Glenford is a tiny village located in the state of Ohio. With a population of 163 people and just one neighborhood, Glenford is the 792nd largest community in Ohio. Glenford has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic villages in the country.
Glenford real estate is some of the most expensive in Ohio, although Glenford house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.
Unlike some villages, Glenford isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Glenford are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Glenford is a village of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Glenford who work in office and administrative support (22.37%), sales jobs (17.76%), and food service (14.47%).
Of important note, Glenford is also a village of artists. Glenford has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Glenford’s character.
The overall crime rate in Glenford is one of the lowest in the US. This makes it one of the safer places to live in the country in terms of crime.
It is a fairly quiet village 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!) Glenford 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. Glenford has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Glenford than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Glenford may be for you.
Glenford is a small village, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
The population of Glenford has a very low overall level of education: only 9.25% of people over 25 hold a 4-year college degree or higher.
The per capita income in Glenford in 2022 was $58,884, which is wealthy relative to Ohio and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $235,536 for a family of four. However, Glenford contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Glenford home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Glenford residents report their race to be White. Important ancestries of people in Glenford include German, English, Irish, Polish, and Dutch.
The most common language spoken in Glenford is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.
When you see a neighborhood for the first time, the most important thing is often the way it looks, like its homes and its setting. Some places look the same, but they only reveal their true character after living in them for a while because they contain a unique mix of occupational or cultural groups. This neighborhood is very unique in some important ways, according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive exploration and analysis.
In a nation where 1 out of every 4 children lives in poverty, the neighborhood stands out as being ranked among the lowest 0.0% of neighborhoods affected by this global issue.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more Scottish and Scots-Irish ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 9.9% of this neighborhood's residents have Scottish ancestry and 7.3% have Scots-Irish ancestry.
is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 1.8% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak German/Yiddish at home. While this may seem like a small percentage, it is higher than 95.6% of the neighborhoods in America.
How wealthy a neighborhood is, from very wealthy, to middle income, to low income is very formative with regard to the personality and character of a neighborhood. Equally important is the rate of people, particularly children, who live below the federal poverty line. In some wealthy gated communities, the areas immediately surrounding can have high rates of childhood poverty, which indicates other social issues. NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals both aspects of income and poverty for this neighborhood.
The neighbors in the neighborhood in Glenford are upper-middle income, making it an above average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 67.8% of the neighborhoods in America. In addition, 0.0% of the children seventeen and under living in this neighborhood are living below the federal poverty line, which is a lower rate of childhood poverty than is found in 100.0% of America's neighborhoods.
A neighborhood is far different if it is dominated by enlisted military personnel rather than people who earn their living by farming. It is also different if most of the neighbors are clerical support or managers. What is wonderful is the sheer diversity of neighborhoods, allowing you to find the type that fits your lifestyle and aspirations.
In the neighborhood, 38.1% of the working population is employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is executive, management, and professional occupations, with 30.0% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (22.6%), and 9.3% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 96.5% of households.
Culture is the shared learned behavior of peoples. Undeniably, different ethnicities and ancestries have different cultural traditions, and as a result, neighborhoods with concentrations of residents of one or another ethnicities or ancestries will express those cultures. It is what makes the North End in Boston so fun to visit for the Italian restaurants, bakeries, culture, and charm, and similarly, why people enjoy visiting Chinatown in San Francisco.
In the neighborhood in Glenford, OH, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (35.6%). There are also a number of people of English ancestry (16.7%), and residents who report Scottish roots (9.9%), and some of the residents are also of Irish ancestry (9.8%), along with some Scots-Irish ancestry residents (7.3%), among others.
Even if your neighborhood is walkable, you may still have to drive to your place of work. Some neighborhoods are located where many can get to work in just a few minutes, while others are located such that most residents have a long and arduous commute. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend between 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (38.1% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.
Here most residents (80.5%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In addition, quite a number also carpool with coworkers, friends, or neighbors to get to work (10.5%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.