Glacier, WA

Census Place

2024 Population

339

US Senator

Patty Murray

Democratic Party

US Senator

Maria Cantwell

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

36.8

16.7% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

1.77%

94.1% 1-year decrease

2022 Median Household Income

$30,714

10.6% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$544,600

Economy

The economy of Glacier, WA employs 265 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Glacier, WA were Accommodation & Food Services (98 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (80 people), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (29 people), and the highest paying industries were Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($37,368), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($37,368), and Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($16,591).

Employment

Occupations

265

2024 Value

± 160

13.7%

1 Year growth

± 79.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Glacier, WA grew at a rate of 13.7%, from 233 employees to 265 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Glacier, WA, are Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations (80 people), Computer & Mathematical Occupations (41 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (37 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Glacier, WA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Washington.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Washington (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

265

2024 Value

± 160

13.7%

1 Year growth

± 79.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Glacier, WA grew at a rate of 13.7%, from 233 employees to 265 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Glacier, WA, are Accommodation & Food Services (98 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (80 people), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (29 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Glacier, WA, though some of these residents may live in Glacier, WA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$26,012

Median earning men ± $129,471

$36,447

Median earning women ± $42,093

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($16,591).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($66,250).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Glacier, WA was $544,600 in 2024, which is 1.64 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $447,500 to $544,600, a 21.7% increase. The homeownership rate in Glacier, WA is 81.5%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Glacier, WA have an average commute time of 34.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Glacier, WA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$544,600

Median Property Value 2024

±$124,340

$145

Median Property Taxes

±$90

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Glacier, WA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Glacier, WA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

81.5%

Homeownership

2024

80%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 81.5% of the housing units in Glacier, WA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 74.6%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Glacier, WA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$30,714

Median Household Income

± $20,000

178

Number of Households

± 97

In 2022, the median household income of the 178 households in Glacier, WA grew to $30,714 from the previous year's value of $27,778.

The following chart displays the households in Glacier, WA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $200k+ range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Glacier, WA is from Washington.

0.469

2024 Wage GINI in Washington

0.468

2023 Wage GINI in Washington

In 2024, the income inequality in Washington was 0.469 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0979% growth from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Washington was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Washington in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Washington across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (70.6%)
Worked At Home (21.1%)
Public Transit (8.3%)

In 2024, 70.6% of workers in Glacier, WA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (21.1%) and those who used public transit to get to work (8.3%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

34.7 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Glacier, WA have a longer commute time (34.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 9.57% of the workforce in Glacier, WA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Glacier, WA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Glacier, WA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Glacier, WA have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

1.77% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Glacier, WA (6 out of 339 people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 65 - 74, followed by Females 75+ and then Females 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Glacier, WA is White, followed by Black and Native American.

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.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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