Glen Ridge vs North Caldwell

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

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

Glen Ridge has the higher population (7,827 vs 6,622 in North Caldwell). Glen Ridge has the higher median household income ($248,016 vs $203,140 in North Caldwell). North Caldwell has the higher median home value ($906,100 vs $730,600 in Glen Ridge).

Population, income & housing

	Glen Ridge	North Caldwell
Population	7,827	6,622
Median age	41.1 yrs	46.2 yrs
Median household income	$248,016	$203,140
Median home value	$730,600	$906,100
Median gross rent	$2,347	$3,250
Housing units	2,553	2,353
Homeownership rate	93.0%	96.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	83.4%	77.0%
Unemployment rate	6.1%	6.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Glen Ridge	North Caldwell
Population	7,584 → 7,827 (+3.2%)	6,615 → 6,622 (+0.1%)
Median household income	$202,222 → $248,016 (+22.6%)	$187,734 → $203,140 (+8.2%)
Median home value	$653,400 → $730,600 (+11.8%)	$738,300 → $906,100 (+22.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,723 → $2,347 (+36.2%)	—

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

North Caldwell

Population

6,6156,622

Median household income

$187,734$203,140

Median home value

$738,300$906,100

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Glen Ridge	North Caldwell
Under 5	5.4%	7.1%
5 to 17	24.0%	17.3%
18 to 24	8.5%	6.1%
25 to 34	5.3%	5.9%
35 to 44	15.3%	11.8%
45 to 54	13.6%	13.2%
55 to 64	14.4%	16.9%
65 to 74	11.3%	14.6%
75 and over	2.1%	7.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Glen Ridge	North Caldwell
White (non-Hispanic)	72.0%	78.4%
Black or African American	3.3%	2.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	5.8%	10.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.3%	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino	13.4%	6.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Glen Ridge	North Caldwell
No high school diploma	0.3%	4.9%
High school graduate	10.4%	9.2%
Some college or associate's	5.9%	9.0%
Bachelor's degree	40.3%	30.5%
Graduate or professional degree	43.1%	46.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Glen Ridge	North Caldwell
Drove alone	35.0%	61.7%
Carpooled	4.5%	4.1%
Public transit	27.8%	4.6%
Walked	1.8%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	29.1%	29.6%
Other means	1.7%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Glen Ridge	North Caldwell
1-unit, detached	84.0%	86.1%
1-unit, attached	1.4%	6.6%
2 to 4 units	3.2%	1.7%
5 to 19 units	0.5%	5.7%
20 or more units	10.8%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Glen Ridge	North Caldwell
Poverty rate	1.0%	1.8%
Average household size	3.13	2.98
Mean commute (minutes)	38	28
Median year structure built	1938	1965