Ruther Glen is a medium-sized town located in the state of Virginia. With a population of 21,370 people and five associated neighborhoods, Ruther Glen is the 50th largest community in Virginia. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Ruther Glen, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Ruther Glen, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Ruther Glen’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Ruther Glen does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $84,914.00.

Also of interest is that Ruther Glen has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

A relatively large number of people in Ruther Glen telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 10.47% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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 town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Ruther Glen has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Ruther Glen a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.

In Ruther Glen, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 37.17 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

The education level of Ruther Glen citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 21.91% of adults in Ruther Glen have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Ruther Glen in 2022 was $39,758, which is upper middle income relative to Virginia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $159,032 for a family of four. However, Ruther Glen contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Ruther Glen is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Ruther Glen home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Ruther Glen residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Ruther Glen include Irish, German, English, Italian, and French.

The most common language spoken in Ruther Glen is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.