It is a fairly quiet city because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Gladstone has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Gladstone has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Gladstone than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Gladstone may be for you.
One of the benefits of Gladstone is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 18.44 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.
Gladstone is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
The education level of Gladstone citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 20.46% of adults 25 and older in Gladstone have a college 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.
