Glenwood vs Henderson

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

Glenwood and Henderson 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 205 in Henderson). Glenwood has the higher median household income ($69,320 vs $51,250 in Henderson). Glenwood has the higher median home value ($193,800 vs $87,100 in Henderson).

Population, income & housing

	Glenwood	Henderson
Population	5,118	205
Median age	42.3 yrs	32.6 yrs
Median household income	$69,320	$51,250
Median home value	$193,800	$87,100
Median gross rent	$842	$950
Housing units	2,325	76
Homeownership rate	76.6%	85.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.0%	5.9%
Unemployment rate	2.6%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Glenwood	Henderson
Population	5,326 → 5,118 (-3.9%)	272 → 205 (-24.6%)
Median household income	$61,930 → $69,320 (+11.9%)	$52,500 → $51,250 (-2.4%)
Median home value	$148,500 → $193,800 (+30.5%)	$71,600 → $87,100 (+21.6%)
Median gross rent	$695 → $842 (+21.2%)	$769 → $950 (+23.5%)

Glenwood

Population

5,3265,118

Median household income

$61,930$69,320

Median home value

$148,500$193,800

Median gross rent

$695$842

Henderson

Population

272205

Median household income

$52,500$51,250

Median home value

$71,600$87,100

Median gross rent

$769$950

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Glenwood	Henderson
Under 5	4.8%	9.3%
5 to 17	14.9%	27.8%
18 to 24	6.3%	5.4%
25 to 34	15.6%	11.7%
35 to 44	10.1%	6.8%
45 to 54	11.0%	5.4%
55 to 64	13.5%	14.1%
65 to 74	13.8%	17.1%
75 and over	9.9%	2.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Glenwood	Henderson
White (non-Hispanic)	90.5%	99.0%
Black or African American	0.1%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.3%	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino	8.2%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Glenwood	Henderson
No high school diploma	2.9%	16.9%
High school graduate	29.7%	42.4%
Some college or associate's	40.4%	34.7%
Bachelor's degree	18.7%	5.1%
Graduate or professional degree	8.3%	0.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Glenwood	Henderson
Drove alone	80.8%	81.9%
Carpooled	6.9%	13.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	5.2%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.9%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	4.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Glenwood	Henderson
1-unit, detached	71.1%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	4.3%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	16.6%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	5.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	2.7%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.4%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Glenwood	Henderson
Poverty rate	9.0%	20.5%
Average household size	2.23	3.73
Mean commute (minutes)	20	34
Median year structure built	1972	1938