Glencoe vs Glenwood

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

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

Glencoe has the higher population (8,715 vs 8,620 in Glenwood). Glencoe has the higher median household income ($250,001 vs $71,376 in Glenwood). Glencoe has the higher median home value ($1,354,900 vs $182,900 in Glenwood).

Population, income & housing

	Glencoe	Glenwood
Population	8,715	8,620
Median age	45.4 yrs	39.3 yrs
Median household income	$250,001	$71,376
Median home value	$1,354,900	$182,900
Median gross rent	$2,097	$1,639
Housing units	3,264	3,443
Homeownership rate	91.9%	77.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	88.2%	36.9%
Unemployment rate	3.5%	16.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Glencoe	Glenwood
Population	8,888 → 8,715 (-1.9%)	8,657 → 8,620 (-0.4%)
Median household income	$248,851 → $250,001 (+0.5%)	$67,554 → $71,376 (+5.7%)
Median home value	$953,700 → $1,354,900 (+42.1%)	$126,000 → $182,900 (+45.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,574 → $2,097 (+33.2%)	$1,586 → $1,639 (+3.3%)

Glencoe

Population

8,8888,715

Median household income

$248,851$250,001

Median home value

$953,700$1,354,900

Median gross rent

$1,574$2,097

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)

	Glencoe	Glenwood
Under 5	5.8%	5.8%
5 to 17	22.1%	20.6%
18 to 24	6.6%	7.1%
25 to 34	2.3%	11.2%
35 to 44	12.1%	11.5%
45 to 54	15.9%	15.2%
55 to 64	14.8%	11.8%
65 to 74	10.8%	10.1%
75 and over	9.6%	6.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Glencoe	Glenwood
White (non-Hispanic)	92.7%	20.8%
Black or African American	1.9%	68.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	1.8%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.5%
Two or more races	1.3%	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino	2.2%	5.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Glencoe	Glenwood
No high school diploma	0.2%	6.4%
High school graduate	3.1%	20.4%
Some college or associate's	8.5%	36.3%
Bachelor's degree	38.2%	24.6%
Graduate or professional degree	50.0%	12.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Glencoe	Glenwood
Drove alone	46.7%	68.2%
Carpooled	2.2%	4.8%
Public transit	19.2%	6.5%
Walked	2.5%	8.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.3%
Worked from home	27.9%	10.6%
Other means	1.6%	1.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Glencoe	Glenwood
1-unit, detached	90.7%	81.7%
1-unit, attached	2.7%	0.5%
2 to 4 units	1.4%	6.1%
5 to 19 units	2.5%	3.4%
20 or more units	2.8%	8.3%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Glencoe	Glenwood
Poverty rate	2.5%	14.0%
Average household size	2.87	2.75
Mean commute (minutes)	38	32
Median year structure built	1955	1968