Glenwood is home to 8,603 people in Illinois. 79% of homes are owner-occupied. The median age is 43.5, about 5 years above the US median. The foreign-born share is 3%. The typical home is worth $198,100, having risen by half since 2000. There are 2,636 people per square mile.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $77,391, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 43.5
US median: 38.9
More educated
40% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
More affordable
home values down 7%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Glenwood
What changed most since 1990
Black share25.3% → 70.8%(+45.5 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts
White share71.5% → 21.3%(−50.2 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Homes owned by their occupants87.8% → 79.0%(−8.8 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
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)10%(30)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)31.6%(95)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era27.2%(82)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War19.3%(58)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 301 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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Over time
Glenwood, decade by decade
Glenwood population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
9,289
$107,715
$204,726
23.7%
53.0
2000
9,000
$98,176
$213,680
27.9%
70.3
2010
8,969
$83,600
$234,343
27.7%
62.5
2020
8,662
$78,609
$157,080
32.0%
51.9
2024
8,603
$77,391
$198,100
39.7%
56.3
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
