place

Glenwood, IL

Demographic and economic profile of Glenwood, IL, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

Population

8,620

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$77,391

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

43.5 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-1.7% since 2018

Glenwood lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • Black or African American Alone6,116 (71.1%)
  • White Alone2,035 (23.7%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races169 (2.0%)
  • Some Other Race Alone141 (1.6%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race79 (0.9%)
  • Asian Alone43 (0.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish340
  2. 2.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)24
  3. 3.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic18

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

26.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

56.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

16.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

3.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Veterans

302

Census ACS · as of 2023

Economy

GDP per Capita

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Per Capita Income

$33,180

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

16.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

14.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services & Health Care1,141
  2. 2.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation469
  3. 3.Retail Trade453
  4. 4.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities441
  5. 5.Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate354

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations1,422
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations801
  3. 3.Service Occupations720
  4. 4.Sales & Office Occupations666
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations92

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 2.12×)441
  2. 2.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.50×)469
  3. 3.Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate (LQ 1.49×)354
  4. 4.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.37×)1,141
  5. 5.Retail Trade (LQ 1.17×)453

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$182,900

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,639/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

77.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,999458 (19.3%)
  • $175,000 to $199,999440 (18.6%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999335 (14.1%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999274 (11.6%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999206 (8.7%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999168 (7.1%)

Census ACS · as of 2023

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

36.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

93.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

63.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$41,024

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

31.5 min

Census ACS · as of 2023

Households Without a Vehicle

6.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone2,382 (68.2%)
  • Worked at Home370 (10.6%)
  • Walked279 (8.0%)
  • Public Transit227 (6.5%)
  • Carpooled168 (4.8%)
  • Taxi, Motorcycle, or Other60 (1.7%)

Census ACS · as of 2023

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.