Alsey vs Glasgow

A side-by-side comparison of Alsey and Glasgow: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Alsey has the higher population (184 vs 146 in Glasgow). Glasgow has the higher median household income ($52,500 vs $48,750 in Alsey). Glasgow has the higher median home value ($53,900 vs $53,000 in Alsey).

Population, income & housing

	Alsey	Glasgow
Population	184	146
Median age	34.9 yrs	61.0 yrs
Median household income	$48,750	$52,500
Median home value	$53,000	$53,900
Median gross rent	$850	$625
Housing units	89	76
Homeownership rate	85.1%	89.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.1%	2.5%
Unemployment rate	1.4%	3.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Alsey	Glasgow
Population	143 → 184 (+28.7%)	93 → 146 (+57.0%)
Median household income	$38,750 → $48,750 (+25.8%)	$44,000 → $52,500 (+19.3%)
Median home value	$47,500 → $53,000 (+11.6%)	$51,000 → $53,900 (+5.7%)
Median gross rent	$683 → $850 (+24.5%)	—

Alsey

Population

143184

Median household income

$38,750$48,750

Median home value

$47,500$53,000

Median gross rent

$683$850

Glasgow

Population

93146

Median household income

$44,000$52,500

Median home value

$51,000$53,900

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Alsey	Glasgow
Under 5	8.2%	4.1%
5 to 17	18.5%	10.3%
18 to 24	6.0%	2.7%
25 to 34	17.9%	4.8%
35 to 44	8.2%	10.3%
45 to 54	8.7%	13.7%
55 to 64	19.6%	27.4%
65 to 74	6.5%	11.0%
75 and over	6.5%	15.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Alsey	Glasgow
White (non-Hispanic)	98.9%	89.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	2.1%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.1%	8.2%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Alsey	Glasgow
No high school diploma	10.5%	16.5%
High school graduate	57.3%	69.4%
Some college or associate's	16.1%	11.6%
Bachelor's degree	13.7%	0.8%
Graduate or professional degree	2.4%	1.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Alsey	Glasgow
Drove alone	80.3%	91.8%
Carpooled	5.6%	8.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.2%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.5%	0.0%
Other means	1.4%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Alsey	Glasgow
1-unit, detached	91.0%	84.2%
1-unit, attached	3.4%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	1.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5.6%	14.5%

Poverty & households

	Alsey	Glasgow
Poverty rate	17.4%	1.4%
Average household size	2.49	2.15
Mean commute (minutes)	30	21
Median year structure built	1944	1941