Glencoe vs Lynwood

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

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

Lynwood has the higher population (9,047 vs 8,715 in Glencoe). Glencoe has the higher median household income ($250,001 vs $76,619 in Lynwood). Glencoe has the higher median home value ($1,354,900 vs $213,700 in Lynwood).

Population, income & housing

	Glencoe	Lynwood
Population	8,715	9,047
Median age	45.4 yrs	39.5 yrs
Median household income	$250,001	$76,619
Median home value	$1,354,900	$213,700
Median gross rent	$2,097	$1,151
Housing units	3,264	3,664
Homeownership rate	91.9%	81.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	88.2%	39.6%
Unemployment rate	3.5%	6.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Glencoe	Lynwood
Population	8,888 → 8,715 (-1.9%)	9,279 → 9,047 (-2.5%)
Median household income	$248,851 → $250,001 (+0.5%)	$66,652 → $76,619 (+15.0%)
Median home value	$953,700 → $1,354,900 (+42.1%)	$150,800 → $213,700 (+41.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,574 → $2,097 (+33.2%)	$913 → $1,151 (+26.1%)

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

Lynwood

Population

9,2799,047

Median household income

$66,652$76,619

Median home value

$150,800$213,700

Median gross rent

$913$1,151

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Glencoe	Lynwood
Under 5	5.8%	7.7%
5 to 17	22.1%	17.3%
18 to 24	6.6%	12.3%
25 to 34	2.3%	9.1%
35 to 44	12.1%	9.6%
45 to 54	15.9%	13.2%
55 to 64	14.8%	10.3%
65 to 74	10.8%	12.4%
75 and over	9.6%	8.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Glencoe	Lynwood
White (non-Hispanic)	92.7%	13.5%
Black or African American	1.9%	65.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.8%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.0%
Two or more races	1.3%	11.0%
Hispanic or Latino	2.2%	8.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Glencoe	Lynwood
No high school diploma	0.2%	8.1%
High school graduate	3.1%	24.7%
Some college or associate's	8.5%	27.6%
Bachelor's degree	38.2%	25.0%
Graduate or professional degree	50.0%	14.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Glencoe	Lynwood
Drove alone	46.7%	63.6%
Carpooled	2.2%	9.5%
Public transit	19.2%	6.4%
Walked	2.5%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	27.9%	17.9%
Other means	1.6%	2.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Glencoe	Lynwood
1-unit, detached	90.7%	57.9%
1-unit, attached	2.7%	5.3%
2 to 4 units	1.4%	9.0%
5 to 19 units	2.5%	3.9%
20 or more units	2.8%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	23.9%

Poverty & households

	Glencoe	Lynwood
Poverty rate	2.5%	12.9%
Average household size	2.87	2.69
Mean commute (minutes)	38	52
Median year structure built	1955	1988