Glencoe vs Sardis City

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

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

Glencoe has the higher population (5,356 vs 1,805 in Sardis City). Glencoe has the higher median household income ($66,050 vs $59,632 in Sardis City). Sardis City has the higher median home value ($207,300 vs $203,200 in Glencoe).

Population, income & housing

	Glencoe	Sardis City
Population	5,356	1,805
Median age	41.9 yrs	44.6 yrs
Median household income	$66,050	$59,632
Median home value	$203,200	$207,300
Median gross rent	$638	$830
Housing units	2,294	763
Homeownership rate	83.9%	90.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.2%	26.9%
Unemployment rate	2.6%	3.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Glencoe	Sardis City
Population	5,077 → 5,356 (+5.5%)	1,742 → 1,805 (+3.6%)
Median household income	$60,290 → $66,050 (+9.6%)	$59,643 → $59,632 (-0.0%)
Median home value	$154,500 → $203,200 (+31.5%)	$149,000 → $207,300 (+39.1%)
Median gross rent	$556 → $638 (+14.7%)	$741 → $830 (+12.0%)

Glencoe

Population

5,0775,356

Median household income

$60,290$66,050

Median home value

$154,500$203,200

Median gross rent

$556$638

Sardis City

Population

1,7421,805

Median household income

$59,643$59,632

Median home value

$149,000$207,300

Median gross rent

$741$830

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Glencoe	Sardis City
Under 5	4.8%	3.9%
5 to 17	20.3%	16.2%
18 to 24	4.9%	7.5%
25 to 34	10.0%	10.4%
35 to 44	13.6%	12.5%
45 to 54	7.5%	16.7%
55 to 64	15.0%	10.0%
65 to 74	12.9%	13.4%
75 and over	11.1%	9.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Glencoe	Sardis City
White (non-Hispanic)	92.3%	94.3%
Black or African American	2.0%	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.2%
Asian	1.2%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.0%	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino	1.2%	1.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Glencoe	Sardis City
No high school diploma	6.2%	5.7%
High school graduate	31.5%	38.5%
Some college or associate's	39.1%	28.8%
Bachelor's degree	10.9%	15.1%
Graduate or professional degree	12.3%	11.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Glencoe	Sardis City
Drove alone	86.1%	92.1%
Carpooled	8.6%	1.9%
Public transit	1.7%	0.9%
Walked	0.7%	1.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.9%	2.9%
Other means	0.0%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Glencoe	Sardis City
1-unit, detached	87.4%	98.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1.8%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.9%	0.0%
20 or more units	1.6%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	8.4%	1.2%

Poverty & households

	Glencoe	Sardis City
Poverty rate	9.0%	11.2%
Average household size	2.60	2.55
Mean commute (minutes)	25	23
Median year structure built	1980	1985