Glen Allen is a medium-sized town located in the state of Virginia. With a population of 16,187 people and 17 associated neighborhoods, Glen Allen is the 57th largest community in Virginia.Glen Allen is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 85.41% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Glen Allen is a town of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Glen Allen who work in management occupations (15.47%), sales jobs (10.51%), and office and administrative support (10.31%). Also of interest is that Glen Allen has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 24.47% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. The education level of Glen Allen ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in Glen Allen, 45.81% have at least a bachelor's degree. The typical US community has just 21.84% of its adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree. The per capita income in Glen Allen in 2022 was $43,733, which is upper middle income relative to Virginia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $174,932 for a family of four. However, Glen Allen contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Glen Allen is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Glen Allen home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Glen Allen residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Glen Allen include English, German, Irish, Italian, and Polish. Foreign born people are also an important part of Glen Allen's cultural character, accounting for 16.19% of the town’s population. The most common language spoken in Glen Allen is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Tagalog.
