Downing vs Glenwood

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

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

Downing has the higher population (366 vs 179 in Glenwood). Glenwood has the higher median household income ($52,188 vs $32,292 in Downing). Glenwood has the higher median home value ($88,300 vs $47,600 in Downing).

Population, income & housing

	Downing	Glenwood
Population	366	179
Median age	50.2 yrs	42.1 yrs
Median household income	$32,292	$52,188
Median home value	$47,600	$88,300
Median gross rent	$341	—
Housing units	204	100
Homeownership rate	69.3%	71.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	7.7%	3.2%
Unemployment rate	1.3%	64.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Downing	Glenwood
Population	413 → 366 (-11.4%)	233 → 179 (-23.2%)
Median household income	$30,375 → $32,292 (+6.3%)	$40,417 → $52,188 (+29.1%)
Median home value	$37,200 → $47,600 (+28.0%)	$61,700 → $88,300 (+43.1%)
Median gross rent	$317 → $341 (+7.6%)	$618 → $650 (+5.2%)

Downing

Population

413366

Median household income

$30,375$32,292

Median home value

$37,200$47,600

Median gross rent

$317$341

Glenwood

Population

233179

Median household income

$40,417$52,188

Median home value

$61,700$88,300

Median gross rent

$618$650

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Downing	Glenwood
Under 5	6.3%	2.8%
5 to 17	15.8%	23.5%
18 to 24	6.8%	3.4%
25 to 34	6.3%	4.5%
35 to 44	11.2%	40.8%
45 to 54	15.8%	7.8%
55 to 64	12.3%	3.4%
65 to 74	15.0%	7.8%
75 and over	10.4%	6.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Downing	Glenwood
White (non-Hispanic)	97.8%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	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	2.2%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Downing	Glenwood
No high school diploma	6.5%	3.2%
High school graduate	51.2%	70.6%
Some college or associate's	34.6%	23.0%
Bachelor's degree	7.3%	3.2%
Graduate or professional degree	0.4%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Downing	Glenwood
Drove alone	88.1%	87.1%
Carpooled	4.6%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.3%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.6%	12.9%
Other means	1.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Downing	Glenwood
1-unit, detached	65.7%	69.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	20.6%	19.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	1.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	12.7%	12.0%

Poverty & households

	Downing	Glenwood
Poverty rate	18.0%	6.1%
Average household size	2.61	3.98
Mean commute (minutes)	21	24
Median year structure built	1953	1953