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Glen Dale, West Virginia, in Marshall county, is 51 miles SW of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The city is included in the Wheeling metropolitan area. As of the year 2000 census, 1,552 people lived in Glen Dale.
In Glen Dale, about 63% of adults are married.
If you spend a lot of time in Glen Dale, you'll notice that retired and elderly people are a common sight.
In 2000, Glen Dale had a median family income of $49,306. Many people in Glen Dale make a good living. The bulk of the population of the city is doing well, with money to spend. Glen Dale doesn't have a large share of its people below the poverty line. Significantly, more adults in the city have earned college degrees than have people in most other cities in West Virginia. (Whether or not they're interested in marriage, it's worth noting that there are a lot of high-income single people in Glen Dale.)
Glen Dale residents donated more money ($2,000) to George W. Bush than to the other candidates in the 2004 Presidential race. Across all electoral races, the Republican party attracted the most donations from the city.
An estimated 81% of living spaces in Glen Dale are occupied by their owners, not by renters.
In Glen Dale, 93% of commuters drive to work. Walking to work is pretty rare in the city.
Glen Dale strengths, compared to Peers (similar size places nationally) or State (other places in West Virginia):
| Category | Trophy | |
|---|---|---|
| Low Rate of Poverty (vs. State) | Top 3% |  |
| People in Middle Class or Better (vs. State) | Top 3% | |
| Low Violent Crime (vs. Peers) | Top 5% | |
| Median Family Income (vs. State) | Top 7% | |
| Well-Paid Single Men (vs. State) | Top 7% | |
| Well-Paid Single Women (vs. State) | Top 7% | |
| College Educated Adults (vs. Peers) | Top 14% | |
Comparing Glen Dale to similar size places nationwide (Peers) and to other places in West Virginia (State):
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| Age of the Population | | |
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| Well-Paid Single Women | | |
| Female Share of the Population |  |  |
| Well-Paid Single Men | | |
| Male Share of the Population |  |  |
| Racial Diversity | |  |
| Children Under 5 Years Old | | |
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| Portion of People Married |  | |
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| College Educated Adults | | |
| People in Middle Class or Better | | |
| People Above Poverty | | |
| Median Family Income | | |
| Characteristic | Compared to Peers | Compared to State |
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| Short Commute Times | | |
| Walking and Biking to Work | | |
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| Working at Home | | |
| Characteristic | Compared to Peers | Compared to State |
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| Affordability of Property Taxes | | |
| People Living Alone | | |
| Affordability of Rents | | |
| Housing Recently Built | | |
| Seasonal and Vacation Housing | | |
| Studio & One-Bedroom Rentals | | |
| Characteristic | Compared to Peers | Compared to State |
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| Low Violent Crime | | |
| Low Property Crime | | |
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