Glenwood vs Old Fort

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

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

Old Fort has the higher population (643 vs 181 in Glenwood). Glenwood has the higher median household income ($115,125 vs $50,357 in Old Fort). Glenwood has the higher median home value ($175,800 vs $121,400 in Old Fort).

Population, income & housing

	Glenwood	Old Fort
Population	181	643
Median age	46.1 yrs	52.1 yrs
Median household income	$115,125	$50,357
Median home value	$175,800	$121,400
Median gross rent	—	$771
Housing units	113	456
Homeownership rate	100.0%	52.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	81.5%	24.0%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	4.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Glenwood	Old Fort
Population	302 → 181 (-40.1%)	1,004 → 643 (-36.0%)
Median household income	$100,806 → $115,125 (+14.2%)	$28,125 → $50,357 (+79.0%)
Median home value	$165,100 → $175,800 (+6.5%)	$82,400 → $121,400 (+47.3%)
Median gross rent	—	$540 → $771 (+42.8%)

Glenwood

Population

302181

Median household income

$100,806$115,125

Median home value

$165,100$175,800

Old Fort

Population

1,004643

Median household income

$28,125$50,357

Median home value

$82,400$121,400

Median gross rent

$540$771

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Glenwood	Old Fort
Under 5	0.0%	1.2%
5 to 17	17.7%	12.1%
18 to 24	10.5%	8.2%
25 to 34	8.8%	11.4%
35 to 44	11.6%	8.2%
45 to 54	18.8%	17.0%
55 to 64	0.0%	13.7%
65 to 74	23.8%	12.8%
75 and over	8.8%	15.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Glenwood	Old Fort
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	90.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	3.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	2.2%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Glenwood	Old Fort
No high school diploma	0.0%	5.8%
High school graduate	7.7%	37.7%
Some college or associate's	10.8%	32.5%
Bachelor's degree	65.4%	19.0%
Graduate or professional degree	16.2%	5.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Glenwood	Old Fort
Drove alone	100.0%	73.9%
Carpooled	0.0%	12.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	6.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	7.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Glenwood	Old Fort
1-unit, detached	68.1%	58.8%
1-unit, attached	14.2%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	8.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	4.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	17.7%	28.1%

Poverty & households

	Glenwood	Old Fort
Poverty rate	0.0%	14.0%
Average household size	1.95	1.85
Mean commute (minutes)	19	23
Median year structure built	1975	1963