Glocester, RI real estate and demographic information

About Glocester

Glocester is a somewhat small town located in the state of Rhode Island. With a population of 9,747 people and two constituent neighborhoods, Glocester is the 30th largest community in Rhode Island.

Unlike some towns, Glocester isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Glocester are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Glocester is a town of professionals, sales and office workers and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Glocester who work in sales jobs (11.25%), office and administrative support (11.15%) and management occupations (10.17%).

In addition, Glocester is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates". Urban sophisticates are educated, wealthy, executives and professionals, who have urbane tastes in books, food, and travel, whether they actually live in a big city, or choose to reside in a small town. In big or medium-sized cities, urban sophisticates tend to frequent art institutions such as opera, symphonies, ballet, live theatre, and museums.

Because of many things, Glocester is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Glocester a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The town’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Glocester has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Glocester’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the country, making it one of the safest places to raise a family.

In Glocester, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 30.97 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

Glocester Information and Demographics

In terms of college education, Glocester is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 21.84% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 30.00% of adults in Glocester have a college degree.

The per capita income in Glocester in 2010 was $31,813, which is middle income relative to Rhode Island, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $127,252 for a family of four.

The people who call Glocester home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Glocester residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Glocester include French, Italian, English, Irish, French Canadian and German.

The most common language spoken in Glocester is English. Some people also speak French.