Glen Ridge, New Jersey

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Population (year 2000): 7,271. Estimated population in July 2006: 6,908 (-5.0% change)

Males: 3,540	(48.7%)
Females: 3,731	(51.3%)

Essex County

Median resident age:	37.8 years
New Jersey median age:	36.7 years

Zip codes: 07028.

Estimated median household income in 2005: $116,300 (it was $105,638 in 2000)

Glen Ridge	$116,300
New Jersey:	$61,672

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $475,000 (it was $264,700 in 2000)

Glen Ridge	$475,000
New Jersey:	$333,900

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Races in Glen Ridge:

White Non-Hispanic (87.1%)
Black (5.0%)
Hispanic (3.5%)
Two or more races (1.4%)
Asian Indian (1.2%)
Other race (1.0%)
Filipino (0.7%)
Chinese (0.6%)
Japanese (0.5%)

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Ancestries: Irish (27.3%), German (19.0%), Italian (18.8%), English (12.4%), Polish (6.7%), Russian (5.2%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated in 1895

Elevation: 187 feet

Land area: 1.28 square miles.

Population density: 5485 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Glen Ridge

High school or higher: 96.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 65.8%
Graduate or professional degree: 31.0%
Unemployed: 2.8%
Mean travel time to work: 37.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Glen Ridge borough

Never married: 19.2%
Now married: 67.3%
Separated: 0.7%
Widowed: 5.3%
Divorced: 7.5%

654 residents are foreign born (3.2% Europe, 2.6% Latin America, 2.4% Asia).

This city:	9.0%
New Jersey:	17.5%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Glen Ridge:	3.3% ($8,684)
New Jersey:	2.4% ($4,047)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: East Orange, NJ (2.7 miles , pop. 69,824).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Newark, NJ (5.0 miles , pop. 273,546).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Manhattan, NY (16.1 miles , pop. 1,537,195).

Nearest cities: Bloomfield, NJ (1.1 miles ), Montclair, NJ (1.3 miles ), East Orange, NJ (2.7 miles ), Belleville, NJ (3.1 miles ), Verona, NJ (3.2 miles ), Nutley, NJ (3.3 miles ), Orange, NJ (3.3 miles ), West Orange, NJ (3.7 miles ).

Latitude: 40.80 N, Longitude: 74.20 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: -2,008 (-27.6%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 322 (9.4%)

10 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards

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Glen Ridge, New Jersey business and economic data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Population change in the 1990s: +229 (+3.3%).

Most common industries for males:

Finance and insurance (20%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (17%)
Health care (7%)
Broadcasting and telecommunications (5%)
Educational services (5%)
Construction (5%)
Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (23%)
Health care (13%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (10%)
Finance and insurance (8%)
Arts, entertainment, and recreation (5%)
Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries (4%)
Accommodation and food services (3%)

Most common occupations for males

Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (12%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
Lawyers (6%)
Media and communication equipment workers (6%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Top executives (5%)
Advertising, marketing, promotions, public relations, and sales managers (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Advertising, marketing, promotions, public relations, and sales managers (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)

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Crime in Glen Ridge by Year
Type	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
Murders	0	0	0	0	1	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	14.0	0.0
Rapes	1	0	2	0	2	2
per 100,000	13.6	0.0	27.5	0.0	28.0	28.5
Robberies	3	4	11	10	2	2
per 100,000	40.9	53.9	151.3	138.6	28.0	28.5
Assaults	8	12	8	5	11	1
per 100,000	109.1	161.7	110.0	69.3	154.1	14.2
Burglaries	78	62	47	53	46	46
per 100,000	1063.8	835.2	646.5	734.5	644.3	654.8
Thefts	154	162	193	175	163	153
per 100,000	2100.4	2182.4	2654.7	2425.2	2283.2	2177.9
Auto thefts	61	29	60	33	35	11
per 100,000	832.0	390.7	825.3	457.3	490.3	156.6
Arson	4	1	1	1	3	1
per 100,000	54.6	13.5	13.8	13.9	42.0	14.2
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 239.8)	270.0	225.5	306.9	240.4	265.3	179.6

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 33 (26 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	3.71
US city average:	3.00

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Glen Ridge-area historical tornado activity is near New Jersey state average. It is 32% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/28/1973, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 20.3 miles away from the Glen Ridge city center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 5/28/1973, a category 3 tornado 35.5 miles away from the city center injured 12 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Hospitals/medical centers near Glen Ridge:

MONTCLAIR COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 1 miles; MONTCLAIR, NJ)
MOUNTAINSIDE HOSPITAL (about 1 miles; MONTCLAIR, NJ)
KESSLER INSTITUTE FOR REHABILITATION (about 2 miles; WEST ORANGE, NJ)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Glen Ridge:

NEWARK LIBERTY INTL (about 9 miles; NEWARK, NJ; ID: EWR)
TETERBORO (about 12 miles; TETERBORO, NJ; ID: TEB)
PORT AUTH-DWNTN-MANHATTAN/WALL ST (about 16 miles; NEW YORK, NY; ID: JRB)

