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Glen Head, NY
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Living in Glen Head



Glen Head is a very small town located in the state of New York. With a population of 4,837 people and two associated neighborhoods, Glen Head is the 335th largest community in New York.

Glen Head home prices are not only among the most expensive in New York, but Glen Head real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.

Also of interest is that Glen Head has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

A relatively large number of people in Glen Head telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 20.53% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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.

Glen Head is a good choice for families with children because of several factors. Many other families with children live here, making it a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families. The town’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic success. Many people own their own single-family homes, providing areas for children to play and stability in the community. Finally, Glen Head’s overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

One downside of living in Glen Head, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 31.36 minutes every day commuting to work. However, local public transit is widely used. For those who would prefer to avoid driving entirely and leave their car at home, it may be an option to use the transit instead.

Despite being a small town, Glen Head has a lot of people using the train to get to and from work every day. Most of these people on the train are using it to get to good jobs in other cities.

Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Glen Head, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Glen Head is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 60.37% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 21.84%.

The per capita income in Glen Head in 2022 was $74,694, which is wealthy relative to New York and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $298,776 for a family of four. However, Glen Head contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Glen Head is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Glen Head home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Glen Head residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Glen Head also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 16.10% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Glen Head include Italian, German, Irish, Polish, and Russian.

In addition, Glen Head has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (15.75%).

The most common language spoken in Glen Head is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.


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