Glenwood vs West Marion

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

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

West Marion has the higher population (1,018 vs 181 in Glenwood). Glenwood has the higher median household income ($115,125 vs $38,523 in West Marion). Glenwood has the higher median home value ($175,800 vs $123,300 in West Marion).

Population, income & housing

	Glenwood	West Marion
Population	181	1,018
Median age	46.1 yrs	35.0 yrs
Median household income	$115,125	$38,523
Median home value	$175,800	$123,300
Median gross rent	—	$822
Housing units	113	596
Homeownership rate	100.0%	60.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	81.5%	12.7%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	9.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Glenwood	West Marion
Population	302 → 181 (-40.1%)	1,392 → 1,018 (-26.9%)
Median household income	$100,806 → $115,125 (+14.2%)	$35,313 → $38,523 (+9.1%)
Median home value	$165,100 → $175,800 (+6.5%)	$96,600 → $123,300 (+27.6%)
Median gross rent	—	$735 → $822 (+11.8%)

Glenwood

Population

302181

Median household income

$100,806$115,125

Median home value

$165,100$175,800

West Marion

Population

1,3921,018

Median household income

$35,313$38,523

Median home value

$96,600$123,300

Median gross rent

$735$822

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Glenwood	West Marion
Under 5	0.0%	1.9%
5 to 17	17.7%	23.0%
18 to 24	10.5%	14.2%
25 to 34	8.8%	10.7%
35 to 44	11.6%	14.3%
45 to 54	18.8%	1.5%
55 to 64	0.0%	13.9%
65 to 74	23.8%	11.6%
75 and over	8.8%	8.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Glenwood	West Marion
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	80.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.6%
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	0.0%	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	17.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Glenwood	West Marion
No high school diploma	0.0%	8.4%
High school graduate	7.7%	30.5%
Some college or associate's	10.8%	48.4%
Bachelor's degree	65.4%	6.3%
Graduate or professional degree	16.2%	6.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Glenwood	West Marion
Drove alone	100.0%	95.9%
Carpooled	0.0%	2.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	1.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Glenwood	West Marion
1-unit, detached	68.1%	59.6%
1-unit, attached	14.2%	9.1%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	7.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	17.7%	23.8%

Poverty & households

	Glenwood	West Marion
Poverty rate	0.0%	19.1%
Average household size	1.95	2.04
Mean commute (minutes)	19	18
Median year structure built	1975	1982