Glenvar, Virginia

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Population in 2010: 976.
Males: 258  (26.4%)
Females: 718  (73.6%)
Median resident age:

76.2 years
Virginia median age:

39.0 years

Zip codes: 24153.

Estimated median household income in 2022: $75,258
Glenvar:

$75,258
VA:

$85,873

Estimated per capita income in 2022: $42,342

Glenvar CDP income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $268,600
Glenvar:

$268,600
VA:

$365,700

Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $245,328; detached houses: $246,100

Median gross rent in 2022: $1,119.

March 2022 cost of living index in Glenvar: 87.2 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2022: 17.8%
(4.9% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 100.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 100.0% for two or more races residents)

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  • Races in Glenvar, VA (2022)
    • 77583.0%White alone
    • 10611.3%Hispanic
    • 222.4%American Indian alone
    • 161.7%Black alone

Races in Glenvar detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth

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Ancestries: American (54.4%), German (9.6%), English (3.5%), British (2.9%), Swedish (2.9%), Scotch-Irish (2.0%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 1090 feet

112 residents are foreign born (11.9% Europe).

This place:

12.0%
Virginia:

12.6%

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Roanoke, VA (9.8 miles , pop. 94,911).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Greensboro, NC (84.4 miles , pop. 223,891).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (328.8 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities:

Salem, VA (2.1 miles ),
Lafayette, VA (2.2 miles ),
Elliston-Lafayette, VA (2.4 miles ),
Elliston, VA (2.6 miles ),
Cherry Hill, VA (2.6 miles ),
Cave Spring, VA (2.8 miles ),
Shawsville, VA (3.1 miles ),
Roanoke, VA (3.1 miles )

Latitude: 37.27 N, Longitude: 80.13 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 540

Distribution of median household income in Glenvar, VA in 2022
Distribution of house value in Glenvar, VA in 2022
Unemployment in December 2023:
Here:

2.4%
Virginia:

2.7%
Air pollution and air quality trends
(lower is better)
AQI CO NO2 SO2 Ozone PM2.5
Air Quality Index

Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2023 was 61.9. This is about average.

City:

61.9
U.S.:

72.6
Carbon Monoxide Level

Carbon Monoxide (CO) [ppm] level in 2023 was 0.237. This is about average. Closest monitor was 5.1 miles away from the city center.

City:

0.237
U.S.:

0.251
Nitrogen Dioxide Level

Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) [ppb] level in 2022 was 4.91. This is about average. Closest monitor was 4.1 miles away from the city center.

City:

4.91
U.S.:

5.11
Sulfur Dioxide Level

Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2023 was 0.691. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 4.1 miles away from the city center.

City:

0.691
U.S.:

1.515
Ozone Level

Ozone [ppb] level in 2023 was 36.7. This is about average. Closest monitor was 5.1 miles away from the city center.

City:

36.7
U.S.:

33.3
Particulate Matter Level

Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µg/m3] level in 2022 was 7.48. This is about average. Closest monitor was 3.4 miles away from the city center.

City:

7.48
U.S.:

8.11

Tornado activity:

Glenvar-area historical tornado activity is significantly below Virginia state average. It is 69% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/4/1974, a category F2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 6.0 miles away from the Glenvar place center caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 5/17/1953, a category F2 tornado 9.0 miles away from the place center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

Earthquake activity:

Glenvar-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Virginia state average. It is 28% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/23/2011 at 17:51:04, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.7 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 128.2 miles away from the city center
On 8/9/2020 at 12:07:37, a magnitude 5.1 (5.1 MW, Depth: 4.7 mi) earthquake occurred 76.6 miles away from the city center
On 7/27/1980 at 18:52:21, a magnitude 5.2 (5.1 MB, 4.7 MS, 5.0 UK, 5.2 UK) earthquake occurred 218.0 miles away from the city center
On 12/9/2003 at 20:59:18, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 ML, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 116.8 miles away from the city center
On 12/9/2003 at 20:59:14, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 MB, 4.5 LG) earthquake occurred 124.4 miles away from the city center
On 8/25/2011 at 05:07:52, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 ML, Depth: 4.2 mi) earthquake occurred 127.5 miles away from Glenvar center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Roanoke County (19) is greater than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 14
Emergencies Declared: 4

Causes of natural disasters: Storms: 7, Floods: 6, Winter Storms: 5, Hurricanes: 4, Ice Storms: 2, Tropical Storms: 2, Blizzard: 1, Drought: 1, Heavy Rain: 1, Mudslide: 1, Snowfall: 1, Snowstorm: 1, Wind: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).

