Glen Ridge vs Roseland

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

Glen Ridge and Roseland 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 6,211 in Roseland). Glen Ridge has the higher median household income ($248,016 vs $160,644 in Roseland). Glen Ridge has the higher median home value ($730,600 vs $640,600 in Roseland).

Population, income & housing

	Glen Ridge	Roseland
Population	7,827	6,211
Median age	41.1 yrs	47.0 yrs
Median household income	$248,016	$160,644
Median home value	$730,600	$640,600
Median gross rent	$2,347	$3,293
Housing units	2,553	2,470
Homeownership rate	93.0%	81.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	83.4%	66.1%
Unemployment rate	6.1%	5.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Glen Ridge	Roseland
Population	7,584 → 7,827 (+3.2%)	5,834 → 6,211 (+6.5%)
Median household income	$202,222 → $248,016 (+22.6%)	$129,006 → $160,644 (+24.5%)
Median home value	$653,400 → $730,600 (+11.8%)	$485,100 → $640,600 (+32.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,723 → $2,347 (+36.2%)	$2,579 → $3,293 (+27.7%)

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

Roseland

Population

5,8346,211

Median household income

$129,006$160,644

Median home value

$485,100$640,600

Median gross rent

$2,579$3,293

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Glen Ridge	Roseland
Under 5	5.4%	7.6%
5 to 17	24.0%	12.8%
18 to 24	8.5%	4.2%
25 to 34	5.3%	10.6%
35 to 44	15.3%	12.5%
45 to 54	13.6%	16.5%
55 to 64	14.4%	12.6%
65 to 74	11.3%	10.7%
75 and over	2.1%	12.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Glen Ridge	Roseland
White (non-Hispanic)	72.0%	71.9%
Black or African American	3.3%	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	5.8%	12.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.2%
Two or more races	5.3%	7.9%
Hispanic or Latino	13.4%	7.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Glen Ridge	Roseland
No high school diploma	0.3%	2.4%
High school graduate	10.4%	16.6%
Some college or associate's	5.9%	14.8%
Bachelor's degree	40.3%	32.7%
Graduate or professional degree	43.1%	33.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Glen Ridge	Roseland
Drove alone	35.0%	69.6%
Carpooled	4.5%	3.5%
Public transit	27.8%	7.6%
Walked	1.8%	0.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	29.1%	18.7%
Other means	1.7%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Glen Ridge	Roseland
1-unit, detached	84.0%	59.1%
1-unit, attached	1.4%	25.6%
2 to 4 units	3.2%	4.4%
5 to 19 units	0.5%	6.7%
20 or more units	10.8%	4.2%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Glen Ridge	Roseland
Poverty rate	1.0%	2.3%
Average household size	3.13	2.54
Mean commute (minutes)	38	32
Median year structure built	1938	1977