Despite the fact that it is a small borough, Glassport has quite a few people who take public transportation – mostly the bus - for their daily commute to work. This helps to fill a real need in the borough for affordable transportation.
The citizens of Glassport are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 13.49% of adults in Glassport have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree
The per capita income in Glassport in 2018 was $25,333, which is low income relative to Pennsylvania, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $101,332 for a family of four. However, Glassport contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Glassport is a somewhat ethnically-diverse borough. The people who call Glassport home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Glassport residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Glassport include Italian, Irish, German, Polish, and Scots-Irish.
The most common language spoken in Glassport is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.
