Glasgow vs Rand

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

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

Rand has the higher population (915 vs 800 in Glasgow). Glasgow has the higher median household income ($51,304 vs $36,964 in Rand). Glasgow has the higher median home value ($96,900 vs $84,900 in Rand).

Population, income & housing

	Glasgow	Rand
Population	800	915
Median age	55.7 yrs	55.3 yrs
Median household income	$51,304	$36,964
Median home value	$96,900	$84,900
Median gross rent	$879	$903
Housing units	337	585
Homeownership rate	84.1%	68.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.4%	15.3%
Unemployment rate	9.6%	7.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Glasgow	Rand
Population	768 → 800 (+4.2%)	1,497 → 915 (-38.9%)
Median household income	$45,208 → $51,304 (+13.5%)	$52,279 → $36,964 (-29.3%)
Median home value	$84,100 → $96,900 (+15.2%)	$63,700 → $84,900 (+33.3%)
Median gross rent	$754 → $879 (+16.6%)	$878 → $903 (+2.8%)

Glasgow

Population

768800

Median household income

$45,208$51,304

Median home value

$84,100$96,900

Median gross rent

$754$879

Rand

Population

1,497915

Median household income

$52,279$36,964

Median home value

$63,700$84,900

Median gross rent

$878$903

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Glasgow	Rand
Under 5	1.8%	3.7%
5 to 17	10.1%	11.3%
18 to 24	9.6%	0.0%
25 to 34	6.3%	6.3%
35 to 44	9.1%	5.8%
45 to 54	12.5%	22.5%
55 to 64	14.0%	23.4%
65 to 74	24.8%	16.2%
75 and over	11.9%	10.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Glasgow	Rand
White (non-Hispanic)	96.9%	57.9%
Black or African American	0.9%	38.6%
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%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	1.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Glasgow	Rand
No high school diploma	20.7%	24.6%
High school graduate	38.7%	45.9%
Some college or associate's	28.2%	14.3%
Bachelor's degree	8.8%	12.0%
Graduate or professional degree	3.7%	3.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Glasgow	Rand
Drove alone	80.1%	92.9%
Carpooled	14.3%	0.0%
Public transit	1.5%	4.7%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.0%	2.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Glasgow	Rand
1-unit, detached	71.8%	61.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	8.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.7%
Mobile home & other	28.2%	27.5%

Poverty & households

	Glasgow	Rand
Poverty rate	21.1%	23.0%
Average household size	2.28	1.94
Mean commute (minutes)	22	23
Median year structure built	1975	1962