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POPULAR REAL ESTATE NEAR Glen Carbon, IL Collinsville, IL (Maryville), Collinsville, IL (Meadow Heights), Collinsville, IL (Troy Crossing/Lumaghi Heights), Edwardsville, IL (Bluff Junction), Edwardsville, IL (City Center), Edwardsville, IL (Lake Dr/Gerber Rd), Glen Carbon, IL, Granite City, IL (Johnson Rd/Wabash Ave), O Fallon, IL (O'Fallon), O Fallon, IL (U.S. Route 50/Scott Troy Rd)

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| MEDIAN HOUSE VALUE | $222,910 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| RENTAL PRICE | medium cost relative to IL, medium cost relative to the nation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NEIGHBORHOOD LOOK, FEEL, & CHARACTER |
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| THE SETTING | Suburban (based on population density), farms |
| TYPE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS | mostly Single-family homes, some Small apartment buildings, some Complexes/high rise apartments, some Rowhouses & attached homes, a few Mobile homes |
| SIZE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS | mostly Medium-sized dwellings (3 or 4 bedrooms), some Small dwellings (1, 2 or no bedrooms), a few Large dwellings (4, 5 or more bedrooms) |
| AGE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS | mostly Established but not old (Built 1970 - 1994), some Newer Homes (Built 1995 or later), some Well established older homes (Built 1940 - 1969), a few Historic homes (Built 1939 or earlier) |
| HOME OWNERSHIP | Mixed owners & renters |
| SPECIAL CHARACTER | mostly Urban Sophisticates |
| THE NEIGHBORS | DETAILS |
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| AGE & LIFESTYLE | mostly Families with children (family households with school-aged children), some Young singles-upwardly mobile (young, educated, professionally employed, and single), some Mixed ages, some Seniors (people 65 and over), some College students (people currently attending college) |
| EDUCATION LEVEL | Rating: 9 (5 is average for the U.S., 10 is most educated) |
| INCOME | Upper middle income (well-above average income for America) |
| OCCUPATIONS | mostly Executive, managerial & professional, some Sales & Service workers, some Clerical, assistants & technical support, some Manufacturing & Laborers |
| ETHNICITY/ANCESTRY | mostly White (non-Hispanic), some Irish ancestry, some Black, some Italian ancestry, some Hispanic, some East Asian |
| LANGUAGES | mostly English speaking, some Spanish speaking |
7,365 Students enrolled in District
| DISTRICT RATING COMPARED TO STATE (10 is best) |
9 |
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| Better than: of IL school districts |
82.0% |
DISTRICT RATING![]() COMPARED TO U.S. (10 is best) |
8 |
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| Better than: of US school districts |
78.2% |
STUDENTS PER CLASSROOM![]() |
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| STATE AVERAGE 16 |
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| SCHOOLS IN THIS DISTRICT | GRADES |
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| COLUMBUS ELEM SCHOOL 315 N KANSAS ST, EDWARDSVILLE, IL 62025 (618) 656-5167 |
03-05 |
| DISTRICT 7 ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL PO BOX 395, WORDEN, IL 62097 (618) 692-7466 |
09-12 |
| EDWARDSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL 6161 CENTER GROVE RD, EDWARDSVILLE, IL 62025 (618) 656-7100 |
09-12 |
| GLEN CARBON ELEM SCHOOL 141 BIRGER AVE, GLEN CARBON, IL 62034 (618) 692-7460 |
PK-02 |
| HAMEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PO BOX 157, HAMEL, IL 62046 (618) 692-7444 |
PK-03 |
| LECLAIRE ELEM SCHOOL 801 FRANKLIN AVE, EDWARDSVILLE, IL 62025 (618) 656-3825 |
PK-02 |
| LIBERTY MIDDLE SCHOOL 1 DISTRICT DR, EDWARDSVILLE, IL 62025 (618) 655-6800 |
06-09 |
| LINCOLN MIDDLE SCHOOL 145 WEST ST, EDWARDSVILLE, IL 62025 (618) 656-0485 |
06-08 |
| MIDWAY SCHOOL 6321 MIDWAY DR, MORO, IL 62067 (618) 692-7446 |
PK-03 |
| N O NELSON ELEM SCHOOL 1225 W HIGH ST, EDWARDSVILLE, IL 62025 (618) 656-8480 |
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| ETHNIC/RACIAL GROUPS | THIS DISTRICT | THIS STATE |
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| WHITE (NON-HISPANIC) (%) | 86.6 | 56.4 |
| BLACK (%) | 8.5 | 20.6 |
| HISPANIC (%) | 1.2 | 19.0 |
| ASIAN OR PACIFIC ISLANDER (%) | 1.9 | 3.8 |
| AMERICAN INDIAN OR NATIVE OF ALASKA (%) | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| ECONOMIC GROUPS | THIS DISTRICT | THIS STATE |
| ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED (%) | 14.4 | 37.2 |
| FOR THIS DISTRICT | PER STUDENT | TOTAL | % OF TOTAL |
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| INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES | $4,243 | $31,247,000 | 48.2 |
| SUPPORT EXPENDITURES | |||
| STUDENT | $495 | $3,642,000 | 5.6 |
| STAFF | $132 | $969,000 | 1.5 |
| GENERAL ADMINISTRATION | $300 | $2,208,000 | 3.4 |
| SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION | $400 | $2,947,000 | 4.5 |
| OPERATION | $819 | $6,035,000 | 9.3 |
| TRANSPORTATION | $648 | $4,772,000 | 7.4 |
| OTHER | $222 | $1,633,000 | 2.5 |
| TOTAL SUPPORT | $3,015 | $22,206,000 | 34.3 |
| NON-INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES | $1,538 | $11,327,000 | 17.5 |
| TOTAL EXPENDITURES | $8,796 | $64,780,000 | 100.0 |
Glen Carbon EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT ![]() |
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| ADULTS IN Glen Carbon WITH COLLEGE DEGREE OR HIGHER (%) | 43.9 |
| CHILDREN IN Glen Carbon LIVING IN POVERTY (%) | 5.1 |
Glen Carbon is a somewhat small town located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 12,083 people and just one neighborhood, Glen Carbon is the 187th largest community in Illinois.
Unlike some towns , Glen Carbon isn't mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Glen Carbon are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Glen Carbon is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Glen Carbon who work in office and administrative support jobs (14.36%), management occupations (12.86%), and sales jobs (10.99%).
Also of interest is that Glen Carbon has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
In addition, Glen Carbon is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates." Urban sophisticates are people who are both educated and wealthy, and thus tend to be older, richer, and more established than young professionals. "Urban sophisticates" is not just about being educated and well-off financially: it is a point of view and state of mind, one that you might call 'urbaneness.' But such people can and do regularly live in small towns, suburbs and rural areas, as well as in big cities. They read, support the arts and high-end shops, and love travel.
Glen Carbon is a very car-oriented town. This is because most people - 97.8% - drive by car to work every day, and few people choose alternative modes of transportation, such as public transit, cycling, or walking. In general, car-oriented communities have a layout that emphasizes streets, highways, and ease of parking, and sometimes this can be to the detriment of human-scale priorities such as walkability alongside roads, and public spaces. For example, strip malls are something you will find in Glen Carbon.
Being a small town, Glen Carbon does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The citizens of Glen Carbon are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 42.00% of adults in Glen Carbon have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.
The per capita income in Glen Carbon in 2000 was $26,403, which is wealthy relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $105,612 for a family of four.
The people who call Glen Carbon home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Glen Carbon is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Glen Carbon include German, Irish, English, Italian, Polish, and French.
The most common language spoken in Glen Carbon is English.
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