Rock	Ridgefield
White (non-Hispanic)	75.5%	32.5%
Black or African American	1.3%	1.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	14.3%	26.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.6%	3.9%
Two or more races	3.4%	0.9%
Hispanic or Latino	4.8%	35.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Glen Rock	Ridgefield
No high school diploma	2.6%	6.5%
High school graduate	10.5%	22.8%
Some college or associate's	11.5%	23.4%
Bachelor's degree	37.3%	32.0%
Graduate or professional degree	38.2%	15.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Glen Rock	Ridgefield
Drove alone	43.5%	63.9%
Carpooled	6.1%	13.0%
Public transit	16.6%	11.2%
Walked	0.6%	0.4%
Bicycle	0.6%	0.0%
Worked from home	32.3%	9.2%
Other means	0.3%	2.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Glen Rock	Ridgefield
1-unit, detached	89.9%	39.8%
1-unit, attached	3.4%	10.9%
2 to 4 units	3.7%	37.5%
5 to 19 units	0.8%	4.9%
20 or more units	2.0%	6.8%
Mobile home & other	0.3%	0.1%

Poverty & households

	Glen Rock	Ridgefield
Poverty rate	1.7%	5.1%
Average household size	3.28	2.80
Mean commute (minutes)	38	30
Median year structure built	1952	1957