Glendale

Population: 1,519
Median household income: $55,438
Median home value: $113,700

Located in Forrest County, Mississippi, Glendale is a community with a population of 1,519. Its median household income of $55,438 runs above the Forrest County figure of $52,821.

From 2019 to 2023, Glendale's population declined 29.5% from 2,155 to 1,519, while its median home value rose 54.9% from $73,400 to $113,700.

Households average 2.35 people. The median gross rent is $863.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,519
Median age: 47.6 yrs
Median household income: $55,438
Median home value: $113,700
Median gross rent: $863
Housing units: 765
Homeownership rate: 67.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.3%
Unemployment rate: 2.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,1551,519

Median household income

$23,145$55,438

Median home value

$73,400$113,700

Median gross rent

$924$863

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,155	$23,145	$73,400	$924
2020	1,483	$23,792	—	$666
2021	1,704	$22,705	$87,500	$726
2022	1,514	$53,091	$85,300	$852
2023	1,519	$55,438	$113,700	$863

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

Age distribution

Under 58.9%

5 to 1713.6%

18 to 2411.0%

25 to 3411.7%

35 to 444.2%

45 to 5418.0%

55 to 6419.8%

65 to 749.1%

75 and over3.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	135	8.9%
5 to 17	206	13.6%
18 to 24	167	11.0%
25 to 34	178	11.7%
35 to 44	64	4.2%
45 to 54	273	18.0%
55 to 64	301	19.8%
65 to 74	138	9.1%
75 and over	57	3.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	676	44.5%
Black or African American	754	49.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	23	1.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	66	4.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma19.5%

High school graduate40.0%

Some college or associate's25.2%

Bachelor's degree4.4%

Graduate or professional degree11.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	197	19.5%
High school graduate	404	40.0%
Some college or associate's	255	25.2%
Bachelor's degree	44	4.4%
Graduate or professional degree	111	11.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone71.9%

Carpooled4.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home10.0%

Other means13.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	588	71.9%
Carpooled	39	4.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	82	10.0%
Other means	109	13.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	243	33.0%
15 to 29 min	398	54.1%
30 to 44 min	0	0.0%
45 to 59 min	64	8.7%
60+ min	31	4.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.35
Poverty rate: 17.4% (264 of 1,519)

	Count	Share
Family households	376	58.2%
Nonfamily households	270	41.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1982

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	646	84.4%
Vacant	119	15.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	435	67.3%
Renter-occupied	211	32.7%

1-unit, detached61.3%

1-unit, attached1.3%

2 to 4 units2.9%

5 to 19 units4.1%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other30.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	469	61.3%
1-unit, attached	10	1.3%
2 to 4 units	22	2.9%
5 to 19 units	31	4.1%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	233	30.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2827620
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 1.63 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 31.3680, -89.3086