Other public-use airports nearest to Glen Ridge:

ESSEX COUNTY (about 7 miles; CALDWELL, NJ; ID: CDW)
NEWARK NR 1 (about 7 miles; NEWARK, NJ; ID: 3N4)
LINCOLN PARK (about 12 miles; LINCOLN PARK, NJ; ID: N07)

Amtrak stations near Glen Ridge:

6 miles: NEWARK (RAYMOND PLAZA WEST). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, snack bar, ATM, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, intercity bus service, public transit connection.
8 miles: NEWARK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (NEWARK, ). Services: ticket office, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones.
16 miles: NEW YORK (PENN STA) (NEW YORK, 7TH AVE. & W. 32ND ST.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, full-service food facilities, snack bar, vending machines, ATM, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, public transit connection.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Glen Ridge:

MONTCLAIR STATE UNIVERSITY (about 3 miles; UPPER MONTCLAIR, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 10,226)
UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY OF NEW JERSEY (about 4 miles; NEWARK, NJ; FT enrollment: 4,134)
RUTGERS UNIVERSITY-NEWARK (about 6 miles; NEWARK, NJ; FT enrollment: 6,878)
NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (about 6 miles; NEWARK, NJ; FT enrollment: 6,565)
ESSEX COUNTY COLLEGE (about 6 miles; NEWARK, NJ; FT enrollment: 5,893)
SETON HALL UNIVERSITY (about 6 miles; SOUTH ORANGE, NJ; FT enrollment: 7,509)
PASSAIC COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 8 miles; PATERSON, NJ; FT enrollment: 2,452)

Public high school in Glen Ridge:

Glen Ridge High School (Students: 720; Location: 200 RIDGEWOOD AVE; Grades: G7 - G12)

Public elementary/middle schools in Glen Ridge:

Ridgewood Avenue School (Students: 576; Location: 235 RIDGEWOOD AVE; Grades: G3 - G6)
Linden Ave School (Students: 280; Location: 205 LINDEN AVE; Grades: PK - G2)
Forest Ave. School (Students: 248; Location: 287 FOREST AVE; Grades: PK - G2)

Private elementary/middle school in Glen Ridge:

NURSERY SCHOOL AT CHRIST CHURC (Students: 67; Location: 74 PARK AVE; Grades: PK - KG)

Library in Glen Ridge:

GLEN RIDGE FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $502,042; Location: 240 RIDGEWOOD AVENUE; 38,266 books; 3,165 audio materials; 1,949 video materials; 168 serial subscriptions)

User submitted facts and corrections:

Ridgewood Avenue School - new name for the school which houses grades 3-6;
Montclair Community Hospital closed several years ago.

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Churches in Glen Ridge include: Christ Episcopal Church (A), Church of the Redeemer (B), Glen Ridge Congregational Church (C), East Orange Gospel Church (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Drinking water stations with addresses in Glen Ridge and their reported violations in the past:

GLEN RIDGE WATER DEPT (Population served: 8000, Purch_surface_water):

Past monitoring violations:

Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JAN-2006 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule

Average household size:

This city:	3.0 people
New Jersey:	2.7 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	80.5%
Whole state:	70.3%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	2.4%
Whole state:	4.9%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
Gay men: 0.4% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This city:	3.0%
Whole state:	8.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This city:	1.0%
Whole state:	4.2%

Glen Ridge compared to New Jersey state average:

Median household income significantly above state average.
Median house value significantly above state average.
Unemployed percentage below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
Hispanic race population percentage above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.
Renting percentage significantly below state average.
Number of rooms per house significantly above state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly above state average.

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Banks with branches in Glen Ridge (2007 data):

Bank of America, National Association: Glen Ridge Branch at 227 Ridgewood Ave, branch established on 1914-01-01; Glen Ridge Drive Thru Branch at 726 Bloomfield Avenue, branch established on 1990-07-31. Info updated 2006-10-10: Bank assets: $1,196,123.8 mil, Deposits: $759,600.6 mil, headquarters in Charlotte, NC, positive income, 5839 total offices, Holding Company: Bank Of America Corporation
Wachovia Bank, National Association: Glen Ridge Branch at 777 Bloomfield Avenue, branch established on 1985-07-22. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $518,123.0 mil, Deposits: $353,234.0 mil, headquarters in Charlotte, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 3191 total offices, Holding Company: Wachovia Corporation
PNC Bank, National Association: Glen Ridge Branch at 222 Ridgewood Avenue, branch established on 1967-10-02. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $90,142.4 mil, Deposits: $65,279.9 mil, headquarters in Pittsburgh, PA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 836 total offices, Holding Company: Pnc Financial Services Group, Inc., The

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2004 Presidential Election results in Essex County New Jersey:

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5.47% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($60,116 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.47%
New Jersey average:	6.12%

0.10% of residents moved from foreign countries ($649 average AGI)
Essex County: 0.10%
New Jersey average: 0.14%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Hudson County, NJ	0.73% ($63,892 average AGI)
from Union County, NJ	0.70% ($39,626)
from Passaic County, NJ	0.41% ($54,350)

