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Glen Ridge, New Jersey: commercial real estate data.
Glen Ridge is a Census borough of 7,943 people across 1.27 square miles of land, in Essex County. Median household income is $250,001, 91.1 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 5 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $1.9 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Glen Ridge
What Glen Ridge is
- Census place typeborough
- Land area1.27 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land6,231
- County holding the largest share of its areaEssex County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Glen Ridge
- Population7,943
- Median age40.7
- Population under 182,396
- Share under 1830.2 percent
- Population 65 and over998 plus or minus 318
- Share 65 and over12.6 percent plus or minus 4.0
- Households2,490
- Family households2,153
- Share of households that are families86.5 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Glen Ridge
Income and work in Glen Ridge
- Median household income$250,001
- Per capita income$94,908
- Civilian labor force3,896
- Employed3,600
- Unemployed296 plus or minus 210
- Unemployment rate7.6 percent plus or minus 5.3
- Adults 25 and over4,857
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher99.8 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher81.4 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree44.1 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Glen Ridge
- Housing units2,569
- Occupied units2,490
- Vacant units79 plus or minus 76
- Vacancy rate3.1 percent plus or minus 3.0
- Owner occupied2,268
- Renter occupied222 plus or minus 99
- Ownership rate91.1 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$836,600
- Median gross rent, monthly$2,728 plus or minus $736
- Annual rent as a share of median income13.1 percent
- Single family units2,228
- Share single family86.7 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more341 plus or minus 136
- Share in buildings of two or more13.3 percent plus or minus 5.2
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1938
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Glen Ridge gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute2,322
- Commuting under 15 minutes647 plus or minus 302
- Share commuting under 15 minutes27.9 percent plus or minus 12.5
- Commuting 30 minutes or more1,283 plus or minus 272
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more55.3 percent
- Drove alone33.3 percent plus or minus 7.0
- Carpooled3.2 percent plus or minus 2.9
- Public transport22.2 percent plus or minus 5.1
- Walked2.3 percent plus or minus 2.0
- Worked from home34.3 percent plus or minus 8.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Glen Ridge
SBA loans in Glen Ridge (7(a))
- Approvals5
- Gross approval$1,855,000
- Average approval$371,000
- Median approval$150,000
- Largest approval$1,355,000
- Jobs supported28
- Jobs per approval5.6
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more20.0 percent
- Share to franchises40.0 percent
- Distinct lenders3
- Distinct industries by NAICS3
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Glen Ridge, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Glen Ridge
- NFIP communityBorough of Glen Ridge
- NFIP community number340183
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date04/03/20
The Borough of Glen Ridge participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 340183 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Essex County, not Glen Ridge
Essex County context, not Glen Ridge figures
- Establishments in Essex County19,392
- Covered employment, Essex County349,076
- Average annual pay, Essex County$88,369
- Housing units permitted, Essex County3,827
Every figure in this section is published for Essex County as a whole and is not a measurement of Glen Ridge.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Glen Ridge questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Glen Ridge, New Jersey?
7,943, in 2,490 households. Glen Ridge borough covers 1.27 square miles of land, which is 6,231 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Glen Ridge in?
Essex County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Glen Ridge?
$250,001. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $836,600. Median gross rent is $2,728 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Glen Ridge businesses?
5 7(a) approvals totaling $1.9 m since FY2020, across 3 lenders, median approval $150,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Glen Ridge, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Glen Ridge borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Glen Ridge. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Glen Ridge in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Glen Ridge appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Glen Ridge, borough of, community 340183, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Glen Ridge figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Essex County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Glen Ridge.
Is zoning published for Glen Ridge?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.