Elm Creek vs Glenwood

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

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

Elm Creek has the higher population (1,146 vs 663 in Glenwood). Glenwood has the higher median home value ($283,100 vs $197,100 in Elm Creek). Since 2019, Glenwood's population has grown faster (+20.8% vs +1.1%).

Population, income & housing

	Elm Creek	Glenwood
Population	1,146	663
Median age	29.4 yrs	51.2 yrs
Median household income	$75,625	—
Median home value	$197,100	$283,100
Median gross rent	$767	—
Housing units	441	206
Homeownership rate	67.5%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.9%	80.7%
Unemployment rate	2.1%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Elm Creek	Glenwood
Population	1,134 → 1,146 (+1.1%)	549 → 663 (+20.8%)
Median household income	$60,375 → $75,625 (+25.3%)	$74,917 → $83,594 (+11.6%)
Median home value	$114,800 → $197,100 (+71.7%)	$260,500 → $283,100 (+8.7%)
Median gross rent	$888 → $767 (-13.6%)	—

Elm Creek

Population

1,1341,146

Median household income

$60,375$75,625

Median home value

$114,800$197,100

Median gross rent

$888$767

Glenwood

Population

549663

Median household income

$74,917$83,594

Median home value

$260,500$283,100

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Elm Creek	Glenwood
Under 5	13.9%	0.0%
5 to 17	19.9%	34.1%
18 to 24	10.2%	2.6%
25 to 34	16.0%	0.0%
35 to 44	11.8%	6.6%
45 to 54	7.7%	22.6%
55 to 64	10.4%	30.8%
65 to 74	6.0%	0.0%
75 and over	4.2%	3.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Elm Creek	Glenwood
White (non-Hispanic)	87.8%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.3%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	1.7%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.7%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	8.5%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Elm Creek	Glenwood
No high school diploma	3.1%	0.0%
High school graduate	30.5%	7.6%
Some college or associate's	41.4%	11.7%
Bachelor's degree	19.3%	49.5%
Graduate or professional degree	5.6%	31.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Elm Creek	Glenwood
Drove alone	76.8%	100.0%
Carpooled	10.3%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	6.9%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.2%	0.0%
Other means	1.8%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Elm Creek	Glenwood
1-unit, detached	72.8%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0.5%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	5.9%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	9.3%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	11.6%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Elm Creek	Glenwood
Poverty rate	9.9%	0.0%
Average household size	2.82	3.22
Mean commute (minutes)	23	13
Median year structure built	1972	1994