Glasgow vs Institute

A side-by-side comparison of Glasgow and Institute: population, income, housing, and more.

Glasgow and Institute are places in West Virginia. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Glasgow has the higher population (800 vs 690 in Institute). Glasgow has the higher median household income ($51,304 vs $47,625 in Institute). Glasgow has the higher median home value ($96,900 vs $93,000 in Institute).

Population, income & housing

	Glasgow	Institute
Population	800	690
Median age	55.7 yrs	23.0 yrs
Median household income	$51,304	$47,625
Median home value	$96,900	$93,000
Median gross rent	$879	$988
Housing units	337	249
Homeownership rate	84.1%	77.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.4%	45.5%
Unemployment rate	9.6%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Glasgow	Institute
Population	768 → 800 (+4.2%)	439 → 690 (+57.2%)
Median household income	$45,208 → $51,304 (+13.5%)	$44,485 → $47,625 (+7.1%)
Median home value	$84,100 → $96,900 (+15.2%)	$156,000 → $93,000 (-40.4%)
Median gross rent	$754 → $879 (+16.6%)	$951 → $988 (+3.9%)

Glasgow

Population

768800

Median household income

$45,208$51,304

Median home value

$84,100$96,900

Median gross rent

$754$879

Institute

Population

439690

Median household income

$44,485$47,625

Median home value

$156,000$93,000

Median gross rent

$951$988

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Glasgow	Institute
Under 5	1.8%	8.1%
5 to 17	10.1%	13.8%
18 to 24	9.6%	35.1%
25 to 34	6.3%	1.6%
35 to 44	9.1%	5.9%
45 to 54	12.5%	4.5%
55 to 64	14.0%	4.3%
65 to 74	24.8%	16.8%
75 and over	11.9%	9.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Glasgow	Institute
White (non-Hispanic)	96.9%	44.9%
Black or African American	0.9%	47.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.5%	0.0%
Asian	0.1%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.6%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	5.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Glasgow	Institute
No high school diploma	20.7%	0.0%
High school graduate	38.7%	41.4%
Some college or associate's	28.2%	13.1%
Bachelor's degree	8.8%	32.0%
Graduate or professional degree	3.7%	13.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Glasgow	Institute
Drove alone	80.1%	46.1%
Carpooled	14.3%	6.5%
Public transit	1.5%	28.0%
Walked	0.0%	15.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.0%	0.7%
Other means	0.0%	3.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Glasgow	Institute
1-unit, detached	71.8%	48.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	9.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	28.2%	42.2%

Poverty & households

	Glasgow	Institute
Poverty rate	21.1%	7.5%
Average household size	2.28	2.47
Mean commute (minutes)	22	15
Median year structure built	1975	1976