2025 Compare Cities Economy:
Glade Spring, VA vs Bristol, VA

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Highlights
- Household income in Bristol, is 33% less than it is in Glade Spring and is 57% below the National Average.
- Glade Spring unemployment rate is 4.6%.
- Bristol unemployment rate is 6.0%.
 Glade Spring, VABristol, VAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock6.0%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.8%1.6%
 Future Job Growth29.1%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes5.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.8%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$22,388  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$43,879$69,021
 Family Median Income$76,591  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Glade Spring, VABristol, VAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock15.8%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K11.1%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock12.8%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K5.2%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock10.3%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K2.5%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock8.9%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K16.0%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock11.1%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K5.7%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock3.3%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Glade Spring, VABristol, VAUnited States
 Management, business, finance16.8%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock5.2%6.5%
 Community, social services2.2%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.7%1.2%
 Education, library12.9%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.9%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology6.9%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock2.7%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement6.3%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock8.6%5.4%
 Building maintenance5.3%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.0%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support14.9%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair5.3%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock16.6%13.1%
Reviews for Glade Spring    1 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

This small town is in an area nearing a growth squirt, ready or not. We need visionary leadership. Glade Spring, "The Place To  More

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Reviews for Bristol    7 Reviews

Eat and live on the TN side, shop on the VA side.  More

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Over 7 years ago

I’ve lived here my whole life and the crime/drug rate keeps going up. This area is starting to go downhill. Not to mention the property taxes are  More

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Lived here my whole life basically and this place is going downhill. It’s a drug area. Mostly people on meth and pills. I feel like the crime rate just keeps going up.  More

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