Gibbon vs Glenwood

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

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

Gibbon has the higher population (1,643 vs 663 in Glenwood). Glenwood has the higher median home value ($283,100 vs $151,700 in Gibbon). Since 2019, Glenwood's population has grown faster (+20.8% vs -21.0%).

Population, income & housing

	Gibbon	Glenwood
Population	1,643	663
Median age	36.2 yrs	51.2 yrs
Median household income	$69,762	—
Median home value	$151,700	$283,100
Median gross rent	$683	—
Housing units	700	206
Homeownership rate	72.0%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.1%	80.7%
Unemployment rate	4.5%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Gibbon	Glenwood
Population	2,080 → 1,643 (-21.0%)	549 → 663 (+20.8%)
Median household income	$62,548 → $69,762 (+11.5%)	$74,917 → $83,594 (+11.6%)
Median home value	$118,300 → $151,700 (+28.2%)	$260,500 → $283,100 (+8.7%)
Median gross rent	$815 → $683 (-16.2%)	—

Gibbon

Population

2,0801,643

Median household income

$62,548$69,762

Median home value

$118,300$151,700

Median gross rent

$815$683

Glenwood

Population

549663

Median household income

$74,917$83,594

Median home value

$260,500$283,100

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Gibbon	Glenwood
Under 5	8.9%	0.0%
5 to 17	19.0%	34.1%
18 to 24	6.4%	2.6%
25 to 34	13.8%	0.0%
35 to 44	12.0%	6.6%
45 to 54	10.6%	22.6%
55 to 64	13.1%	30.8%
65 to 74	8.3%	0.0%
75 and over	7.9%	3.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Gibbon	Glenwood
White (non-Hispanic)	70.8%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.8%	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	1.7%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	26.7%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Gibbon	Glenwood
No high school diploma	15.6%	0.0%
High school graduate	34.0%	7.6%
Some college or associate's	30.3%	11.7%
Bachelor's degree	14.9%	49.5%
Graduate or professional degree	5.2%	31.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Gibbon	Glenwood
Drove alone	82.5%	100.0%
Carpooled	14.2%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.4%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	3.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Gibbon	Glenwood
1-unit, detached	78.1%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	1.7%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	10.1%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	2.4%	0.0%
20 or more units	1.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	6.6%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Gibbon	Glenwood
Poverty rate	7.6%	0.0%
Average household size	2.50	3.22
Mean commute (minutes)	21	13
Median year structure built	1968	1994