Caldwell vs Glen Ridge

A side-by-side comparison of Caldwell and Glen Ridge: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Caldwell has the higher population (8,898 vs 7,827 in Glen Ridge). Glen Ridge has the higher median household income ($248,016 vs $101,196 in Caldwell). Glen Ridge has the higher median home value ($730,600 vs $563,000 in Caldwell).

Population, income & housing

	Caldwell	Glen Ridge
Population	8,898	7,827
Median age	38.5 yrs	41.1 yrs
Median household income	$101,196	$248,016
Median home value	$563,000	$730,600
Median gross rent	$1,937	$2,347
Housing units	3,874	2,553
Homeownership rate	45.4%	93.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	58.3%	83.4%
Unemployment rate	4.0%	6.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Caldwell	Glen Ridge
Population	7,969 → 8,898 (+11.7%)	7,584 → 7,827 (+3.2%)
Median household income	$96,806 → $101,196 (+4.5%)	$202,222 → $248,016 (+22.6%)
Median home value	$466,700 → $563,000 (+20.6%)	$653,400 → $730,600 (+11.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,512 → $1,937 (+28.1%)	$1,723 → $2,347 (+36.2%)

Caldwell

Population

7,9698,898

Median household income

$96,806$101,196

Median home value

$466,700$563,000

Median gross rent

$1,512$1,937

Glen Ridge

Population

7,5847,827

Median household income

$202,222$248,016

Median home value

$653,400$730,600

Median gross rent

$1,723$2,347

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Caldwell	Glen Ridge
Under 5	6.5%	5.4%
5 to 17	12.2%	24.0%
18 to 24	10.5%	8.5%
25 to 34	14.6%	5.3%
35 to 44	13.5%	15.3%
45 to 54	11.2%	13.6%
55 to 64	12.5%	14.4%
65 to 74	10.5%	11.3%
75 and over	8.5%	2.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Caldwell	Glen Ridge
White (non-Hispanic)	66.8%	72.0%
Black or African American	4.7%	3.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.0%
Asian	12.6%	5.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.3%
Two or more races	1.2%	5.3%
Hispanic or Latino	14.0%	13.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Caldwell	Glen Ridge
No high school diploma	3.2%	0.3%
High school graduate	18.9%	10.4%
Some college or associate's	19.6%	5.9%
Bachelor's degree	31.4%	40.3%
Graduate or professional degree	26.9%	43.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Caldwell	Glen Ridge
Drove alone	65.5%	35.0%
Carpooled	4.8%	4.5%
Public transit	4.8%	27.8%
Walked	4.1%	1.8%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.0%
Worked from home	19.7%	29.1%
Other means	0.9%	1.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Caldwell	Glen Ridge
1-unit, detached	31.6%	84.0%
1-unit, attached	7.4%	1.4%
2 to 4 units	18.4%	3.2%
5 to 19 units	16.7%	0.5%
20 or more units	25.4%	10.8%
Mobile home & other	0.4%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Caldwell	Glen Ridge
Poverty rate	5.9%	1.0%
Average household size	2.18	3.13
Mean commute (minutes)	29	38
Median year structure built	1958	1938