Glade Spring is a very small town located in the state of Virginia. With a population of 1,367 people and two associated neighborhoods, Glade Spring is the 257th largest community in Virginia.Unlike some towns, Glade Spring isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Glade Spring are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Glade Spring is a town of professionals, service providers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Glade Spring who work in management occupations (14.18%), teaching (10.28%), and sales jobs (8.98%). Because of many things, Glade Spring is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Glade Spring really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Glade Spring perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live. Being a small town, Glade Spring does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The overall education level of Glade Spring is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 21.84%: 25.05% of adults 25 and older in the town 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.