7.12% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($55,682 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.12%
New Jersey average:	6.89%

0.08% of residents moved to foreign countries ($624 average AGI)
Essex County: 0.08%
New Jersey average: 0.09%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Union County, NJ	1.14% ($43,782 average AGI)
to Hudson County, NJ	0.56% ($41,527)
to Morris County, NJ	0.49% ($87,001)

Strongest AM radio stations in Glen Ridge:

WMCA (570 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF NEW YORK, LLC)
WOR (710 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: BUCKLEY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WINS (1010 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WABC (770 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: WABC-AM RADIO, INC.)
WEPN (1050 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: NEW YORK AM RADIO, LLC)
WLIB (1190 AM; 30 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: ICBC BROADCAST HOLDINGS-NY, INC.)
WADO (1280 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: WADO-AM LICENSE CORP.)
WPAT (930 AM; 5 kW; PATERSON, NJ; Owner: WPAT, INC)
WBBR (1130 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: BLOOMBERG COMMUNICATIONS INC.)
WSNR (620 AM; 20 kW; JERSEY CITY, NJ)
WNYC (820 AM; 10 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: WNYC RADIO)
WWRL (1600 AM; 25 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: ACCESS.1 COMMUNICATIONS CORP.-NY)
WFAN (660 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Glen Ridge:

WRKS (98.7 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORP OF NEW YORK)
WNEW (102.7 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WMSC (90.3 FM; UPPER MONTCLAIR, NJ; Owner: MONTCLAIR STATE UNIVERSITY)
WFME (94.7 FM; NEWARK, NJ; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
WFMU (91.1 FM; EAST ORANGE, NJ; Owner: AURICLE COMMUNICATIONS)
WBGO (88.3 FM; NEWARK, NJ; Owner: NEWARK PUBLIC RADIO INC.)
WNYC-FM (93.9 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: WNYC RADIO)
WPAT-FM (93.1 FM; PATERSON, NJ; Owner: WPAT LICENSING, INC.)
WQCD (101.9 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORPORATION)
WKTU (103.5 FM; LAKE SUCCESS, NY; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, LLC)
WAXQ (104.3 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: AMFM NEW YORK LICENSES, LLC)
WHTZ (100.3 FM; NEWARK, NJ; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
WWPR-FM (105.1 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
WCAA (105.9 FM; NEWARK, NJ; Owner: WADO-AM LICENSE CORP. ("WADO"))
WBAI (99.5 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: PACIFICA FOUNDATION, INC.)
WBLS (107.5 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: ICBC BROADCAST HOLDINGS-NY, INC.)
WLTW (106.7 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: AMFM NEW YORK LICENSES, LLC)
WQXR-FM (96.3 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: THE NEW YORK TIMES ELECTRONIC MEDIA COMPANY)
WSKQ-FM (97.9 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: WSKQ LICENSING, INC.)
WXRK (92.3 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Glen Ridge:

WPXO-LP (Channel 34; EAST ORANGE, NJ; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LPTV, INC.)
WCBS-TV (Channel 2; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: CBS BROADCASTING INC.)
WNYW (Channel 5; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
WABC-TV (Channel 7; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: AMERICAN BROADCASTING COMPANIES, INC)
WPIX (Channel 11; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: WPIX, INC.)
WWOR-TV (Channel 9; SECAUCUS, NJ; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
WPXN-TV (Channel 31; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
WNBC (Channel 4; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: NATIONAL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
WNET (Channel 13; NEWARK, NJ; Owner: EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WXTV (Channel 41; PATERSON, NJ; Owner: WXTV LICENSE PARTNERSHIP, G.P.)
WNJU (Channel 47; LINDEN, NJ; Owner: WNJU LICENSE CORPORATION)
WFUT (Channel 68; NEWARK, NJ; Owner: UNIVISION NEW YORK LLC)
WNYE-TV (Channel 25; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: NEW YORK CITY BOARD OF EDUCATION)
WKOB-LP (Channel 53; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: WKOB COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WEBR-CA (Channel 17; MANHATTAN, NY; Owner: K LICENSEE INC.)
WRNN-LP (Channel 57; NYACK, NY; Owner: LP NYACK LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WXNY-LP (Channel 32; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: ISLAND BROADCASTING COMPANY)
W60AI (Channel 60; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: VENTANA TELEVISION, INC.)
WNXY-LP (Channel 26; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: ISLAND BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WFME-TV (Channel 66; WEST MILFORD, NJ; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
W33BS (Channel 33; DARIEN, CT; Owner: CT&T BROADCASTING, INC.)
WNYN-LP (Channel 39; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: ISLAND BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WNYX-LP (Channel 35; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: ISLAND BROADCASTING COMPANY)
W68DN (Channel 68; CHERRY HILL, ETC., NJ; Owner: MARCIA COHEN)
WLBX-LP (Channel 22; CRANFORD, NJ; Owner: RENARD COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)

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