Glencoe vs Rainbow City

A side-by-side comparison of Glencoe and Rainbow City: population, income, housing, and more.

Glencoe and Rainbow City are places in Alabama. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Rainbow City has the higher population (10,213 vs 5,356 in Glencoe). Glencoe has the higher median household income ($66,050 vs $59,659 in Rainbow City). Rainbow City has the higher median home value ($203,600 vs $203,200 in Glencoe).

Population, income & housing

	Glencoe	Rainbow City
Population	5,356	10,213
Median age	41.9 yrs	40.2 yrs
Median household income	$66,050	$59,659
Median home value	$203,200	$203,600
Median gross rent	$638	$998
Housing units	2,294	4,565
Homeownership rate	83.9%	64.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.2%	21.8%
Unemployment rate	2.6%	8.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Glencoe	Rainbow City
Population	5,077 → 5,356 (+5.5%)	9,589 → 10,213 (+6.5%)
Median household income	$60,290 → $66,050 (+9.6%)	$50,547 → $59,659 (+18.0%)
Median home value	$154,500 → $203,200 (+31.5%)	$166,100 → $203,600 (+22.6%)
Median gross rent	$556 → $638 (+14.7%)	$797 → $998 (+25.2%)

Glencoe

Population

5,0775,356

Median household income

$60,290$66,050

Median home value

$154,500$203,200

Median gross rent

$556$638

Rainbow City

Population

9,58910,213

Median household income

$50,547$59,659

Median home value

$166,100$203,600

Median gross rent

$797$998

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Glencoe	Rainbow City
Under 5	4.8%	4.7%
5 to 17	20.3%	18.1%
18 to 24	4.9%	7.7%
25 to 34	10.0%	12.9%
35 to 44	13.6%	11.2%
45 to 54	7.5%	14.4%
55 to 64	15.0%	12.9%
65 to 74	12.9%	10.0%
75 and over	11.1%	8.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Glencoe	Rainbow City
White (non-Hispanic)	92.3%	80.3%
Black or African American	2.0%	9.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	1.2%	2.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.0%	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino	1.2%	4.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Glencoe	Rainbow City
No high school diploma	6.2%	15.1%
High school graduate	31.5%	32.4%
Some college or associate's	39.1%	30.7%
Bachelor's degree	10.9%	14.4%
Graduate or professional degree	12.3%	7.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Glencoe	Rainbow City
Drove alone	86.1%	77.3%
Carpooled	8.6%	11.1%
Public transit	1.7%	0.0%
Walked	0.7%	2.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.9%	8.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Glencoe	Rainbow City
1-unit, detached	87.4%	63.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1.8%	9.6%
5 to 19 units	0.9%	13.8%
20 or more units	1.6%	4.1%
Mobile home & other	8.4%	9.0%

Poverty & households

	Glencoe	Rainbow City
Poverty rate	9.0%	9.3%
Average household size	2.60	2.62
Mean commute (minutes)	25	26
Median year structure built	1980	1987