Glen Allen

Population: 16,630
Median household income: $96,085
Median home value: $338,000

Glen Allen, a community in Henrico County, Virginia, has 16,630 residents. The median household income of $96,085 is above the Henrico County median ($86,397).

Between 2019 and 2023, Glen Allen's population grew 7.4% from 15,488 to 16,630, while its median home value rose 40.0% from $241,500 to $338,000.

68.7% of workers drive to work alone. 71.6% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 16,630
Median age: 40.1 yrs
Median household income: $96,085
Median home value: $338,000
Median gross rent: $1,719
Housing units: 6,633
Homeownership rate: 76.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 43.8%
Unemployment rate: 4.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

15,48816,630

Median household income

$75,429$96,085

Median home value

$241,500$338,000

Median gross rent

$1,336$1,719

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	15,488	$75,429	$241,500	$1,336
2020	14,842	$77,599	$239,100	$1,241
2021	14,783	$79,401	$261,300	$1,405
2022	16,246	$88,206	$303,000	$1,475
2023	16,630	$96,085	$338,000	$1,719

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

Age distribution

Under 54.6%

5 to 1717.7%

18 to 249.9%

25 to 3410.3%

35 to 4414.6%

45 to 5414.2%

55 to 6413.2%

65 to 7411.0%

75 and over4.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	760	4.6%
5 to 17	2,944	17.7%
18 to 24	1,642	9.9%
25 to 34	1,711	10.3%
35 to 44	2,429	14.6%
45 to 54	2,367	14.2%
55 to 64	2,201	13.2%
65 to 74	1,826	11.0%
75 and over	750	4.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	9,123	54.9%
Black or African American	4,314	25.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	4	0.0%
Asian	1,791	10.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	44	0.3%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	824	5.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	530	3.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.6%

High school graduate19.7%

Some college or associate's30.0%

Bachelor's degree27.6%

Graduate or professional degree16.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	740	6.6%
High school graduate	2,221	19.7%
Some college or associate's	3,385	30.0%
Bachelor's degree	3,109	27.6%
Graduate or professional degree	1,829	16.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone68.7%

Carpooled7.4%

Public transit0.1%

Walked0.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home23.4%

Other means0.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	6,090	68.7%
Carpooled	653	7.4%
Public transit	8	0.1%
Walked	27	0.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	2,079	23.4%
Other means	14	0.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,523	22.4%
15 to 29 min	3,490	51.4%
30 to 44 min	1,178	17.3%
45 to 59 min	157	2.3%
60+ min	444	6.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.55
Poverty rate: 3.6% (601 of 16,612)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,587	70.4%
Nonfamily households	1,925	29.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1992

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	6,512	98.2%
Vacant	121	1.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,975	76.4%
Renter-occupied	1,537	23.6%

1-unit, detached71.6%

1-unit, attached9.2%

2 to 4 units0.8%

5 to 19 units14.1%

20 or more units4.4%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,748	71.6%
1-unit, attached	609	9.2%
2 to 4 units	51	0.8%
5 to 19 units	935	14.1%
20 or more units	290	4.4%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5131200
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 8.8 sq mi
Water area: 0.07 sq mi
Center point: 37.6659, -77.4843