Gladwin is a very small city located in the state of Michigan. With a population of 3,117 people and seven associated neighborhoods, Gladwin is the 269th largest community in Michigan.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 9.75% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

The city is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Gladwin has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Gladwin a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.

Gladwin is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

The population of Gladwin has a very low overall level of education: only 9.60% of people over 25 hold a 4-year college degree or higher.

The per capita income in Gladwin in 2022 was $27,199, which is lower middle income relative to Michigan and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $108,796 for a family of four. However, Gladwin contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Gladwin home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Gladwin residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Gladwin include German, Irish, English, Polish, and French.

The most common language spoken in Gladwin is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Italian.