Glen Allen is a medium-sized town located in the state of Virginia. With a population of 16,187 people and 17 associated neighborhoods, Glen Allen is the 57th largest community in Virginia.Glen Allen is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 85.12% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Glen Allen is a town of managers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Glen Allen who work in management occupations (15.69%), office and administrative support (13.90%), and sales jobs (10.77%). Also of interest is that Glen Allen has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 22.90% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. The education level of Glen Allen ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in Glen Allen, 41.95% have at least a bachelor's degree. The typical US community has just 21.84% of its adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree. The per capita income in Glen Allen in 2022 was $41,304, which is upper middle income relative to Virginia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $165,216 for a family of four. Glen Allen is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Glen Allen home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Glen Allen residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Glen Allen include English, Irish, German, Italian, and French. The most common language spoken in Glen Allen is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.
