Glendale vs St. John

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

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

St. John has the higher population (6,562 vs 6,111 in Glendale). Glendale has the higher median household income ($168,750 vs $50,429 in St. John). Glendale has the higher median home value ($510,100 vs $96,900 in St. John).

Population, income & housing

	Glendale	St. John
Population	6,111	6,562
Median age	39.7 yrs	38.7 yrs
Median household income	$168,750	$50,429
Median home value	$510,100	$96,900
Median gross rent	$1,855	$1,153
Housing units	2,320	2,967
Homeownership rate	95.8%	58.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	86.6%	13.6%
Unemployment rate	0.2%	6.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Glendale	St. John
Population	5,891 → 6,111 (+3.7%)	6,396 → 6,562 (+2.6%)
Median household income	$140,184 → $168,750 (+20.4%)	$53,916 → $50,429 (-6.5%)
Median home value	$414,800 → $510,100 (+23.0%)	$78,300 → $96,900 (+23.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,407 → $1,855 (+31.8%)	$995 → $1,153 (+15.9%)

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

St. John

Population

6,3966,562

Median household income

$53,916$50,429

Median home value

$78,300$96,900

Median gross rent

$995$1,153

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Glendale	St. John
Under 5	8.5%	5.3%
5 to 17	21.1%	16.2%
18 to 24	7.3%	4.9%
25 to 34	4.9%	16.9%
35 to 44	15.1%	16.0%
45 to 54	17.4%	9.6%
55 to 64	8.5%	14.2%
65 to 74	10.7%	12.8%
75 and over	6.4%	4.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Glendale	St. John
White (non-Hispanic)	93.9%	40.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	37.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.2%	2.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	3.5%	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino	0.4%	14.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Glendale	St. John
No high school diploma	0.0%	14.2%
High school graduate	1.8%	34.2%
Some college or associate's	11.6%	38.0%
Bachelor's degree	40.4%	9.5%
Graduate or professional degree	46.2%	4.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Glendale	St. John
Drove alone	58.5%	74.2%
Carpooled	3.1%	7.2%
Public transit	0.0%	1.2%
Walked	2.1%	1.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	35.2%	13.2%
Other means	1.2%	2.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Glendale	St. John
1-unit, detached	98.7%	92.5%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	0.8%
2 to 4 units	0.7%	6.2%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Glendale	St. John
Poverty rate	2.2%	14.0%
Average household size	2.70	2.30
Mean commute (minutes)	18	23
Median year structure built	1951	1953