Gladewater is a somewhat small city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 6,307 people and three associated neighborhoods, Gladewater is the 334th largest community in Texas.Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Gladewater is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 37.03% of the Gladewater workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Gladewater is a city of construction workers and builders, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Gladewater who work in management occupations (13.16%), sales jobs (7.49%), and healthcare (7.45%). Being a small city, Gladewater does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The percentage of adults in Gladewater who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 20.50% of the adults in Gladewater have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Gladewater in 2022 was $29,069, which is middle income relative to Texas, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $116,276 for a family of four. However, Gladewater contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Gladewater is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Gladewater home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Gladewater residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Gladewater include Irish, English, German, Scottish, and Scots-Irish. The most common language spoken in Gladewater is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
