Glenville, WV

Census Place

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2024 Population
1,037
US Senator
Shelley Moore Capito
Republican Party
US Senator
Jim Justice
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
35
10.8% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
23.7%
30.9% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$47,422
1.17% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$108,400
14.1% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
432
0.699% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Glenville, WV reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

96.9% of the residents in Glenville, WV are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Glenville, WV are Glenville State University (286 degrees awarded in 2023).

In 2024, the median property value in Glenville, WV was $108,400, and the homeownership rate was 45.7%.

Most people in Glenville, WV drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 19.6 minutes. The average car ownership in Glenville, WV was 1 car per household.

United StatesWest VirginiaGilmer County, WVJackson, Nicholas, Roane, Braxton, Clay, Gilmer, Calhoun Counties PUMA, WV

Population & Diversity

Glenville, WV is home to a population of 1.04k people, from which 96.9% are citizens. As of 2024, 3.47% of Glenville, WV residents were born outside of the country (36 people).

In 2024, there were 8.4 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (840 people) in Glenville, WV than any other race or ethnicity. There were 100 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 55 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

96.9%
2024 Citizenship
94.6%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 96.9% of Glenville, WV residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Glenville, WV was 94.6%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Glenville, WV
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    840 ± 168
  2. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
    100 ± 61
  3. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    55 ± 47
2.6%
Hispanic Population
27 people

In 2024, there were 8.4 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (840 people) in Glenville, WV than any other race or ethnicity. There were 100 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 55 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

2.6% of the people in Glenville, WV are hispanic (27 people).

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Global Diversity

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Most Common Origin
  1. India
    2,277 ± 1,171 people
  2. Mexico
    2,211 ± 1,154 people
  3. Germany
    1,987 ± 1,094 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of West Virginia was India, the natal country of 2,277 West Virginia residents, followed by Mexico with 2,211 and Germany with 1,987.

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Foreign-Born Population

3.47%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
36 people
5.53%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
58 people

As of 2024, 3.47% of Glenville, WV residents (36 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Glenville, WV was 5.53%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    35 ± 40
  2. Gulf War (1990s)
    18 ± 19
  3. Gulf War (2001-)
    3 ± 19

Glenville, WV has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.94 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Glenville, WV employs 432 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Glenville, WV were Educational Services (133 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (75 people), and Public Administration (62 people), and the highest paying industries were Public Administration ($75,083), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($71,875), and Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($71,875).

Employment

Occupations

432
2024 Value
± 112
0.699%
1 Year growth
± 37.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Glenville, WV grew at a rate of 0.699%, from 429 employees to 432 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Glenville, WV, are Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (85 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (64 people), and Law Enforcement Workers Including Supervisors (39 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Glenville, WV.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Industries

Employment by Industries

432
2024 Value
± 112
0.699%
1 Year growth
± 37.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Glenville, WV grew at a rate of 0.699%, from 429 employees to 432 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Glenville, WV, are Educational Services (133 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (75 people), and Public Administration (62 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Glenville, WV, though some of these residents may live in Glenville, WV and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$35,125
Median earning men ± $10,202
$24,732
Median earning women ± $7,399

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($75,792), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($71,875), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($35,250).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($60,568), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($36,250), and Retail Trade ($20,938).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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0.583%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 690k people employed in West Virginia. This represents a 0.583% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 15%.

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Education

In 2023, universities in Glenville, WV awarded 286 degrees. The student population of Glenville, WV in 2023 is skewed towards men, with 818 male students and 815 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Glenville, WV are White (234 and 84.2%), Black or African American (20 and 7.19%), Unknown (13 and 4.68%), and Two or More Races (6 and 2.16%).

The largest universities in Glenville, WV by number of degrees awarded are Glenville State University (286 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Glenville, WV are Liberal Arts & Sciences (89 and 31.1%), General Business Administration & Management (36 and 12.6%), and Criminalistics And Criminal Science (26 and 9.09%).

The median tuition cost in Glenville, WV for a public four year colleges is $8,352 for in-state students and $10,080 for out-of-state students.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University
Measure

In 2016 in Glenville, WV, the percentage of applicants admitted was 69.5%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 43.4%. The number of students enrolled in 2023 was 1,633 (50.1% men and 49.9% women).

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Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2023 there were 1,633 students enrolled in Glenville, WV, 50.1% men and 49.9% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 1,316 records, of which 54.2% were women and 45.8% men.

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Completions

Concentrations

Most Common
  1. General Business Administration & Management
    36 degrees awarded
  2. Criminalistics And Criminal Science
    26 degrees awarded
  3. General Education
    17 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Glenville, WV was General Business Administration & Management with 36 degrees awarded.

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Universities

Gender
Race
Glenville State University
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
286 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Glenville State University with 286 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

University

In 2023, 136 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Glenville, WV, which is 0.907 times less than the 150 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 234 degrees mean that there were 11.7 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Black or African American, with 20 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Public, 4-year or above ($8,352) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Public, 4-year or above ($1,060) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Public, 4-year or above ($800) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Glenville, WV was $108,400 in 2024, which is 0.326 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $95,000 to $108,400, a 14.1% increase. The homeownership rate in Glenville, WV is 45.7%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Glenville, WV have an average commute time of 19.6 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Glenville, WV is lower than the national average, with an average of 1 car per household.

Housing

Property

$108,400
Median Property Value 2024
±$20,977
$177
Median Property Taxes
±$57

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Rent vs Own

45.7%
Homeownership
2024
59.1%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 45.7% of the housing units in Glenville, WV were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 39.5%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$47,422
Median Household Income
± $9,099
387
Number of Households
± 86

In 2024, the median household income of the 387 households in Glenville, WV grew to $47,422 from the previous year's value of $46,875.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Glenville, WV is from West Virginia.
0.443
2023 Wage GINI in West Virginia
0.449
2022 Wage GINI in West Virginia

In 2023, the income inequality in West Virginia was 0.443 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 1.39% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for West Virginia was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in West Virginia in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (75.2%)
  2. Carpooled (15.4%)
  3. Walked (5.53%)

In 2024, 75.2% of workers in Glenville, WV drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (15.4%) and those who walked to work (5.53%).

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Commute Time

19.6 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Glenville, WV have a shorter commute time (19.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.24% of the workforce in Glenville, WV have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

1 car
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Glenville, WV distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Glenville, WV have 1 car.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

23.7% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Glenville, WV (191 out of 805 people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 18 - 24, followed by Females 45 - 54 and then Females 18 - 24.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Glenville, WV is White, followed by Black and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

91.7% of the population of Glenville, WV has health coverage, with 46% on employee plans, 22.1% on Medicaid, 12.3% on Medicare, 6.89% on non-group plans, and 4.32% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in West Virginia see 1,319 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,319 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1705 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 506 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 45.2% were men and 54.8% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 15.7% under 18 years, 37.6% between 18 and 34 years, 30.6% between 35 and 64 years, and 16% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 45.2% were men and 54.8% were women.

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Uninsured People

8.32%
Uninsured
46%
Employer Coverage
22.1%
Medicaid
12.3%
Medicare
6.89%
Non-Group
4.32%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Glenville, WV declined by 11.1% from 9.36% to 8.32%.

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