Glade Spring is a very small town located in the state of Virginia. With a population of 1,368 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, managers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Glade Spring who work in management occupations (15.51%), teaching (11.06%), and sales jobs (9.12%). Being a small town, Glade Spring does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The citizens of Glade Spring are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 24.84% of adults in Glade Spring having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Glade Spring in 2022 was $27,020, which is lower middle income relative to Virginia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $108,080 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, German, Scots-Irish, and Scottish. The most common language spoken in Glade Spring is English. Other important languages spoken here include Pacific Island languages and Spanish.
