Glen Gardner, NJ

Census Place

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2024 Population
1,916
US Senator
Cory Booker
Democratic Party
US Senator
Andy Kim
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
41
2.84% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
6.41%
83.1% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$101,974
3.26% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$330,900
18.2% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
1,046
8.28% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Glen Gardner, NJ reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

95% of the residents in Glen Gardner, NJ are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Glen Gardner, NJ was $330,900, and the homeownership rate was 75.6%.

Most people in Glen Gardner, NJ drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 39.8 minutes. The average car ownership in Glen Gardner, NJ was 2 cars per household.

United StatesNew JerseyHunterdon County, NJNew York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PAHunterdon County PUMA, NJ

Population & Diversity

Glen Gardner, NJ is home to a population of 1.92k people, from which 95% are citizens. As of 2024, 9.92% of Glen Gardner, NJ residents were born outside of the country (190 people).

In 2024, there were 4.95 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.46k people) in Glen Gardner, NJ than any other race or ethnicity. There were 294 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 59 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

95%
2024 Citizenship
95%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 95% of Glen Gardner, NJ residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Glen Gardner, NJ was 95%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Glen Gardner, NJ
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    1.46k ± 198
  2. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    294 ± 174
  3. White (Hispanic)
    59 ± 70
19.8%
Hispanic Population
379 people

In 2024, there were 4.95 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.46k people) in Glen Gardner, NJ than any other race or ethnicity. There were 294 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 59 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

19.8% of the people in Glen Gardner, NJ are hispanic (379 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Glen Gardner, NJ as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for New Jersey.
Most Common Origin
  1. India
    273,706 ± 12,653 people
  2. Dominican Republic
    205,965 ± 11,018 people
  3. Mexico
    107,667 ± 8,009 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of New Jersey was India, the natal country of 273,706 New Jersey residents, followed by Dominican Republic with 205,965 and Mexico with 107,667.

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Foreign-Born Population

9.92%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
190 people
9.58%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
163 people

As of 2024, 9.92% of Glen Gardner, NJ residents (190 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Glen Gardner, NJ was 9.58%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Gulf War (2001-)
    24 ± 31
  2. Vietnam
    21 ± 22
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    7 ± 15

Glen Gardner, NJ has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.14 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Glen Gardner, NJ employs 1.05k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Glen Gardner, NJ were Public Administration (139 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (119 people), and Educational Services (117 people), and the highest paying industries were Utilities ($248,629), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($133,125), and Wholesale Trade ($129,063).

Employment

Occupations

1.05k
2024 Value
± 141
8.28%
1 Year growth
± 18.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Glen Gardner, NJ grew at a rate of 8.28%, from 966 employees to 1.05k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Glen Gardner, NJ, are Management Occupations (162 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (116 people), and Community & Social Service Occupations (104 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Glen Gardner, NJ.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for New Jersey.

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The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

1.05k
2024 Value
± 141
8.28%
1 Year growth
± 18.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Glen Gardner, NJ grew at a rate of 8.28%, from 966 employees to 1.05k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Glen Gardner, NJ, are Public Administration (139 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (119 people), and Educational Services (117 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Glen Gardner, NJ, though some of these residents may live in Glen Gardner, NJ and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$92,422
Median earning men ± $14,761
$62,578
Median earning women ± $13,039

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($247,661), Wholesale Trade ($155,313), and Construction ($121,167).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Information ($118,000), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($104,167), and Retail Trade ($71,250).

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Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for New Jersey.
Y-Axis
2.27%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 4.24M people employed in New Jersey. This represents a 2.27% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 16.5%.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Glen Gardner, NJ was $330,900 in 2024, which is 0.995 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $280,000 to $330,900, a 18.2% increase. The homeownership rate in Glen Gardner, NJ is 75.6%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Glen Gardner, NJ have an average commute time of 39.8 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Glen Gardner, NJ is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$330,900
Median Property Value 2024
±$68,378
$587
Median Property Taxes
±$89

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Glen Gardner, NJ the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Glen Gardner, NJ compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

75.6%
Homeownership
2024
60.9%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 75.6% of the housing units in Glen Gardner, NJ were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 73.4%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$101,974
Median Household Income
± $14,681
776
Number of Households
± 109

In 2024, the median household income of the 776 households in Glen Gardner, NJ grew to $101,974 from the previous year's value of $98,750.

The following chart displays the households in Glen Gardner, NJ distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $200k+ range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Glen Gardner, NJ is from New Jersey.
0.486
2023 Wage GINI in New Jersey
0.489
2022 Wage GINI in New Jersey

In 2023, the income inequality in New Jersey was 0.486 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.709% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for New Jersey was higher than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in New Jersey in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (80.8%)
  2. Worked At Home (14.1%)
  3. Public Transit (2.27%)

In 2024, 80.8% of workers in Glen Gardner, NJ drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (14.1%) and those who used public transit to get to work (2.27%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

39.8 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Glen Gardner, NJ have a longer commute time (39.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 6.55% of the workforce in Glen Gardner, NJ have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Glen Gardner, NJ distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Glen Gardner, NJ have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

6.41% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Glen Gardner, NJ (122 out of 1.9k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 55 - 64, followed by Males 25 - 34 and then Females 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Glen Gardner, NJ is White, followed by Black and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

94.3% of the population of Glen Gardner, NJ has health coverage, with 63.9% on employee plans, 12.1% on Medicaid, 7.3% on Medicare, 9.93% on non-group plans, and 1.1% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in New Jersey see 1,279 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,279 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1157 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 320 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 51.7% were men and 48.3% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 18% under 18 years, 26.9% between 18 and 34 years, 45.7% between 35 and 64 years, and 9.4% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 51.7% were men and 48.3% were women.

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Uninsured People

5.72%
Uninsured
63.9%
Employer Coverage
12.1%
Medicaid
7.3%
Medicare
9.93%
Non-Group
1.1%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Glen Gardner, NJ declined by 21.5% from 7.3% to 5.72%.

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