Glen Rose is a very small city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 2,817 people and three associated neighborhoods, Glen Rose is the 558th largest community in Texas. Much of the housing stock in Glen Rose was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Glen Rose economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Glen Rose, where the median household income is $73,804.00.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 10.86% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Residents will find that the city is relatively quiet. This is because it is not over-populated, and it has fewer college students, renters, and young children - all of whom can be noisy at times. So, if you're looking for a relatively peaceful place to live, Glen Rose is worth considering.

Being a small city, Glen Rose does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

The citizens of Glen Rose are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 24.42% of adults in Glen Rose having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Glen Rose in 2018 was $35,086, which is upper middle income relative to Texas, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $140,344 for a family of four. However, Glen Rose contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Glen Rose is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Glen Rose home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Glen Rose residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Glen Rose also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 22.16% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Glen Rose include English, German, Irish, French, and European.

The most common language spoken in Glen Rose is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.