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 86.00% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Glen Allen is a town of managers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Glen Allen who work in management occupations (15.71%), office and administrative support (12.09%), and business and financial occupations (10.79%). 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. A relatively large number of people in Glen Allen telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 23.44% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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. Glen Allen is one of the most well-educated cities in the nation. 43.76% of adults in Glen Allen have at least a bachelor's degree. Compare that to the average community in America, which has just 21.84% with a bachelor's degree or higher. The per capita income in Glen Allen in 2022 was $42,974, which is upper middle income relative to Virginia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $171,896 for a family of four. However, Glen Allen contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. 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. Glen Allen also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 15.12%. The most common language spoken in Glen Allen is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.