Hospitals and medical centers near Glenvar:

  • RICHFIELD RECOVERY AND CARE CENT (Nursing Home, about 2 miles away; SALEM, VA)
  • CARILION ROANOKE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (Hospital, about 4 miles away; ROANOKE, VA)
  • ADVENTA HOSPICE (Hospital, about 5 miles away; SALEM, VA)
  • SNYDER NURSING HOME (Nursing Home, about 5 miles away; SALEM, VA)
  • CAMELOT HALL (Nursing Home, about 5 miles away; SALEM, VA)
  • SALEM HEALTH AND REHABILITATION (Nursing Home, about 5 miles away; SALEM, VA)
  • MEDSHARES HOME CARE OF ROANOKE VALLEY (Home Health Center, about 6 miles away; SALEM, VA)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Glenvar:

  • Roanoke College (about 5 miles; Salem, VA; Full-time enrollment: 2,316)
  • American National University (about 7 miles; Salem, VA; FT enrollment: 2,297)
  • Virginia Western Community College (about 10 miles; Roanoke, VA; FT enrollment: 4,762)
  • Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (about 17 miles; Blacksburg, VA; FT enrollment: 30,984)
  • Radford University (about 25 miles; Radford, VA; FT enrollment: 9,426)
  • New River Community College (about 34 miles; Dublin, VA; FT enrollment: 3,007)
  • Patrick Henry Community College (about 40 miles; Martinsville, VA; FT enrollment: 2,266)

Points of interest:

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Notable locations in Glenvar: Fort Lewis Industrial Park (A), Fort Lewis Fire Station Number 9 (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Glenvar include: Fort Lewis Church (A), Locust Grove Church (B), Salem First Church of the Nazarene (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Little Bear Rock Branch (A), Big Bear Rock Branch (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Roanoke County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential
Average household size:
This place:

1.7 people
Virginia:

2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:

40.7%
Whole state:

67.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:

0.7%
Whole state:

5.7%


Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households
248 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities in 2010

For population 15 years and over in Glenvar:

Marital status in Glenvar, VA
  • Never married: 10.6%
  • Now married: 38.9%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 24.5%
  • Divorced: 26.0%

For population 25 years and over in Glenvar:

  • High school or higher: 88.7%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 8.2%
Educational Attainment in 2022
School Enrollment by Level of School in 2022
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
Here:

8.4
Virginia average:

12.1

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Glenvar
Presidential Elections Results

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Religion statistics for Glenvar, VA (based on Roanoke County data)

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Evangelical Protestant22,47174
Mainline Protestant7,77318
Catholic3,5361
Other1,7487
Black Protestant1092
None56,739-
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Graphs represent county-level data

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 12
Roanoke County:

1.33 / 10,000 pop.
State:

2.03 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 7
Roanoke County:

0.78 / 10,000 pop.
State:

1.43 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 30
This county:

3.33 / 10,000 pop.
Virginia:

4.03 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 46
Here:

5.10 / 10,000 pop.
Virginia:

7.65 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Roanoke County:

10.1%
State:

9.3%
Adult obesity rate:
Here:

24.6%
State:

26.7%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Roanoke County:

16.5%
Virginia:

18.6%

Strongest AM radio stations in Glenvar:

  • WTOY (1480 AM; 5 kW; SALEM, VA; Owner: WARD BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WVBE (610 AM; 5 kW; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: MEL WHEELER, INC.)
  • WRIS (1410 AM; 5 kW; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: WRIS INC.)
  • WFNR (710 AM; daytime; 10 kW; BLACKSBURG, VA; Owner: PERCEPTION MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
  • WFIR (960 AM; 5 kW; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: MEL WHEELER, INC.)
  • WKBA (1550 AM; daytime; 10 kW; VINTON, VA; Owner: TINKER CREEK BROADCASTERS, INC.)
  • WKNV (890 AM; daytime; 10 kW; FAIRLAWN, VA; Owner: POSITIVE RADIO GROUP, INC.)
  • WTRU (830 AM; 50 kW; KERNERSVILLE, NC; Owner: TRUTH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WGMN (1240 AM; 1 kW; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WWWR (910 AM; 1 kW; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: PERCEPTION MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
  • WPIN (810 AM; daytime; 4 kW; DUBLIN, VA; Owner: DUBLIN RADIO)
  • WRAD (1460 AM; 5 kW; RADFORD, VA; Owner: NEW RIVER VALLEY RADIO PARTNERS, LLC)
  • WWVT (1260 AM; daytime; 3 kW; CHRISTIANSBURG, VA; Owner: VIRGINIA TECH FOUNDATION, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Glenvar:

