The town 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, Ruther Glen has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Ruther Glen a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.
In Ruther Glen, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 38.26 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.
The citizens of Ruther Glen are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 23.51% of adults in Ruther Glen having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Ruther Glen in 2022 was $39,772, which is upper middle income relative to Virginia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $159,088 for a family of four. However, Ruther Glen contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Ruther Glen is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Ruther Glen home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Ruther Glen residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Ruther Glen include German, English, Irish, Italian, and French.
The most common language spoken in Ruther Glen is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
