Glade Spring

Population: 2,224
Median household income: $76,736
Median home value: $170,700

Glade Spring is a community in Washington County, Virginia, home to 2,224 residents. Its median household income of $76,736 runs above the Washington County figure of $62,774.

From 2019 to 2023, Glade Spring's population grew 37.6% from 1,616 to 2,224, while its median home value rose 43.0% from $119,400 to $170,700.

Owners occupy 81.7% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 37.2 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,224
Median age: 37.2 yrs
Median household income: $76,736
Median home value: $170,700
Median gross rent: $758
Housing units: 755
Homeownership rate: 81.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 24.8%
Unemployment rate: 2.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,6162,224

Median household income

$47,900$76,736

Median home value

$119,400$170,700

Median gross rent

$746$758

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,616	$47,900	$119,400	$746
2020	2,019	$59,531	$146,900	$767
2021	2,068	$65,600	$151,200	$781
2022	2,249	$70,000	$162,100	$830
2023	2,224	$76,736	$170,700	$758

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

Age distribution

Under 59.0%

5 to 1720.1%

18 to 247.6%

25 to 3412.0%

35 to 446.4%

45 to 5416.5%

55 to 649.8%

65 to 7411.4%

75 and over7.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	200	9.0%
5 to 17	446	20.1%
18 to 24	169	7.6%
25 to 34	267	12.0%
35 to 44	142	6.4%
45 to 54	366	16.5%
55 to 64	218	9.8%
65 to 74	253	11.4%
75 and over	163	7.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,155	96.9%
Black or African American	31	1.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	4	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	10	0.4%
Two or more races	24	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.4%

High school graduate33.1%

Some college or associate's31.7%

Bachelor's degree15.3%

Graduate or professional degree9.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	146	10.4%
High school graduate	466	33.1%
Some college or associate's	447	31.7%
Bachelor's degree	215	15.3%
Graduate or professional degree	135	9.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone83.0%

Carpooled13.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.4%

Other means0.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	715	83.0%
Carpooled	114	13.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	29	3.4%
Other means	3	0.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	195	23.4%
15 to 29 min	464	55.8%
30 to 44 min	168	20.2%
45 to 59 min	5	0.6%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 3.43
Poverty rate: 10.1% (225 of 2,224)

	Count	Share
Family households	506	78.0%
Nonfamily households	143	22.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1971

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	649	86.0%
Vacant	106	14.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	530	81.7%
Renter-occupied	119	18.3%

1-unit, detached89.9%

1-unit, attached1.5%

2 to 4 units2.4%

5 to 19 units1.7%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other4.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	679	89.9%
1-unit, attached	11	1.5%
2 to 4 units	18	2.4%
5 to 19 units	13	1.7%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	34	4.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5131056
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 1.22 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 36.7899, -81.7723