Broadview vs Glenwood

A side-by-side comparison of Broadview and Glenwood: population, income, housing, and more.

Broadview and Glenwood are places in Illinois. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Glenwood has the higher population (8,620 vs 7,898 in Broadview). Glenwood has the higher median household income ($71,376 vs $60,139 in Broadview). Broadview has the higher median home value ($240,600 vs $182,900 in Glenwood).

Population, income & housing

	Broadview	Glenwood
Population	7,898	8,620
Median age	41.9 yrs	39.3 yrs
Median household income	$60,139	$71,376
Median home value	$240,600	$182,900
Median gross rent	$1,092	$1,639
Housing units	3,223	3,443
Homeownership rate	64.0%	77.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.8%	36.9%
Unemployment rate	7.8%	16.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Broadview	Glenwood
Population	7,755 → 7,898 (+1.8%)	8,657 → 8,620 (-0.4%)
Median household income	$54,219 → $60,139 (+10.9%)	$67,554 → $71,376 (+5.7%)
Median home value	$158,900 → $240,600 (+51.4%)	$126,000 → $182,900 (+45.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,069 → $1,092 (+2.2%)	$1,586 → $1,639 (+3.3%)

Broadview

Population

7,7557,898

Median household income

$54,219$60,139

Median home value

$158,900$240,600

Median gross rent

$1,069$1,092

Glenwood

Population

8,6578,620

Median household income

$67,554$71,376

Median home value

$126,000$182,900

Median gross rent

$1,586$1,639

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Broadview	Glenwood
Under 5	6.9%	5.8%
5 to 17	16.3%	20.6%
18 to 24	4.9%	7.1%
25 to 34	14.0%	11.2%
35 to 44	9.9%	11.5%
45 to 54	11.8%	15.2%
55 to 64	16.0%	11.8%
65 to 74	11.4%	10.1%
75 and over	8.8%	6.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Broadview	Glenwood
White (non-Hispanic)	10.6%	20.8%
Black or African American	63.1%	68.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.2%
Asian	1.9%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.5%
Two or more races	2.9%	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino	21.2%	5.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Broadview	Glenwood
No high school diploma	15.3%	6.4%
High school graduate	39.2%	20.4%
Some college or associate's	30.6%	36.3%
Bachelor's degree	9.7%	24.6%
Graduate or professional degree	5.1%	12.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Broadview	Glenwood
Drove alone	78.1%	68.2%
Carpooled	7.2%	4.8%
Public transit	5.1%	6.5%
Walked	3.1%	8.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.3%
Worked from home	5.6%	10.6%
Other means	1.0%	1.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Broadview	Glenwood
1-unit, detached	60.0%	81.7%
1-unit, attached	1.6%	0.5%
2 to 4 units	13.8%	6.1%
5 to 19 units	24.1%	3.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	8.3%
Mobile home & other	0.5%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Broadview	Glenwood
Poverty rate	10.7%	14.0%
Average household size	2.53	2.75
Mean commute (minutes)	24	32
Median year structure built	1954	1968