COMPARING TWO PLACES
Glade Spring vs Abingdon
PLACE A
Glade Spring, Virginia
VS
PLACE B
Abingdon, Virginia
Glade Spring is 84% smaller than Abingdon. Glade Spring earns more, with a median household income $26,754 higher. Abingdon has grown faster since 2000 (2% vs -6%).
GLADE SPRINGABINGDONDIFFERENCE
Total population1,3668,284−84% vs Abingdon
Population density1,1231,030+94
Population growth-6.1%2.3%−8.4 pts
Median age39.146.4−7.3
Male45.3%48.0%−2.7 pts
Female54.7%52.0%+2.7 pts
Foreign-born0.1%3.1%−2.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic96.8%90.7%+6.1 pts
Black1.3%4.0%−2.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.7%1.8%−1.1 pts
Asian0.1%1.9%−1.8 pts
Other1.2%1.6%−0.4 pts
Median household income$81,298$54,544+$26,754
Per capita income$30,354$48,002−$17,648
Poverty rate5.4%15.9%−10.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3720.585−0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher24.9%36.5%−11.6 pts
Graduate degree10.1%15.0%−4.9 pts
Unemployment rate1.5%3.0%−1.5 pts
Labor force participation57.9%55.7%+2.2 pts
Median home value$174,300$228,000−$53,700
Median gross rent$888$838+$50
Owner-occupied82.1%57.7%+24.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate15.6%11.3%+4.3 pts
Rent-burdened households9.7%29.9%−20.1 pts
Average commute20.816.0+4.8
Worked from home3.2%7.0%−3.8 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.4%−0.4 pts
Uninsured4.1%3.9%+0.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025