  • WXLK (92.3 FM; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: MEL WHEELER, INC.)
  • WVTF (89.1 FM; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: VIRGINIA TECH FOUNDATION INC)
  • WSLC-FM (94.9 FM; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: MEL WHEELER, INC.)
  • WSLQ (99.1 FM; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: MEL WHEELER, INC.)
  • W279AC (103.7 FM; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: POSITIVE ALTERNATIVE RADIO, INC.)
  • WROV-FM (96.3 FM; MARTINSVILLE, VA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WJJS-FM (106.1 FM; VINTON, VA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KHPR (88.1 FM; HONOLULU, HI; Owner: HAWAII PUBLIC RADIO)
  • WMGR-FM (104.9 FM; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WYYD-FM1 (107.9 FM; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: WYYD LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WPAR (91.3 FM; SALEM, VA; Owner: POSITIVE ALTERNATIVE RADIO, INC.)
  • WZZI (101.5 FM; VINTON, VA; Owner: TRAVIS MEDIA, L.L.C.)
  • WFNR-FM (100.7 FM; CHRISTIANSBURG, VA; Owner: NEW RIVER VALLEY RADIO PARTNERS, LLC)
  • WRXT (90.3 FM; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: POSITIVE ALTERNATIVE RADIO, INC.)
  • WBWR (106.9 FM; BEDFORD, VA; Owner: BEDFORD RADIO PARTNERS, LLC)
  • WXCF-FM (103.9 FM; CLIFTON FORGE, VA; Owner: IMPACT BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • W244AV (96.7 FM; BLACKSBURG, ETC., VA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WYYD (107.9 FM; AMHERST, VA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • W273AA (102.5 FM; BLACKSBURG, VA; Owner: POSITIVE ALTERNATIVE RADIO, INC.)
  • WPIN-FM (91.5 FM; DUBLIN, VA; Owner: POSITIVE ALTERNATIVE RADIO, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Glenvar:

  • WBRA-TV (Channel 15; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: BLUE RIDGE PUBLIC TELEVISION, INC.)
  • WSLS-TV (Channel 10; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WRKV-LP (Channel 65; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: TIGER EYE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WPXR (Channel 38; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
  • WFXR-TV (Channel 27; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: GRANT BROADCASTING SYSTEMS II, INC.)
  • WDBJ (Channel 7; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: WDBJ TELEVISION, INC.)
  • W54BT (Channel 54; ROANOKE, ETC., VA; Owner: BIP, INC.)
  • WSET-TV (Channel 13; LYNCHBURG, VA; Owner: WSET INCORPORATED)
  • W49AP (Channel 49; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • WJPR (Channel 21; LYNCHBURG, VA; Owner: GRANT BROADCASTING SYSTEMS II, INC.)
  • W34CU (Channel 34; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: VENTANA TELEVISION, INC.)
  • W05AA (Channel 5; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: WSET, INC.)

Glenvar fatal accident list:

Jun 19, 1999 03:15 PM, I-81, Lat: 37.271438, Lon: -80.142231, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
  • National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
  • 37Number of bridges
  • 295ft / 89.5mTotal length
  • $48,750,000Total costs
  • 362,144Total average daily traffic
  • 80,157Total average daily truck traffic
New bridges in Glenvar, VA - historical statistics
  • New bridges - historical statistics
  • 11920-1929
  • 21930-1939
  • 41940-1949
  • 31950-1959
  • 221960-1969
  • 21970-1979
  • 21980-1989
  • 12010-2019
See full National Bridge Inventory statistics for Glenvar, VA

FCC Registered Microwave Towers:

1
  • POOR MT, Unnamed Rd (Lat: 37.185389 Lon: -80.168278), Type: Ltower, Structure height: 27 m, Overall height: 28 m, Call Sign: WQZA297,
    Assigned Frequencies: 11075.0 MHz, 11075.0 MHz, 11075.0 MHz, 11075.0 MHz, 11075.0 MHz, 11075.0 MHz, 11075.0 MHz, 11075.0 MHz, 11075.0 MHz, 11075.0 MHz... (+4 more), Grant Date: 03/20/2017, Expiration Date: 03/20/2027, Certifier: Don Mcelroy, Registrant: Virginia Everywhere, LLC, 908 Trailview Boulevard Se Suite 170, Leesburg, VA 20175, Phone: (703) 554-6600, Email:


Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Glenvar, VA
  • 51.9%Electricity
  • 32.1%Utility gas
  • 16.0%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Glenvar, VA
  • 78.5%Electricity
  • 10.2%Utility gas
  • 5.8%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 5.5%No fuel used


Glenvar compared to Virginia state average:

  • Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age significantly above state average.
  • Renting percentage above state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
  • Number of rooms per house significantly below state average.
  • Institutionalized population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.

Glenvar on our top lists:

  • #8 on the list of "Top 100 cities with the largest percentage of females"
  • #29 on the list of "Top 100 cities with oldest residents"
  • #20 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for 3rd party candidates in the 2012 Presidential Election (pop. 50,000+)"
  • #64 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest Sulfur Oxides Annual air pollution readings in 2012 (µg/m3)"
  • #86 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest Nitrogen Dioxide air pollution readings in 2012 (ppm)"
  • #98 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000"
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