Glenwood

Population: 8,620
Median household income: $71,376
Median home value: $182,900

Glenwood is a community in Cook County, Illinois, home to 8,620 residents. The median household income of $71,376 is below the Cook County median ($81,797).

Between 2019 and 2023, Glenwood's population held roughly steady from 8,657 to 8,620, while its median home value rose 45.2% from $126,000 to $182,900.

The median gross rent is $1,639. 36.9% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 8,620
Median age: 39.3 yrs
Median household income: $71,376
Median home value: $182,900
Median gross rent: $1,639
Housing units: 3,443
Homeownership rate: 77.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 36.9%
Unemployment rate: 16.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

8,6578,620

Median household income

$67,554$71,376

Median home value

$126,000$182,900

Median gross rent

$1,586$1,639

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	8,657	$67,554	$126,000	$1,586
2020	8,846	$64,857	$129,600	$1,611
2021	8,590	$65,685	$143,700	$1,623
2022	8,542	$69,614	$157,100	$1,689
2023	8,620	$71,376	$182,900	$1,639

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

Age distribution

Under 55.8%

5 to 1720.6%

18 to 247.1%

25 to 3411.2%

35 to 4411.5%

45 to 5415.2%

55 to 6411.8%

65 to 7410.1%

75 and over6.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	504	5.8%
5 to 17	1,773	20.6%
18 to 24	610	7.1%
25 to 34	968	11.2%
35 to 44	989	11.5%
45 to 54	1,307	15.2%
55 to 64	1,016	11.8%
65 to 74	868	10.1%
75 and over	585	6.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,793	20.8%
Black or African American	5,914	68.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	13	0.2%
Asian	33	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	46	0.5%
Two or more races	344	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	477	5.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.4%

High school graduate20.4%

Some college or associate's36.3%

Bachelor's degree24.6%

Graduate or professional degree12.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	367	6.4%
High school graduate	1,167	20.4%
Some college or associate's	2,083	36.3%
Bachelor's degree	1,409	24.6%
Graduate or professional degree	707	12.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 32 min

Drove alone68.2%

Carpooled4.8%

Public transit6.5%

Walked8.0%

Bicycle0.3%

Worked from home10.6%

Other means1.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,382	68.2%
Carpooled	168	4.8%
Public transit	227	6.5%
Walked	279	8.0%
Bicycle	9	0.3%
Worked from home	370	10.6%
Other means	60	1.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	474	15.2%
15 to 29 min	1,190	38.1%
30 to 44 min	578	18.5%
45 to 59 min	417	13.3%
60+ min	466	14.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.75
Poverty rate: 14.0% (1,184 of 8,479)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,937	63.7%
Nonfamily households	1,103	36.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1968

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,040	88.3%
Vacant	403	11.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,368	77.9%
Renter-occupied	672	22.1%

1-unit, detached81.7%

1-unit, attached0.5%

2 to 4 units6.1%

5 to 19 units3.4%

20 or more units8.3%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,812	81.7%
1-unit, attached	17	0.5%
2 to 4 units	211	6.1%
5 to 19 units	116	3.4%
20 or more units	287	8.3%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1730029
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 3.28 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 41.5410, -87.6117

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