The city is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Gladstone has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Gladstone a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.
Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Gladstone spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 18.44 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.
Being a small city, Gladstone does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The percentage of adults in Gladstone who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 20.46% of the adults in Gladstone have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Gladstone in 2022 was $29,358, which is lower middle income relative to Michigan and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $117,432 for a family of four. However, Gladstone contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Gladstone home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Gladstone residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Gladstone include German, Swedish, Finnish, English, and French.
The most common language spoken in Gladstone is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Italian.
