Residents will find that the city is relatively quiet. This is because it is not over-populated, and it has fewer college students, renters, and young children - all of whom can be noisy at times. So, if you're looking for a relatively peaceful place to live, Gladewater is worth considering.
As is often the case in a small city, Gladewater doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The rate of college-level education in Gladewater is quite a bit lower than the national average among all cities of 21.84%: just 12.16% of people here over 25 have a bachelor's degree or an advanced degree.
The per capita income in Gladewater in 2022 was $24,457, which is lower middle income relative to Texas, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $97,828 for a family of four. However, Gladewater contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Gladewater also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 31.66% of its population below the federal poverty line.
Gladewater is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Gladewater home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Gladewater residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Gladewater also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 15.37% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Gladewater include Irish, English, German, French, and Scottish.
The most common language spoken in Gladewater is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Mon-Khmer (Cambodian).
