Glencoe vs Southside

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

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

Southside has the higher population (9,407 vs 5,356 in Glencoe). Southside has the higher median household income ($73,695 vs $66,050 in Glencoe). Glencoe has the higher median home value ($203,200 vs $202,900 in Southside).

Population, income & housing

	Glencoe	Southside
Population	5,356	9,407
Median age	41.9 yrs	41.0 yrs
Median household income	$66,050	$73,695
Median home value	$203,200	$202,900
Median gross rent	$638	$1,131
Housing units	2,294	3,441
Homeownership rate	83.9%	91.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.2%	23.3%
Unemployment rate	2.6%	3.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Glencoe	Southside
Population	5,077 → 5,356 (+5.5%)	8,811 → 9,407 (+6.8%)
Median household income	$60,290 → $66,050 (+9.6%)	$72,687 → $73,695 (+1.4%)
Median home value	$154,500 → $203,200 (+31.5%)	$153,100 → $202,900 (+32.5%)
Median gross rent	$556 → $638 (+14.7%)	$942 → $1,131 (+20.1%)

Glencoe

Population

5,0775,356

Median household income

$60,290$66,050

Median home value

$154,500$203,200

Median gross rent

$556$638

Southside

Population

8,8119,407

Median household income

$72,687$73,695

Median home value

$153,100$202,900

Median gross rent

$942$1,131

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Glencoe	Southside
Under 5	4.8%	8.1%
5 to 17	20.3%	17.0%
18 to 24	4.9%	6.0%
25 to 34	10.0%	14.4%
35 to 44	13.6%	12.4%
45 to 54	7.5%	10.6%
55 to 64	15.0%	11.5%
65 to 74	12.9%	12.4%
75 and over	11.1%	7.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Glencoe	Southside
White (non-Hispanic)	92.3%	89.3%
Black or African American	2.0%	4.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	1.2%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.7%
Two or more races	3.0%	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino	1.2%	2.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Glencoe	Southside
No high school diploma	6.2%	7.3%
High school graduate	31.5%	31.5%
Some college or associate's	39.1%	37.9%
Bachelor's degree	10.9%	13.1%
Graduate or professional degree	12.3%	10.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Glencoe	Southside
Drove alone	86.1%	94.3%
Carpooled	8.6%	3.6%
Public transit	1.7%	0.0%
Walked	0.7%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.3%
Worked from home	2.9%	1.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Glencoe	Southside
1-unit, detached	87.4%	94.3%
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%	5.7%

Poverty & households

	Glencoe	Southside
Poverty rate	9.0%	5.6%
Average household size	2.60	2.89
Mean commute (minutes)	25	26
Median year structure built	1980	1985