Emerson vs Glenwood

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

Emerson and Glenwood are places in Iowa. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Glenwood has the higher population (5,118 vs 547 in Emerson). Glenwood has the higher median household income ($69,320 vs $47,426 in Emerson). Glenwood has the higher median home value ($193,800 vs $113,600 in Emerson).

Population, income & housing

	Emerson	Glenwood
Population	547	5,118
Median age	45.1 yrs	42.3 yrs
Median household income	$47,426	$69,320
Median home value	$113,600	$193,800
Median gross rent	$913	$842
Housing units	271	2,325
Homeownership rate	80.3%	76.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.5%	27.0%
Unemployment rate	6.9%	2.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Emerson	Glenwood
Population	491 → 547 (+11.4%)	5,326 → 5,118 (-3.9%)
Median household income	$53,750 → $47,426 (-11.8%)	$61,930 → $69,320 (+11.9%)
Median home value	$77,900 → $113,600 (+45.8%)	$148,500 → $193,800 (+30.5%)
Median gross rent	$733 → $913 (+24.6%)	$695 → $842 (+21.2%)

Emerson

Population

491547

Median household income

$53,750$47,426

Median home value

$77,900$113,600

Median gross rent

$733$913

Glenwood

Population

5,3265,118

Median household income

$61,930$69,320

Median home value

$148,500$193,800

Median gross rent

$695$842

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Emerson	Glenwood
Under 5	2.9%	4.8%
5 to 17	20.7%	14.9%
18 to 24	8.6%	6.3%
25 to 34	6.9%	15.6%
35 to 44	10.6%	10.1%
45 to 54	19.4%	11.0%
55 to 64	12.2%	13.5%
65 to 74	11.5%	13.8%
75 and over	7.1%	9.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Emerson	Glenwood
White (non-Hispanic)	92.1%	90.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.9%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.7%	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino	1.3%	8.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Emerson	Glenwood
No high school diploma	15.9%	2.9%
High school graduate	35.6%	29.7%
Some college or associate's	38.0%	40.4%
Bachelor's degree	8.9%	18.7%
Graduate or professional degree	1.6%	8.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Emerson	Glenwood
Drove alone	88.9%	80.8%
Carpooled	4.5%	6.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	5.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.2%
Worked from home	5.7%	6.9%
Other means	0.8%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Emerson	Glenwood
1-unit, detached	90.0%	71.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	4.3%
2 to 4 units	4.8%	16.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	5.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.7%
Mobile home & other	5.2%	0.4%

Poverty & households

	Emerson	Glenwood
Poverty rate	16.3%	9.0%
Average household size	2.35	2.23
Mean commute (minutes)	27	20
Median year structure built	1938	1972