With 3,506 people, Glen Raven is a city in North Carolina. 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. The median age is 31.8, younger than the US median of 38.9. The population is up 27% since 2000. Renters pay $743 a month at the median. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $224,000.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $63,173, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 31.8
US median: 38.9
Less educated
18% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 36%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Glen Raven
What changed most since 1990
Median age36.3 → 31.8(−4.5 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Homes owned by their occupants81.0% → 66.2%(−14.8 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Hispanic share0.0% → 21.1%(+21.1 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)12.7%(13)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)23.5%(24)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era41.2%(42)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 102 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Glen Raven, decade by decade
Glen Raven population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
2,746
$59,503
$129,844
5.7%
43.5
2000
2,750
$78,488
$164,860
11.4%
53.3
2010
2,750
$71,929
$183,849
23.1%
54.9
2020
3,239
$65,006
$189,442
22.0%
68.7
2024
3,506
$63,173
$224,000
17.6%
75.7
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
