Glasgow vs Jefferson

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

Glasgow and Jefferson 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 653 in Jefferson). Glasgow has the higher median home value ($96,900 vs $76,900 in Jefferson). Since 2019, Glasgow's population has grown faster (+4.2% vs +3.7%).

Population, income & housing

	Glasgow	Jefferson
Population	800	653
Median age	55.7 yrs	30.5 yrs
Median household income	$51,304	—
Median home value	$96,900	$76,900
Median gross rent	$879	$621
Housing units	337	314
Homeownership rate	84.1%	31.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.4%	4.5%
Unemployment rate	9.6%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Glasgow	Jefferson
Population	768 → 800 (+4.2%)	630 → 653 (+3.7%)
Median household income	$45,208 → $51,304 (+13.5%)	$19,201 → $38,533 (+100.7%)
Median home value	$84,100 → $96,900 (+15.2%)	$131,600 → $76,900 (-41.6%)
Median gross rent	$754 → $879 (+16.6%)	$771 → $621 (-19.5%)

Glasgow

Population

768800

Median household income

$45,208$51,304

Median home value

$84,100$96,900

Median gross rent

$754$879

Jefferson

Population

630653

Median household income

$19,201$38,533

Median home value

$131,600$76,900

Median gross rent

$771$621

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Glasgow	Jefferson
Under 5	1.8%	20.4%
5 to 17	10.1%	1.7%
18 to 24	9.6%	19.8%
25 to 34	6.3%	9.6%
35 to 44	9.1%	5.4%
45 to 54	12.5%	10.7%
55 to 64	14.0%	14.2%
65 to 74	24.8%	9.0%
75 and over	11.9%	9.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Glasgow	Jefferson
White (non-Hispanic)	96.9%	76.4%
Black or African American	0.9%	22.7%
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%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Glasgow	Jefferson
No high school diploma	20.7%	18.4%
High school graduate	38.7%	59.2%
Some college or associate's	28.2%	17.9%
Bachelor's degree	8.8%	1.8%
Graduate or professional degree	3.7%	2.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Glasgow	Jefferson
Drove alone	80.1%	77.9%
Carpooled	14.3%	17.7%
Public transit	1.5%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	4.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Glasgow	Jefferson
1-unit, detached	71.8%	40.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	10.2%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	46.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	28.2%	2.9%

Poverty & households

	Glasgow	Jefferson
Poverty rate	21.1%	57.0%
Average household size	2.28	2.22
Mean commute (minutes)	22	18
Median year structure built	1975	1966