Glen Carbon

Population: 13,521
Median household income: $92,434
Median home value: $278,200

Located in Madison County, Illinois, Glen Carbon is a community with a population of 13,521. Its median household income of $92,434 runs above the Madison County figure of $74,800.

From 2019 to 2023, Glen Carbon's population grew 7.6% from 12,569 to 13,521, while its median home value rose 22.8% from $226,500 to $278,200.

The largest age group is 5 to 17, 16.9% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 82.2% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 13,521
Median age: 39.2 yrs
Median household income: $92,434
Median home value: $278,200
Median gross rent: $1,088
Housing units: 5,734
Homeownership rate: 64.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 51.9%
Unemployment rate: 4.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

12,56913,521

Median household income

$89,236$92,434

Median home value

$226,500$278,200

Median gross rent

$990$1,088

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	12,569	$89,236	$226,500	$990
2020	12,468	$84,956	$228,900	$981
2021	13,532	$86,406	$234,900	$1,000
2022	13,654	$92,002	$272,000	$1,111
2023	13,521	$92,434	$278,200	$1,088

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

Age distribution

Under 56.5%

5 to 1716.9%

18 to 248.3%

25 to 3412.5%

35 to 4415.0%

45 to 5411.1%

55 to 6410.2%

65 to 7410.5%

75 and over9.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	877	6.5%
5 to 17	2,283	16.9%
18 to 24	1,120	8.3%
25 to 34	1,693	12.5%
35 to 44	2,026	15.0%
45 to 54	1,496	11.1%
55 to 64	1,380	10.2%
65 to 74	1,417	10.5%
75 and over	1,229	9.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	11,115	82.2%
Black or African American	1,227	9.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	4	0.0%
Asian	77	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	560	4.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	538	4.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.2%

High school graduate16.5%

Some college or associate's28.5%

Bachelor's degree30.5%

Graduate or professional degree21.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	296	3.2%
High school graduate	1,522	16.5%
Some college or associate's	2,630	28.5%
Bachelor's degree	2,817	30.5%
Graduate or professional degree	1,976	21.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone74.6%

Carpooled3.3%

Public transit0.6%

Walked1.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home19.6%

Other means0.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	5,091	74.6%
Carpooled	223	3.3%
Public transit	38	0.6%
Walked	103	1.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	1,341	19.6%
Other means	32	0.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,597	29.1%
15 to 29 min	1,472	26.8%
30 to 44 min	1,696	30.9%
45 to 59 min	423	7.7%
60+ min	299	5.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.38
Poverty rate: 5.5% (731 of 13,318)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,873	69.1%
Nonfamily households	1,729	30.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1989

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	5,602	97.7%
Vacant	132	2.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,585	64.0%
Renter-occupied	2,017	36.0%

1-unit, detached66.5%

1-unit, attached6.7%

2 to 4 units14.0%

5 to 19 units4.2%

20 or more units6.6%

Mobile home & other2.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,811	66.5%
1-unit, attached	384	6.7%
2 to 4 units	800	14.0%
5 to 19 units	241	4.2%
20 or more units	377	6.6%
Mobile home & other	121	2.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1729639
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 10 sq mi
Water area: 0.12 sq mi
Center point: 38.7582, -89.9831