Glouster

Population: 1,556
Median household income: $37,639
Median home value: $75,300

Glouster is a community in Athens County, Ohio, home to 1,556 residents. At $37,639, its median household income sits below Athens County's $53,837.

Between 2019 and 2023, Glouster's population declined 17.9% from 1,896 to 1,556, while its median home value rose 29.6% from $58,100 to $75,300.

The median resident is 42.1 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 20.4% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,556
Median age: 42.1 yrs
Median household income: $37,639
Median home value: $75,300
Median gross rent: $761
Housing units: 756
Homeownership rate: 67.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.2%
Unemployment rate: 4.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,8961,556

Median household income

$30,880$37,639

Median home value

$58,100$75,300

Median gross rent

$662$761

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,896	$30,880	$58,100	$662
2020	1,626	$33,173	$58,100	$660
2021	1,442	$34,048	$63,500	$753
2022	1,559	$36,905	$76,100	$735
2023	1,556	$37,639	$75,300	$761

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.6%

5 to 1720.4%

18 to 244.8%

25 to 3411.4%

35 to 4411.1%

45 to 5415.5%

55 to 6413.1%

65 to 748.3%

75 and over8.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	102	6.6%
5 to 17	318	20.4%
18 to 24	74	4.8%
25 to 34	178	11.4%
35 to 44	173	11.1%
45 to 54	241	15.5%
55 to 64	204	13.1%
65 to 74	129	8.3%
75 and over	137	8.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,471	94.5%
Black or African American	20	1.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	9	0.6%
Asian	8	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	42	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	6	0.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma13.9%

High school graduate42.8%

Some college or associate's32.0%

Bachelor's degree6.9%

Graduate or professional degree4.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	148	13.9%
High school graduate	455	42.8%
Some college or associate's	340	32.0%
Bachelor's degree	73	6.9%
Graduate or professional degree	46	4.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 29 min

Drove alone77.1%

Carpooled13.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.2%

Other means0.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	408	77.1%
Carpooled	71	13.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	13	2.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	33	6.2%
Other means	4	0.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	166	33.5%
15 to 29 min	118	23.8%
30 to 44 min	102	20.6%
45 to 59 min	24	4.8%
60+ min	86	17.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.44
Poverty rate: 27.4% (427 of 1,556)

	Count	Share
Family households	393	61.5%
Nonfamily households	246	38.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1946

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	639	84.5%
Vacant	117	15.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	428	67.0%
Renter-occupied	211	33.0%

1-unit, detached79.1%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units8.9%

5 to 19 units4.5%

20 or more units1.1%

Mobile home & other6.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	598	79.1%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	67	8.9%
5 to 19 units	34	4.5%
20 or more units	8	1.1%
Mobile home & other	49	6.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3930674
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 1.31 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 39.5023, -82.0841