Glen Rock is a very small borough located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 2,119 people and two associated neighborhoods, Glen Rock is the 628th largest community in Pennsylvania. Much of the housing stock in Glen Rock was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic boroughs in the country. Glen Rock real estate is some of the most expensive in Pennsylvania, although Glen Rock house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.Unlike some boroughs, Glen Rock isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Glen Rock are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Glen Rock is a borough of service providers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Glen Rock who work in management occupations (13.58%), office and administrative support (9.76%), and sales jobs (8.43%). Also of interest is that Glen Rock has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 7.78% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. One downside of living in Glen Rock, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 30.90 minutes every day commuting to work. Glen Rock is a small borough, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.In terms of college education, Glen Rock is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 21.84% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 33.06% of adults in Glen Rock have a college degree. The per capita income in Glen Rock in 2022 was $31,470, which is middle income relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $125,880 for a family of four. However, Glen Rock contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Glen Rock is a somewhat ethnically-diverse borough. The people who call Glen Rock home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Glen Rock residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Glen Rock also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 10.03% of the borough’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Glen Rock include German, Irish, Italian, English, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Glen Rock is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Italian.
