Glenwood is a somewhat small village located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 9,035 people and two constituent neighborhoods, Glenwood is the 225th largest community in Illinois.

Unlike some villages where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Glenwood is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Glenwood is a village of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Glenwood who work in office and administrative support jobs (20.02%), sales jobs (10.72%), and management occupations (8.40%).

In Glenwood, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 32.95 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

Being a small village, Glenwood does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Glenwood Information and Demographics

In terms of college education, Glenwood is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 14.96% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 27.94% of adults in Glenwood have a college degree.

The per capita income in Glenwood in 2000 was $24,356, which is upper middle income relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $97,424 for a family of four.

Glenwood is an extremely ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Glenwood home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Glenwood is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Glenwood include German, Irish, Italian, Polish, African, and English.

The most common language spoken in Glenwood is English. Some people also speak Spanish.