Glenwood Springs is a somewhat small city located in the state of Colorado. With a population of 10,264 people and four associated neighborhoods, Glenwood Springs is the 53rd largest community in Colorado.

Housing costs in Glenwood Springs are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in Colorado.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 7.72% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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.

Despite being a small city, Glenwood Springs has a lot of people using the bus to get to and from work every day. Most of these people on the bus are using it to get to good jobs in other cities.

The population of Glenwood Springs is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 21.84% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 38.61% of adults in Glenwood Springs have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Glenwood Springs in 2022 was $38,954, which is middle income relative to Colorado, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $155,816 for a family of four. However, Glenwood Springs contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Glenwood Springs is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Glenwood Springs home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Glenwood Springs residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Glenwood Springs also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 33.62% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Glenwood Springs include English, German, Irish, European, and Italian.

Glenwood Springs also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 17.31%.

The most common language spoken in Glenwood Springs is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Thai.