Glen Allen is a somewhat small town located in the state of Virginia. With a population of 12,770 people and five constituent neighborhoods, Glen Allen is the 79th largest community in Virginia.

Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Glen Allen is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Glen Allen is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Glen Allen who work in office and administrative support jobs (21.25%), sales jobs (13.84%), and management occupations (9.84%).

Also of interest is that Glen Allen has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

In addition, Glen Allen is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates," which are people who are not only wealthy and employed in professional occupations, but highly educated to boot. Urban sophisticates have urbane tastes - whether they reside in a big or small city, a suburb, or a little town. Urban sophisticates support bookstores, quality clothing stores, enjoy luxury travel, and in big cities, they are truly the patrons of the arts, attending and supporting institutions such as opera, symphony, ballet, and theatre.

Glen Allen is a good choice for families with children because of several factors. Many other families with children live here, making it a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families. The town's good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic success. Many people own their own single-family homes, providing areas for children to play and stability in the community. Finally, Glen Allen's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

For most residents of Glen Allen, getting to work requires a car. In fact, 98.7% of people in Glen Allen drive alone to work on most days, making Glen Allen a very car-oriented town. In general, car-oriented communities tend to emphasize streets, highways, and ease of parking, often to the detriment of walkability. Strip centers are a feature of Glen Allen's landscape.

Glen Allen is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

Glen Allen Information and Demographics

The citizens of Glen Allen are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 36.33% of adults in Glen Allen have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Glen Allen in 2000 was $25,719, which is upper middle income relative to Virginia, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $102,876 for a family of four. However, Glen Allen contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Glen Allen is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Glen Allen home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Glen Allen is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Glen Allen include English, German, Irish, and Italian.

The most common language spoken in Glen Allen is English.