Glade Spring 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, Glade Spring’s overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.
Being a small town, Glade Spring does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The percentage of people in Glade Spring who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 25.05% of adults in Glade Spring have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Glade Spring in 2022 was $23,995, which is low income relative to Virginia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $95,980 for a family of four. However, Glade Spring contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Glade Spring home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Glade Spring residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Glade Spring include English, Irish, Scots-Irish, German, and Scottish.
The most common language spoken in Glade Spring is English. Other important languages spoken here include Pacific Island languages and Spanish.
