Glenwood vs Lynwood

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

Glenwood 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 8,620 in Glenwood). Lynwood has the higher median household income ($76,619 vs $71,376 in Glenwood). Lynwood has the higher median home value ($213,700 vs $182,900 in Glenwood).

Population, income & housing

	Glenwood	Lynwood
Population	8,620	9,047
Median age	39.3 yrs	39.5 yrs
Median household income	$71,376	$76,619
Median home value	$182,900	$213,700
Median gross rent	$1,639	$1,151
Housing units	3,443	3,664
Homeownership rate	77.9%	81.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	36.9%	39.6%
Unemployment rate	16.5%	6.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Glenwood	Lynwood
Population	8,657 → 8,620 (-0.4%)	9,279 → 9,047 (-2.5%)
Median household income	$67,554 → $71,376 (+5.7%)	$66,652 → $76,619 (+15.0%)
Median home value	$126,000 → $182,900 (+45.2%)	$150,800 → $213,700 (+41.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,586 → $1,639 (+3.3%)	$913 → $1,151 (+26.1%)

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

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)

	Glenwood	Lynwood
Under 5	5.8%	7.7%
5 to 17	20.6%	17.3%
18 to 24	7.1%	12.3%
25 to 34	11.2%	9.1%
35 to 44	11.5%	9.6%
45 to 54	15.2%	13.2%
55 to 64	11.8%	10.3%
65 to 74	10.1%	12.4%
75 and over	6.8%	8.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Glenwood	Lynwood
White (non-Hispanic)	20.8%	13.5%
Black or African American	68.6%	65.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	0.4%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	1.0%
Two or more races	4.0%	11.0%
Hispanic or Latino	5.5%	8.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Glenwood	Lynwood
No high school diploma	6.4%	8.1%
High school graduate	20.4%	24.7%
Some college or associate's	36.3%	27.6%
Bachelor's degree	24.6%	25.0%
Graduate or professional degree	12.3%	14.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Glenwood	Lynwood
Drove alone	68.2%	63.6%
Carpooled	4.8%	9.5%
Public transit	6.5%	6.4%
Walked	8.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.6%	17.9%
Other means	1.7%	2.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Glenwood	Lynwood
1-unit, detached	81.7%	57.9%
1-unit, attached	0.5%	5.3%
2 to 4 units	6.1%	9.0%
5 to 19 units	3.4%	3.9%
20 or more units	8.3%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	23.9%

Poverty & households

	Glenwood	Lynwood
Poverty rate	14.0%	12.9%
Average household size	2.75	2.69
Mean commute (minutes)	32	52
Median year structure built	1968	1988