Glencoe

Population: 5,356
Median household income: $66,050
Median home value: $203,200

Glencoe is a community in Etowah County, Alabama, home to 5,356 residents. Its median household income of $66,050 runs above the Etowah County figure of $53,070.

Between 2019 and 2023, Glencoe's population grew 5.5% from 5,077 to 5,356, while its median home value rose 31.5% from $154,500 to $203,200.

The largest age group is 5 to 17, 20.3% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 92.3% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 5,356
Median age: 41.9 yrs
Median household income: $66,050
Median home value: $203,200
Median gross rent: $638
Housing units: 2,294
Homeownership rate: 83.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.2%
Unemployment rate: 2.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

5,0775,356

Median household income

$60,290$66,050

Median home value

$154,500$203,200

Median gross rent

$556$638

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	5,077	$60,290	$154,500	$556
2020	5,125	$61,514	$163,400	$617
2021	5,360	$63,060	$168,400	$710
2022	5,343	$68,893	$182,400	$758
2023	5,356	$66,050	$203,200	$638

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.8%

5 to 1720.3%

18 to 244.9%

25 to 3410.0%

35 to 4413.6%

45 to 547.5%

55 to 6415.0%

65 to 7412.9%

75 and over11.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	255	4.8%
5 to 17	1,085	20.3%
18 to 24	262	4.9%
25 to 34	536	10.0%
35 to 44	731	13.6%
45 to 54	402	7.5%
55 to 64	801	15.0%
65 to 74	692	12.9%
75 and over	592	11.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,944	92.3%
Black or African American	107	2.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	11	0.2%
Asian	65	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	163	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	66	1.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.2%

High school graduate31.5%

Some college or associate's39.1%

Bachelor's degree10.9%

Graduate or professional degree12.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	234	6.2%
High school graduate	1,183	31.5%
Some college or associate's	1,466	39.1%
Bachelor's degree	409	10.9%
Graduate or professional degree	462	12.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone86.1%

Carpooled8.6%

Public transit1.7%

Walked0.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.9%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,900	86.1%
Carpooled	189	8.6%
Public transit	38	1.7%
Walked	15	0.7%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	64	2.9%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	519	24.2%
15 to 29 min	956	44.6%
30 to 44 min	266	12.4%
45 to 59 min	354	16.5%
60+ min	47	2.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.60
Poverty rate: 9.0% (466 of 5,194)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,394	69.0%
Nonfamily households	626	31.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1980

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,020	88.1%
Vacant	274	11.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,694	83.9%
Renter-occupied	326	16.1%

1-unit, detached87.4%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units1.8%

5 to 19 units0.9%

20 or more units1.6%

Mobile home & other8.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,005	87.4%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	41	1.8%
5 to 19 units	20	0.9%
20 or more units	36	1.6%
Mobile home & other	192	8.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0129992
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 17 sq mi
Water area: 0.08 sq mi
Center point: 33.9483, -85.9336