Glenville is a very small town located in the state of West Virginia. With a population of 1,054 people and two associated neighborhoods, Glenville is the 149th largest community in West Virginia.

Because there are quite a few people attending college in Glenville, it is thought of as a college town. To the benefit of the many students in the area, Glenville provides a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared towards their needs and activities.

Glenville is a small town, 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 Glenville is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 21.84% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 34.76% of adults in Glenville have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Glenville in 2022 was $22,761, which is lower middle income relative to West Virginia, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $91,044 for a family of four. However, Glenville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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

The most common language spoken in Glenville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.