Glenwood vs Lancaster

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

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

Lancaster has the higher population (618 vs 179 in Glenwood). Glenwood has the higher median household income ($52,188 vs $47,361 in Lancaster). Lancaster has the higher median home value ($137,500 vs $88,300 in Glenwood).

Population, income & housing

	Glenwood	Lancaster
Population	179	618
Median age	42.1 yrs	34.3 yrs
Median household income	$52,188	$47,361
Median home value	$88,300	$137,500
Median gross rent	—	$388
Housing units	100	308
Homeownership rate	71.1%	71.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	3.2%	19.3%
Unemployment rate	64.4%	2.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Glenwood	Lancaster
Population	233 → 179 (-23.2%)	810 → 618 (-23.7%)
Median household income	$40,417 → $52,188 (+29.1%)	$33,750 → $47,361 (+40.3%)
Median home value	$61,700 → $88,300 (+43.1%)	$67,000 → $137,500 (+105.2%)
Median gross rent	$618 → $650 (+5.2%)	$453 → $388 (-14.3%)

Glenwood

Population

233179

Median household income

$40,417$52,188

Median home value

$61,700$88,300

Median gross rent

$618$650

Lancaster

Population

810618

Median household income

$33,750$47,361

Median home value

$67,000$137,500

Median gross rent

$453$388

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Glenwood	Lancaster
Under 5	2.8%	10.5%
5 to 17	23.5%	11.7%
18 to 24	3.4%	14.1%
25 to 34	4.5%	18.4%
35 to 44	40.8%	5.2%
45 to 54	7.8%	6.5%
55 to 64	3.4%	19.7%
65 to 74	7.8%	7.9%
75 and over	6.1%	6.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Glenwood	Lancaster
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	92.9%
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	0.0%	5.3%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	1.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Glenwood	Lancaster
No high school diploma	3.2%	2.5%
High school graduate	70.6%	43.4%
Some college or associate's	23.0%	34.8%
Bachelor's degree	3.2%	14.2%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	5.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Glenwood	Lancaster
Drove alone	87.1%	92.8%
Carpooled	0.0%	4.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.9%	1.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Glenwood	Lancaster
1-unit, detached	69.0%	77.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.6%
2 to 4 units	19.0%	9.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	8.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	12.0%	3.9%

Poverty & households

	Glenwood	Lancaster
Poverty rate	6.1%	22.6%
Average household size	3.98	2.93
Mean commute (minutes)	24	22
Median year structure built	1953	1961