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Glen Head, New York, in Nassau county, is 8 miles N of Hempstead, New York (center to center) and 19 miles E of New York, New York. The town is included in the Nassau - Suffolk metropolitan area. As of the year 2000 census, 4,625 people lived in Glen Head.
In Glen Head, about 62% of adults are married. Glen Head is one of those places you go to when you're already married, not to find someone. It seems that everyone in town is married (though of course they're not). Large families and residences are common here.
In 2000, Glen Head had a median family income of $83,048. Many people in Glen Head make a good living. The town doesn't have a large share of its people below the poverty line. Significantly, more adults in Glen Head have earned college degrees than have people in most other towns in New York.
An estimated 86% of living spaces in Glen Head are occupied by their owners, not by renters.
In Glen Head, 87% of commuters drive to work.
Glen Head strengths, compared to Peers (similar size places nationally) or State (other places in New York):
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| Public Transportation Use (vs. Peers) | Top 2% |  |
| Median Family Income (vs. Peers) | Top 4% | |
| Low Rate of Poverty (vs. Peers) | Top 5% | |
| Well-Paid Single Women (vs. Peers) | Top 5% | |
| Well-Paid Single Men (vs. Peers) | Top 6% | |
| College Educated Adults (vs. Peers) | Top 7% | |
| People in Middle Class or Better (vs. Peers) | Top 7% | |
Comparing Glen Head to similar size places nationwide (Peers) and to other places in New York (State):
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