Glenwood

Population: 746
Median household income: $31,250

Glenwood is a community in Wheeler County, Georgia, home to 746 residents. At $31,250, its median household income sits below Wheeler County's $45,262.

Between 2019 and 2023, Glenwood's population grew 53.2% from 487 to 746.

The typical home was built around 1986. 7.1% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 746
Median age: 18.8 yrs
Median household income: $31,250
Median home value: —
Median gross rent: $327
Housing units: 254
Homeownership rate: 29.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 5.4%
Unemployment rate: 0.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

487746

Median household income

$22,813$31,250

Median home value

$83,400$94,700

Median gross rent

$388$327

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	487	$22,813	$83,400	$388
2020	847	—	$73,000	$280
2021	1,116	$19,625	$82,500	$290
2022	739	$21,250	$94,700	$334
2023	746	$31,250	—	$327

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.1%

5 to 1715.7%

18 to 2439.7%

25 to 347.9%

35 to 448.2%

45 to 541.2%

55 to 649.1%

65 to 746.8%

75 and over6.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	38	5.1%
5 to 17	117	15.7%
18 to 24	296	39.7%
25 to 34	59	7.9%
35 to 44	61	8.2%
45 to 54	9	1.2%
55 to 64	68	9.1%
65 to 74	51	6.8%
75 and over	47	6.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	170	22.8%
Black or African American	545	73.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	9	1.2%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	4	0.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	18	2.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma16.3%

High school graduate58.6%

Some college or associate's19.7%

Bachelor's degree4.1%

Graduate or professional degree1.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	48	16.3%
High school graduate	173	58.6%
Some college or associate's	58	19.7%
Bachelor's degree	12	4.1%
Graduate or professional degree	4	1.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 38 min

Drove alone99.3%

Carpooled0.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means0.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	438	99.3%
Carpooled	2	0.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	1	0.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	48	10.9%
15 to 29 min	46	10.4%
30 to 44 min	310	70.3%
45 to 59 min	7	1.6%
60+ min	30	6.8%

Households

Average household size: 6.55
Poverty rate: 7.1% (50 of 701)

	Count	Share
Family households	58	54.2%
Nonfamily households	49	45.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1986

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	107	42.1%
Vacant	147	57.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	31	29.0%
Renter-occupied	76	71.0%

1-unit, detached53.9%

1-unit, attached1.2%

2 to 4 units19.7%

5 to 19 units6.3%

20 or more units0.4%

Mobile home & other18.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	137	53.9%
1-unit, attached	3	1.2%
2 to 4 units	50	19.7%
5 to 19 units	16	6.3%
20 or more units	1	0.4%
Mobile home & other	47	18.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1333392
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.86 sq mi
Water area: 0.02 sq mi
Center point: 32.1803, -82.6708

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