Glendale vs Shrewsbury

A side-by-side comparison of Glendale and Shrewsbury: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Shrewsbury has the higher population (6,328 vs 6,111 in Glendale). Glendale has the higher median household income ($168,750 vs $84,942 in Shrewsbury). Glendale has the higher median home value ($510,100 vs $266,600 in Shrewsbury).

Population, income & housing

	Glendale	Shrewsbury
Population	6,111	6,328
Median age	39.7 yrs	46.8 yrs
Median household income	$168,750	$84,942
Median home value	$510,100	$266,600
Median gross rent	$1,855	$1,143
Housing units	2,320	3,332
Homeownership rate	95.8%	62.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	86.6%	53.7%
Unemployment rate	0.2%	1.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Glendale	Shrewsbury
Population	5,891 → 6,111 (+3.7%)	6,150 → 6,328 (+2.9%)
Median household income	$140,184 → $168,750 (+20.4%)	$59,313 → $84,942 (+43.2%)
Median home value	$414,800 → $510,100 (+23.0%)	$174,300 → $266,600 (+53.0%)
Median gross rent	$1,407 → $1,855 (+31.8%)	$915 → $1,143 (+24.9%)

Glendale

Population

5,8916,111

Median household income

$140,184$168,750

Median home value

$414,800$510,100

Median gross rent

$1,407$1,855

Shrewsbury

Population

6,1506,328

Median household income

$59,313$84,942

Median home value

$174,300$266,600

Median gross rent

$915$1,143

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Glendale	Shrewsbury
Under 5	8.5%	4.0%
5 to 17	21.1%	11.2%
18 to 24	7.3%	8.3%
25 to 34	4.9%	12.8%
35 to 44	15.1%	11.1%
45 to 54	17.4%	11.4%
55 to 64	8.5%	13.1%
65 to 74	10.7%	13.4%
75 and over	6.4%	14.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Glendale	Shrewsbury
White (non-Hispanic)	93.9%	76.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	9.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	2.2%	5.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	2.4%
Two or more races	3.5%	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.4%	1.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Glendale	Shrewsbury
No high school diploma	0.0%	1.3%
High school graduate	1.8%	11.6%
Some college or associate's	11.6%	33.5%
Bachelor's degree	40.4%	32.0%
Graduate or professional degree	46.2%	21.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Glendale	Shrewsbury
Drove alone	58.5%	71.0%
Carpooled	3.1%	6.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.1%	4.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	35.2%	18.0%
Other means	1.2%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Glendale	Shrewsbury
1-unit, detached	98.7%	44.6%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	11.4%
2 to 4 units	0.7%	8.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	12.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	22.6%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.4%

Poverty & households

	Glendale	Shrewsbury
Poverty rate	2.2%	9.1%
Average household size	2.70	1.95
Mean commute (minutes)	18	21
Median year structure built	1951	1968