Glen Cove is a medium-sized coastal city (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of New York. With a population of 27,997 people and seven associated neighborhoods, Glen Cove is the 56th largest community in New York.

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

Also of interest is that Glen Cove 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 Cove telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 8.71% 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.

One of the nice things about Glen Cove is that it is nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Because of this, visitors and locals will often go to these areas to take in the scenery or to enjoy waterfront activities.

Like elsewhere in America, most people in Glen Cove use a private automobile to get to work. But notably, a substantial number of Glen Cove‘s citizens do make use of public transit in their daily commute, primarily riding the train. This helps more people get to work with less air pollution, and require fewer highways to get them there.

The education level of Glen Cove ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in Glen Cove, 41.47% have at least a bachelor's degree. The typical US community has just 21.84% of its adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree.

The per capita income in Glen Cove in 2022 was $47,676, which is upper middle income relative to New York, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $190,704 for a family of four. However, Glen Cove contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Glen Cove is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Glen Cove home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Glen Cove residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Glen Cove also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 29.05% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Glen Cove include Italian, Irish, German, Polish, and English.

Foreign born people are also an important part of Glen Cove's cultural character, accounting for 28.77% of the city’s population.

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