Glencoe vs Harwood Heights

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

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

Harwood Heights has the higher population (8,851 vs 8,715 in Glencoe). Glencoe has the higher median household income ($250,001 vs $79,651 in Harwood Heights). Glencoe has the higher median home value ($1,354,900 vs $316,400 in Harwood Heights).

Population, income & housing

	Glencoe	Harwood Heights
Population	8,715	8,851
Median age	45.4 yrs	41.5 yrs
Median household income	$250,001	$79,651
Median home value	$1,354,900	$316,400
Median gross rent	$2,097	$1,166
Housing units	3,264	3,692
Homeownership rate	91.9%	59.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	88.2%	31.6%
Unemployment rate	3.5%	4.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Glencoe	Harwood Heights
Population	8,888 → 8,715 (-1.9%)	8,487 → 8,851 (+4.3%)
Median household income	$248,851 → $250,001 (+0.5%)	$64,523 → $79,651 (+23.4%)
Median home value	$953,700 → $1,354,900 (+42.1%)	$267,300 → $316,400 (+18.4%)
Median gross rent	$1,574 → $2,097 (+33.2%)	$986 → $1,166 (+18.3%)

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

Harwood Heights

Population

8,4878,851

Median household income

$64,523$79,651

Median home value

$267,300$316,400

Median gross rent

$986$1,166

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Glencoe	Harwood Heights
Under 5	5.8%	6.5%
5 to 17	22.1%	15.6%
18 to 24	6.6%	5.9%
25 to 34	2.3%	10.2%
35 to 44	12.1%	17.1%
45 to 54	15.9%	12.1%
55 to 64	14.8%	14.4%
65 to 74	10.8%	9.7%
75 and over	9.6%	8.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Glencoe	Harwood Heights
White (non-Hispanic)	92.7%	66.8%
Black or African American	1.9%	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.8%	9.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.3%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino	2.2%	20.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Glencoe	Harwood Heights
No high school diploma	0.2%	14.2%
High school graduate	3.1%	27.6%
Some college or associate's	8.5%	26.6%
Bachelor's degree	38.2%	18.9%
Graduate or professional degree	50.0%	12.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Glencoe	Harwood Heights
Drove alone	46.7%	70.9%
Carpooled	2.2%	4.7%
Public transit	19.2%	7.8%
Walked	2.5%	2.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.3%
Worked from home	27.9%	11.6%
Other means	1.6%	2.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Glencoe	Harwood Heights
1-unit, detached	90.7%	46.4%
1-unit, attached	2.7%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1.4%	11.5%
5 to 19 units	2.5%	22.2%
20 or more units	2.8%	19.9%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Glencoe	Harwood Heights
Poverty rate	2.5%	6.7%
Average household size	2.87	2.47
Mean commute (minutes)	38	29
Median year structure built	1955	1967