Glasgow

Population & Demographics

Glasgow, DE

Glasgow is home to 15,546 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 7,947 resident workers commute each day.

DelawareCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
15,546
people
Population

15,546 residents

Median age 43.5 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Glasgow population & demographics

Who lives in Glasgow — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
15,546
Median age
43.5yrs
Median household income
$113,982
Median home value
$373,900
Median gross rent
$2,039/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
37.7%
Poverty rate
8.0%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Glasgow

How Glasgow breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

White56.0%
Black25.5%
Asian8.3%
Hispanic or Latino5.8%
Two or more races4.2%
Some other race0.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%

Race across Glasgow

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Glasgow.

Glasgow at a glance
Employed Residents
7,947
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
14.3mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
3.7%
Share working within the area
Work from home
15.2%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Wilmington
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Glasgow proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Glasgow commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

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Commute Score

46 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Glasgow

7,947 commutes, one dot at a time

Glasgow

Where 7,947 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Glasgow, by worker count.

1Wilmington14.3 mi739
2Newark5.4 mi381
3Glasgow0.0 mi298
4Philadelphia41.9 mi248
5New Castle10.2 mi240
6Dover32.5 mi209
7Middletown10.5 mi179
8Bear3.2 mi140

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Glasgow.

1Glasgow0.0 mi298
2Wilmington14.3 mi236
3Bear3.2 mi230
4Middletown10.5 mi170
5Newark5.4 mi114
6Brookside4.8 mi107
7Dover32.5 mi88
8Elkton4.4 mi71

Top industries

The sectors that employ Glasgow’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
RTRetail Trade19.3%
AFAccommodation and Food Services17.2%
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance14.9%
EDEducational Services11.5%
WSWholesale Trade10.2%
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services6.9%
FIFinance and Insurance4.4%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services4.2%
COConstruction2.8%
Connectivity

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