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Glasgow is a Census town of 878 people across 0.47 square miles of land, in Kanawha County. Median household income is $53,750, 80.2 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 area0.47 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,885 plus or minus 487
- County holding the largest share of its areaKanawha 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
- Population878 plus or minus 227
- Median age52.5 plus or minus 11.2
- Population under 18114 plus or minus 55
- Share under 1813.0 percent plus or minus 5.3
- Population 65 and over304 plus or minus 80
- Share 65 and over34.6 percent
- Households333 plus or minus 84
- Family households191 plus or minus 63
- Share of households that are families57.4 percent plus or minus 12.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Glasgow
Income and work in Glasgow
- Median household income$53,750 plus or minus $14,361
- Per capita income$25,581
- Civilian labor force327 plus or minus 128
- Employed297 plus or minus 125
- Unemployed30 plus or minus 22
- Unemployment rate9.2 percent plus or minus 5.7
- Adults 25 and over672 plus or minus 164
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher81.0 percent plus or minus 26.0
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher11.8 percent plus or minus 5.5
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree2.1 percent plus or minus 2.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Glasgow
Housing in Glasgow
- Housing units367 plus or minus 87
- Occupied units333 plus or minus 84
- Vacant units34 plus or minus 36
- Vacancy rate9.3 percent plus or minus 9.6
- Owner occupied267 plus or minus 71
- Renter occupied66 plus or minus 46
- Ownership rate80.2 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$99,100
- Median gross rent, monthly$919
- Annual rent as a share of median income20.5 percent plus or minus 5.9
- Single family units277 plus or minus 76
- Share single family75.5 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more0
- Share in buildings of two or more0.0 percent
- Mobile homes90 plus or minus 42
- Median year structure built1973
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 commute286 plus or minus 125
- Commuting under 15 minutes96 plus or minus 65
- Share commuting under 15 minutes33.6 percent plus or minus 17.2
- Commuting 30 minutes or more101 plus or minus 61
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more35.3 percent plus or minus 14.8
- Drove alone80.8 percent plus or minus 17.8
- Carpooled14.5 percent plus or minus 10.1
- Public transport1.0 percent plus or minus 1.6
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home3.7 percent plus or minus 3.0
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 number540078
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date02/06/08
The Town of Glasgow participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 540078 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.
Kanawha County, not Glasgow
Kanawha County context, not Glasgow figures
- Establishments in Kanawha County4,396
- Covered employment, Kanawha County97,845
- Average annual pay, Kanawha County$61,997
- Housing units permitted, Kanawha County98
Every figure in this section is published for Kanawha County as a whole and is not a measurement of Glasgow.
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, West Virginia?
878, in 333 households. Glasgow town covers 0.47 square miles of land, which is 1,885 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?
Kanawha 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?
$53,750. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $99,100. Median gross rent is $919 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 540078, 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 Kanawha 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.