CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Glencoe

Alabama · 4,663 residents · 17.0 sq mi

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Glencoe is home to 4,663 people in Alabama. Owners hold 83% of the housing stock. About 10% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The typical home is worth $53,000. The median age is 36.1, about 3 years above the US median. Households here earn about 21% more than in Alabama as a whole.

At a glance

Average income

near the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 36.1

US median: 33.0

Less educated

10% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 11%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

4,663

−9%vs 2000

vs 5,152 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

36.1

−12%vs 2000

vs 40.9 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

17.0 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20245K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55.3%(248)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.2%(335)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.9%(322)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198%(374)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.2%(287)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.7%(687)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415.5%(725)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5412%(558)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410%(466)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.3%(386)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.6%(216)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.3%(59)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$28,628

−2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $38,385 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,162

−40%vs 2000

vs $18,577 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

12.4%

+5.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.7% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$53,000

−11%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $78,200 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$353

+11%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $418 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

83.3%

Unchangedvs 2000

vs 83.4% in 2000

16.7% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic96.7%(4,981)

Black1.7%(89)

Hispanic / Latino0.3%(18)

Asian0.2%(9)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98.1%(4,573)

Black1.4%(66)

Hispanic / Latino0.1%(5)

Asian0.2%(7)

Other0.4%(17)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican0.2%(11)

Asian origin

Filipino0.7%(37)

Nepalese0.5%(26)

Ancestry

American34.2%(1,829)

English10.3%(551)

Irish7.7%(413)

German6.1%(326)

Italian2.5%(133)

French1.6%(87)

Dutch0.7%(37)

Scottish0.5%(25)

Canadian0.4%(23)

Polish0.4%(23)

Scotch-Irish0.4%(23)

French Canadian0.4%(19)

+ 4 more ancestry groups with data

Swedish0.3%(14)

Welsh0.1%(8)

British0.1%(6)

Norwegian0.1%(6)

RANKED:Largest American population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest German population · Largest Italian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

9.9%

−4.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 14.7% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

70.7%

−6.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 77.6% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.8%

−1.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.1% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

16.5 min

−4%vs 2000

vs 17.3 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married28.1%(551)

Married57.9%(1,137)

Widowed3.7%(72)

Divorced10.4%(204)

Women 15+

Never married20.2%(478)

Married49.6%(1,173)

Widowed15.6%(369)

Divorced14.6%(346)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

5.9%

−10.5 ptssince 2013

from 16.4% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

63.6%

−3.0 ptssince 2020

from 66.6% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

15.2%

+0.1 ptssince 2020

from 15.1% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

21.7%

−7.7 ptssince 2020

from 29.4% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

17.3%

+11.3 ptssince 2020

from 6.0% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.6%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 1.8% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

74.0%

−3.2 ptssince 2020

from 77.2% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

36.1%

+2.4 ptssince 2020

from 33.7% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)20.6%(56)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)23.9%(65)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era46%(125)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War5.9%(16)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 272 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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