Glasgow

Population: 800
Median household income: $51,304
Median home value: $96,900

Glasgow, a community in Kanawha County, West Virginia, has 800 residents. At $51,304, its median household income sits below Kanawha County's $58,887.

Between 2019 and 2023, Glasgow's population grew 4.2% from 768 to 800, while its median home value rose 15.2% from $84,100 to $96,900.

Households average 2.28 people. The median gross rent is $879.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 800
Median age: 55.7 yrs
Median household income: $51,304
Median home value: $96,900
Median gross rent: $879
Housing units: 337
Homeownership rate: 84.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.4%
Unemployment rate: 9.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

768800

Median household income

$45,208$51,304

Median home value

$84,100$96,900

Median gross rent

$754$879

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	768	$45,208	$84,100	$754
2020	736	$49,412	$80,000	$730
2021	771	$58,295	$95,200	$773
2022	805	$48,810	$98,000	$850
2023	800	$51,304	$96,900	$879

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

Age distribution

Under 51.8%

5 to 1710.1%

18 to 249.6%

25 to 346.3%

35 to 449.1%

45 to 5412.5%

55 to 6414.0%

65 to 7424.8%

75 and over11.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	14	1.8%
5 to 17	81	10.1%
18 to 24	77	9.6%
25 to 34	50	6.3%
35 to 44	73	9.1%
45 to 54	100	12.5%
55 to 64	112	14.0%
65 to 74	198	24.8%
75 and over	95	11.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	775	96.9%
Black or African American	7	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	4	0.5%
Asian	1	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	13	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma20.7%

High school graduate38.7%

Some college or associate's28.2%

Bachelor's degree8.8%

Graduate or professional degree3.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	130	20.7%
High school graduate	243	38.7%
Some college or associate's	177	28.2%
Bachelor's degree	55	8.8%
Graduate or professional degree	23	3.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone80.1%

Carpooled14.3%

Public transit1.5%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	218	80.1%
Carpooled	39	14.3%
Public transit	4	1.5%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	11	4.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	91	34.9%
15 to 29 min	87	33.3%
30 to 44 min	29	11.1%
45 to 59 min	54	20.7%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.28
Poverty rate: 21.1% (148 of 701)

	Count	Share
Family households	163	52.9%
Nonfamily households	145	47.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1975

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	308	91.4%
Vacant	29	8.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	259	84.1%
Renter-occupied	49	15.9%

1-unit, detached71.8%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other28.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	242	71.8%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	95	28.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5431324
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 0.47 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 38.2127, -81.4192