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Glen Allen Population Statistics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2023 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated February 2025.

Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

Glen Allen Population & Age Distribution

Total Population

16,187

Age

Under 5 Years:
4.6%
5 - 17:
17.7%
18 - 24:
9.9%
25 - 34:
10.3%
35 - 54:
28.8%
55 - 64:
13.2%
Over 65 Years:
15.5%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
3.4%
3.4%
93.4%
93.4%
43.8%
43.8%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

Glen Allen
USA
$42,974
$42,974
$43,289
$43,289

Median household income

Glen Allen
USA
$96,085
$96,085
$78,538
$78,538
Individuals Below Poverty Level

3.6%

Employment Industries

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Healthcare
Retail
Public Service
Education
Finance
Manufacturing
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Other
Construction
Administration
Accommodation
Transportation
Information Technology
Wholesale
13.8%
13.8%
10.6%
10.6%
9.4%
9.4%
9.0%
9.0%
8.3%
8.3%
8.1%
8.1%
8.0%
8.0%
6.1%
6.1%
5.0%
5.0%
4.4%
4.4%
3.8%
3.8%
3.6%
3.6%
2.7%
2.7%
2.1%
2.1%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

White
Black or African American
Asian
Other Race / Two or More Races
Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
American Indian and Alaska Native
54.9%
54.9%
25.9%
25.9%
10.8%
10.8%
5.0%
5.0%
3.2%
3.2%
0.3%
0.3%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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English
Irish
German
Italian
French
British
European
Polish
Russian
French Canadian
Sudanese
Afghan
Scottish
Lithuanian
Kenyan
Ghanian
Portuguese
Swedish
Armenian
African
15.8%
15.8%
9.9%
9.9%
9.1%
9.1%
3.9%
3.9%
2.5%
2.5%
2.1%
2.1%
2.0%
2.0%
1.9%
1.9%
1.7%
1.7%
0.8%
0.8%
0.7%
0.7%
0.6%
0.6%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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English
Spanish
Polish
Langs. of India
Chinese
Vietnamese
Korean
Urdu
Arabic
Russian
Japanese
Persian
German/Yiddish
Serbo-Croatian
African languages
Tagalog
Mon-Khmer (Cambodian)
Portuguese
French Creole
Hungarian
84.2%
84.2%
2.0%
2.0%
1.9%
1.9%
1.7%
1.7%
1.6%
1.6%
0.9%
0.9%
0.7%
0.7%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born Glen Allen Residents

15.1%