Glen Ridge vs Watsessing

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

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

Watsessing has the higher population (7,944 vs 7,827 in Glen Ridge). Glen Ridge has the higher median household income ($248,016 vs $94,301 in Watsessing). Glen Ridge has the higher median home value ($730,600 vs $418,500 in Watsessing).

Population, income & housing

	Glen Ridge	Watsessing
Population	7,827	7,944
Median age	41.1 yrs	37.8 yrs
Median household income	$248,016	$94,301
Median home value	$730,600	$418,500
Median gross rent	$2,347	$1,997
Housing units	2,553	3,737
Homeownership rate	93.0%	32.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	83.4%	54.0%
Unemployment rate	6.1%	6.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Glen Ridge	Watsessing
Population	7,584 → 7,827 (+3.2%)	7,094 → 7,944 (+12.0%)
Median household income	$202,222 → $248,016 (+22.6%)	$72,681 → $94,301 (+29.7%)
Median home value	$653,400 → $730,600 (+11.8%)	$324,700 → $418,500 (+28.9%)
Median gross rent	$1,723 → $2,347 (+36.2%)	$1,559 → $1,997 (+28.1%)

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

Watsessing

Population

7,0947,944

Median household income

$72,681$94,301

Median home value

$324,700$418,500

Median gross rent

$1,559$1,997

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Glen Ridge	Watsessing
Under 5	5.4%	4.4%
5 to 17	24.0%	8.2%
18 to 24	8.5%	11.5%
25 to 34	5.3%	22.2%
35 to 44	15.3%	13.6%
45 to 54	13.6%	13.5%
55 to 64	14.4%	12.6%
65 to 74	11.3%	9.6%
75 and over	2.1%	4.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Glen Ridge	Watsessing
White (non-Hispanic)	72.0%	34.4%
Black or African American	3.3%	32.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	5.8%	5.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	1.0%
Two or more races	5.3%	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino	13.4%	23.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Glen Ridge	Watsessing
No high school diploma	0.3%	7.4%
High school graduate	10.4%	21.0%
Some college or associate's	5.9%	17.6%
Bachelor's degree	40.3%	35.6%
Graduate or professional degree	43.1%	18.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Glen Ridge	Watsessing
Drove alone	35.0%	54.1%
Carpooled	4.5%	5.7%
Public transit	27.8%	16.5%
Walked	1.8%	2.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	29.1%	19.9%
Other means	1.7%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Glen Ridge	Watsessing
1-unit, detached	84.0%	23.7%
1-unit, attached	1.4%	3.1%
2 to 4 units	3.2%	22.8%
5 to 19 units	0.5%	7.9%
20 or more units	10.8%	42.4%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Glen Ridge	Watsessing
Poverty rate	1.0%	7.5%
Average household size	3.13	2.17
Mean commute (minutes)	38	33
Median year structure built	1938	1956