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Glasgow, Virginia: commercial real estate data.
Glasgow is a Census town of 1,330 people across 1.53 square miles of land, in Rockbridge County. Median household income is $51,827, 69.4 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Glasgow
What Glasgow is
- Census place typetown
- Land area1.53 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land869 plus or minus 211
- County holding the largest share of its areaRockbridge County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Glasgow
How many people live in Glasgow
- Population1,330 plus or minus 322
- Median age40.2
- Population under 18377 plus or minus 142
- Share under 1828.3 percent plus or minus 8.2
- Population 65 and over255 plus or minus 68
- Share 65 and over19.2 percent
- Households497 plus or minus 104
- Family households300 plus or minus 80
- Share of households that are families60.4 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Glasgow
Income and work in Glasgow
- Median household income$51,827 plus or minus $13,816
- Per capita income$26,263
- Civilian labor force516 plus or minus 152
- Employed498 plus or minus 151
- Unemployed18 plus or minus 20
- Unemployment rate3.5 percent plus or minus 3.7
- Adults 25 and over843
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher85.3 percent plus or minus 23.9
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher11.9 percent plus or minus 4.1
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree5.6 percent plus or minus 3.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Glasgow
Housing in Glasgow
- Housing units636
- Occupied units497 plus or minus 104
- Vacant units139 plus or minus 69
- Vacancy rate21.9 percent plus or minus 10.1
- Owner occupied345 plus or minus 92
- Renter occupied152 plus or minus 65
- Ownership rate69.4 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$131,300 plus or minus $28,485
- Median gross rent, monthly$764
- Annual rent as a share of median income17.7 percent plus or minus 5.1
- Single family units567 plus or minus 117
- Share single family89.2 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more40 plus or minus 30
- Share in buildings of two or more6.3 percent plus or minus 4.6
- Mobile homes29 plus or minus 20
- Median year structure built1961
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Glasgow
How Glasgow gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute473 plus or minus 146
- Commuting under 15 minutes118 plus or minus 61
- Share commuting under 15 minutes24.9 percent plus or minus 10.3
- Commuting 30 minutes or more191 plus or minus 69
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more40.4 percent
- Drove alone91.5 percent
- Carpooled3.9 percent plus or minus 3.3
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked1.7 percent plus or minus 2.2
- Worked from home2.3 percent plus or minus 2.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Glasgow
Flood risk in Glasgow
- NFIP communityTown of Glasgow
- NFIP community number515526
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date04/06/00
The Town of Glasgow participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 515526 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Rockbridge County, not Glasgow
Rockbridge County context, not Glasgow figures
- Establishments in Rockbridge County458
- Covered employment, Rockbridge County6,110
- Average annual pay, Rockbridge County$44,224
- Housing units permitted, Rockbridge County105
Every figure in this section is published for Rockbridge County as a whole and is not a measurement of Glasgow.
All Rockbridge County figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Glasgow questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Glasgow, Virginia?
1,330, in 497 households. Glasgow town covers 1.53 square miles of land, which is 869 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Glasgow in?
Rockbridge County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Glasgow?
$51,827. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $131,300. Median gross rent is $764 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Glasgow in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Glasgow appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Glasgow, town of, community 515526, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Glasgow figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Rockbridge County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Glasgow.
Is zoning published for Glasgow?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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