Glenville is a place where college students are a big part of the character and culture of the town. Small towns have often struggled with declining populations over the past few decades, but the presence of such a large college student population has helped Glenville to fight this trend. Not only does the college population add spending and jobs to local economy, but it also contributes a very tangible, youthful energy to the town.
One of the benefits of Glenville is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 17.69 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.
As is often the case in a small town, Glenville doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The population of Glenville is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 21.84% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 37.66% of adults in Glenville have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.
The per capita income in Glenville in 2018 was $18,464, which is low income relative to West Virginia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $73,856 for a family of four. However, Glenville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Glenville is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Glenville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Glenville residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Glenville include German, Irish, Russian, English, and Italian.
The most common language spoken in Glenville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.
