Glenwood vs Marion

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

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

Marion has the higher population (7,594 vs 181 in Glenwood). Glenwood has the higher median household income ($115,125 vs $44,472 in Marion). Glenwood has the higher median home value ($175,800 vs $131,100 in Marion).

Population, income & housing

	Glenwood	Marion
Population	181	7,594
Median age	46.1 yrs	38.3 yrs
Median household income	$115,125	$44,472
Median home value	$175,800	$131,100
Median gross rent	—	$687
Housing units	113	3,108
Homeownership rate	100.0%	46.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	81.5%	14.2%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	8.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Glenwood	Marion
Population	302 → 181 (-40.1%)	7,834 → 7,594 (-3.1%)
Median household income	$100,806 → $115,125 (+14.2%)	$38,280 → $44,472 (+16.2%)
Median home value	$165,100 → $175,800 (+6.5%)	$89,200 → $131,100 (+47.0%)
Median gross rent	—	$598 → $687 (+14.9%)

Glenwood

Population

302181

Median household income

$100,806$115,125

Median home value

$165,100$175,800

Marion

Population

7,8347,594

Median household income

$38,280$44,472

Median home value

$89,200$131,100

Median gross rent

$598$687

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Glenwood	Marion
Under 5	0.0%	2.9%
5 to 17	17.7%	17.2%
18 to 24	10.5%	10.3%
25 to 34	8.8%	14.7%
35 to 44	11.6%	15.3%
45 to 54	18.8%	14.1%
55 to 64	0.0%	10.4%
65 to 74	23.8%	9.3%
75 and over	8.8%	5.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Glenwood	Marion
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	59.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	11.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	1.3%
Asian	0.0%	4.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	21.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Glenwood	Marion
No high school diploma	0.0%	21.6%
High school graduate	7.7%	36.0%
Some college or associate's	10.8%	28.2%
Bachelor's degree	65.4%	10.6%
Graduate or professional degree	16.2%	3.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Glenwood	Marion
Drove alone	100.0%	83.0%
Carpooled	0.0%	11.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.3%
Walked	0.0%	1.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	2.3%
Other means	0.0%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Glenwood	Marion
1-unit, detached	68.1%	65.8%
1-unit, attached	14.2%	2.1%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	6.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	9.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	6.3%
Mobile home & other	17.7%	9.8%

Poverty & households

	Glenwood	Marion
Poverty rate	0.0%	24.2%
Average household size	1.95	2.38
Mean commute (minutes)	19	27
Median year structure built	1975	1969