Glasgow

Population: 1,253
Median household income: $50,625
Median home value: $117,100

Located in Rockbridge County, Virginia, Glasgow is a community with a population of 1,253. At $50,625, its median household income sits below Rockbridge County's $63,975.

Between 2019 and 2023, Glasgow's population declined 9.5% from 1,385 to 1,253, while its median home value rose 21.1% from $96,700 to $117,100.

The typical home was built around 1963. 14.7% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,253
Median age: 44.8 yrs
Median household income: $50,625
Median home value: $117,100
Median gross rent: $814
Housing units: 636
Homeownership rate: 73.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.7%
Unemployment rate: 7.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,3851,253

Median household income

$36,964$50,625

Median home value

$96,700$117,100

Median gross rent

$813$814

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,385	$36,964	$96,700	$813
2020	1,306	$34,565	$115,700	$818
2021	1,437	$38,814	$110,200	$826
2022	1,376	$40,769	$115,600	$827
2023	1,253	$50,625	$117,100	$814

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

Age distribution

Under 54.6%

5 to 1721.2%

18 to 247.2%

25 to 347.7%

35 to 449.5%

45 to 549.0%

55 to 6422.3%

65 to 7411.1%

75 and over7.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	58	4.6%
5 to 17	266	21.2%
18 to 24	90	7.2%
25 to 34	96	7.7%
35 to 44	119	9.5%
45 to 54	113	9.0%
55 to 64	280	22.3%
65 to 74	139	11.1%
75 and over	92	7.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	942	75.2%
Black or African American	203	16.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	87	6.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	21	1.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma12.8%

High school graduate49.1%

Some college or associate's22.4%

Bachelor's degree11.1%

Graduate or professional degree4.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	107	12.8%
High school graduate	412	49.1%
Some college or associate's	188	22.4%
Bachelor's degree	93	11.1%
Graduate or professional degree	39	4.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 29 min

Drove alone88.3%

Carpooled5.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.5%

Bicycle0.6%

Worked from home3.3%

Other means0.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	461	88.3%
Carpooled	29	5.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	8	1.5%
Bicycle	3	0.6%
Worked from home	17	3.3%
Other means	4	0.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	150	29.7%
15 to 29 min	164	32.5%
30 to 44 min	107	21.2%
45 to 59 min	45	8.9%
60+ min	39	7.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.48
Poverty rate: 14.7% (184 of 1,253)

	Count	Share
Family households	301	59.6%
Nonfamily households	204	40.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1963

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	505	79.4%
Vacant	131	20.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	373	73.9%
Renter-occupied	132	26.1%

1-unit, detached86.3%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.8%

20 or more units5.5%

Mobile home & other7.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	549	86.3%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	5	0.8%
20 or more units	35	5.5%
Mobile home & other	47	7.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5131136
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 1.53 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 37.6318, -79.4582