Glen Rock vs Wallington

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

Glen Rock and Wallington 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 11,825 in Wallington). Glen Rock has the higher median household income ($210,369 vs $82,422 in Wallington). Glen Rock has the higher median home value ($817,300 vs $493,700 in Wallington).

Population, income & housing

	Glen Rock	Wallington
Population	12,082	11,825
Median age	40.0 yrs	39.0 yrs
Median household income	$210,369	$82,422
Median home value	$817,300	$493,700
Median gross rent	$1,938	$1,568
Housing units	3,755	5,153
Homeownership rate	90.8%	38.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	75.4%	36.9%
Unemployment rate	6.1%	9.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Glen Rock	Wallington
Population	11,780 → 12,082 (+2.6%)	11,540 → 11,825 (+2.5%)
Median household income	$187,000 → $210,369 (+12.5%)	$68,845 → $82,422 (+19.7%)
Median home value	$646,600 → $817,300 (+26.4%)	$375,800 → $493,700 (+31.4%)
Median gross rent	$1,840 → $1,938 (+5.3%)	$1,237 → $1,568 (+26.8%)

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

Wallington

Population

11,54011,825

Median household income

$68,845$82,422

Median home value

$375,800$493,700

Median gross rent

$1,237$1,568

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Glen Rock	Wallington
Under 5	7.2%	5.9%
5 to 17	25.2%	14.0%
18 to 24	7.6%	6.9%
25 to 34	3.9%	15.6%
35 to 44	13.1%	16.6%
45 to 54	19.4%	15.2%
55 to 64	10.8%	10.2%
65 to 74	5.8%	8.0%
75 and over	7.0%	7.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Glen Rock	Wallington
White (non-Hispanic)	75.5%	69.6%
Black or African American	1.3%	3.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	14.3%	3.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.6%	1.2%
Two or more races	3.4%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino	4.8%	19.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Glen Rock	Wallington
No high school diploma	2.6%	6.7%
High school graduate	10.5%	31.1%
Some college or associate's	11.5%	25.3%
Bachelor's degree	37.3%	25.6%
Graduate or professional degree	38.2%	11.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Glen Rock	Wallington
Drove alone	43.5%	76.4%
Carpooled	6.1%	6.0%
Public transit	16.6%	6.9%
Walked	0.6%	2.5%
Bicycle	0.6%	0.0%
Worked from home	32.3%	4.7%
Other means	0.3%	3.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Glen Rock	Wallington
1-unit, detached	89.9%	22.9%
1-unit, attached	3.4%	2.9%
2 to 4 units	3.7%	45.5%
5 to 19 units	0.8%	19.6%
20 or more units	2.0%	9.1%
Mobile home & other	0.3%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Glen Rock	Wallington
Poverty rate	1.7%	12.1%
Average household size	3.28	2.41
Mean commute (minutes)	38	30
Median year structure built	1952	1960