Glencoe vs Hillside

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

Glencoe and Hillside 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 8,133 in Hillside). Glencoe has the higher median household income ($250,001 vs $70,772 in Hillside). Glencoe has the higher median home value ($1,354,900 vs $233,800 in Hillside).

Population, income & housing

	Glencoe	Hillside
Population	8,715	8,133
Median age	45.4 yrs	42.6 yrs
Median household income	$250,001	$70,772
Median home value	$1,354,900	$233,800
Median gross rent	$2,097	$1,265
Housing units	3,264	3,097
Homeownership rate	91.9%	69.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	88.2%	26.8%
Unemployment rate	3.5%	3.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Glencoe	Hillside
Population	8,888 → 8,715 (-1.9%)	8,080 → 8,133 (+0.7%)
Median household income	$248,851 → $250,001 (+0.5%)	$57,298 → $70,772 (+23.5%)
Median home value	$953,700 → $1,354,900 (+42.1%)	$171,900 → $233,800 (+36.0%)
Median gross rent	$1,574 → $2,097 (+33.2%)	$1,181 → $1,265 (+7.1%)

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

Hillside

Population

8,0808,133

Median household income

$57,298$70,772

Median home value

$171,900$233,800

Median gross rent

$1,181$1,265

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Glencoe	Hillside
Under 5	5.8%	7.0%
5 to 17	22.1%	13.4%
18 to 24	6.6%	6.2%
25 to 34	2.3%	13.0%
35 to 44	12.1%	11.6%
45 to 54	15.9%	16.0%
55 to 64	14.8%	14.7%
65 to 74	10.8%	9.4%
75 and over	9.6%	8.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Glencoe	Hillside
White (non-Hispanic)	92.7%	19.1%
Black or African American	1.9%	45.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.8%	1.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.3%
Two or more races	1.3%	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino	2.2%	33.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Glencoe	Hillside
No high school diploma	0.2%	19.0%
High school graduate	3.1%	27.9%
Some college or associate's	8.5%	26.3%
Bachelor's degree	38.2%	18.7%
Graduate or professional degree	50.0%	8.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Glencoe	Hillside
Drove alone	46.7%	68.4%
Carpooled	2.2%	7.5%
Public transit	19.2%	6.2%
Walked	2.5%	1.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	27.9%	14.8%
Other means	1.6%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Glencoe	Hillside
1-unit, detached	90.7%	66.1%
1-unit, attached	2.7%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1.4%	4.6%
5 to 19 units	2.5%	16.8%
20 or more units	2.8%	12.5%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Glencoe	Hillside
Poverty rate	2.5%	5.3%
Average household size	2.87	2.59
Mean commute (minutes)	38	33
Median year structure built	1955	1960