Glenville is a small town with a large college student population. Because of this, there is a real youthful, hip vibe to the place, and much of the life in the town is centered on the college. This has helped Glenville to buck the trend of other small towns that have suffered declining populations over the past 20 to 30 years. Spending by students, and faculty and staff jobs, are a big part of the local economy.
One of the benefits of Glenville is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 17.69 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.
Being a small town, Glenville does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The population of Glenville is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 21.84% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 37.66% of adults in Glenville have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.
The per capita income in Glenville in 2022 was $18,464, which is low income relative to West Virginia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $73,856 for a family of four. However, Glenville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Glenville is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Glenville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Glenville residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Glenville include German, Irish, Russian, English, and Italian.
The most common language spoken in Glenville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.
