Glen White, WV Demographics

Population 282 · Census ACS 2020–24

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Population and households in Glen White

Household size in Glen White

Household size, people per household
PeriodGlen WhiteWest VirginiaU.S.
2006–102.272.442.68
2010–142.752.452.73
2015–192.582.442.71
2020–242.162.432.65
Change−0.11−0.01−0.03
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Glen White is a place of small households, averaging 2.16 people against 2.65 for the U.S., which points to many singles, couples and roommates and relatively few children. Since 2006–10, household size has dropped from 2.27, but in a place this small, much of that may be survey noise rather than real change.

Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).

Median age in Glen White

Median age, years
PeriodGlen WhiteWest VirginiaU.S.
2006–1046.641.437.7
2010–1439.342.238.6
2015–1935.743.139.6
2020–2445.743.240.1
Change−0.9+1.9+2.3
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With a median age of 45.7, Glen White is noticeably older than the country as a whole (40.1), an age mix that tilts toward empty nesters and retirees.

Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).

Single-parent households in Glen White

Single-parent households, % of households
PeriodGlen WhiteWest VirginiaU.S.
2006–109.7%9.7%12.3%
2010–1416.5%10.4%12.3%
2015–1911.1%10.6%11.6%
2020–2412.9%10.4%11.6%
Change+3.3 pts+0.6 pts−0.6 pts
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Single parents head about one in eight households in Glen White (12.9%), a bit above the national share of 11.6%.

Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).

Housing in Glen White

Renters in Glen White

Renters, % of occupied homes
PeriodGlen WhiteWest VirginiaU.S.
2006–1021.9%25.4%33.3%
2010–1434.0%27.0%35.6%
2015–1924.1%26.8%36.0%
2020–2431.2%25.1%34.8%
Change+9.3 pts−0.3 pts+1.5 pts
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Most households in Glen White own their homes; 31.2% rent, a little below the national share of 34.8%. Still, renters make up a bigger share here than in West Virginia overall (25.1%). More than half of owners (53.5%) have paid off their mortgages, well above the national share of 39.8%.

Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).

Vacant homes in Glen White

Vacant homes, % of all homes
PeriodGlen WhiteWest VirginiaU.S.
2006–1016.5%15.1%11.4%
2010–1418.1%15.0%11.4%
2015–1912.7%16.8%11.1%
2020–2420.1%14.9%9.6%
Change+3.6 pts−0.1 pts−1.8 pts
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Vacancy is high in Glen White: 20.1% of homes are empty, far above the national rate of 9.6%. In resort and lake areas that usually means seasonal and vacation homes; elsewhere it can point to weak demand.

Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).

Age of homes in Glen White

Age of homes, median year built
PeriodGlen WhiteWest VirginiaU.S.
2006–10197219701974
2010–14196919731975
2015–19196619741977
2020–24197719761980
Change+6+6+6
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The typical home in Glen White was built around 1977, about the same vintage as the country's housing overall (1980).

Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).

Rent in Glen White

Rent, per month
PeriodGlen WhiteWest VirginiaU.S.
2006–10$533$578$965
2010–14$716$657$1,040
2015–19$882$759$1,213
2020–24$750$905$1,571
Change+$217+$327+$606
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A typical rental in Glen White costs $750 a month with utilities, well below the national median of $1,571. Rent takes 33.1% of the typical renter's income, well over the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent, so many renters here are stretched.

Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).

Education in Glen White

Bachelor's degrees in Glen White

Bachelor's degrees, % of adults 25+
PeriodGlen WhiteWest VirginiaU.S.
2006–106.3%18.4%28.4%
2010–1415.9%19.7%29.6%
2015–1911.9%21.4%32.1%
2020–2416.2%25.0%35.6%
Change+9.9 pts+6.6 pts+7.2 pts
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Fewer adults in Glen White have a four-year degree than in the country as a whole: 16.2%, against 35.6% nationally.

Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).

High school graduates in Glen White

High school graduates, % of adults 25+
PeriodGlen WhiteWest VirginiaU.S.
2006–1072.7%82.5%84.9%
2010–1476.0%84.8%86.1%
2015–1982.2%87.2%87.7%
2020–2475.5%89.4%89.3%
Change+2.9 pts+6.9 pts+4.3 pts
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About a quarter of adults in Glen White never finished high school, well above the national share: only 75.5% have a diploma or equivalent, against 89.3% nationally.

High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).

Jobs in Glen White

Unemployment, % of the labor force
PeriodGlen WhiteWest VirginiaU.S.
2006–105.6%7.2%8.1%
2010–147.5%8.2%9.4%
2015–193.9%6.7%5.6%
2020–242.7%5.5%5.4%
Change−2.9 pts−1.6 pts−2.7 pts
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Unemployment in Glen White has been low: just 2.7% of the labor force was out of work and looking, well below the national rate of 5.4%. Each figure pools five years of surveys (2020–24), so it describes that whole stretch rather than today's job market.

Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).

Glen White compared with nearby cities

CityHousehold sizeMedian ageSingle parentsRentersVacant homesMedian year builtMedian rentBachelor's degreeHigh school diplomaUnemployment
Glen White2.1645.712.9%31.2%20.1%1977$75016.2%75.5%2.7%
Sophia2.2942.516.6%34.9%15.7%1971$88122.7%80.2%13.1%
Crab Orchard2.1752.817.3%14.9%17.9%1981$1,01223.1%83.4%7.6%
Lester2.1954.410.4%25.5%20.4%1986$67912.4%77.9%17.2%
Eccles2.6142.323.6%24.4%7.7%1974$95615.5%84.4%1.6%
MaCarthur2.3545.317.0%18.0%12.8%1973$90612.6%88.1%11.9%
Princewick2.1732.947.8%53.7%1.5%2001$96128.2%96.1%10.1%
Mabscott2.5341.714.0%25.9%16.6%1976$97822.1%82.1%14.3%
Surveyor3.3245.527.1%15.6%25.8%1986$6539.1%81.0%0.1%
Coal City2.3842.76.5%21.7%26.1%1980$98911.3%96.1%12.1%
Slab Fork2.6162.37.9%6.0%18.9%1989$65315.0%89.6%44.4%

All figures 2020–24.

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About these numbers

Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up Glen White. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.

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