In addition, Glenville is a college town. There are a lot of students in Glenville attending college, and as a result Glenville provides a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared to the needs and activities of students.
One of the benefits of Glenville is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 19.08 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.
As is often the case in a small town, Glenville doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The citizens of Glenville are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 38.19% of adults in Glenville have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.
The per capita income in Glenville in 2022 was $21,832, which is lower middle income relative to West Virginia, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $87,328 for a family of four. However, Glenville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Glenville is a somewhat 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 Irish, German, English, Lithuanian, and Russian.
The most common language spoken in Glenville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.
