One downside of living in Glenwood is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Glenwood, the average commute to work is 32.04 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. On the other hand, local public transit is widely used in the village, so leaving the car at home and taking transit is often a viable alternative.
In Glenwood, a lot of people use the train to get to work every day though Glenwood is a relatively small village. Those that ride the train are primarily traveling out of town to good jobs in other cities.
The education level of Glenwood citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (21.84%): 36.91% of adults in Glenwood have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.
The per capita income in Glenwood in 2022 was $33,180, which is lower middle income relative to Illinois, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $132,720 for a family of four. However, Glenwood contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Glenwood is a very ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Glenwood home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Glenwood residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Glenwood include Irish, Polish, Italian, German, and African.
The most common language spoken in Glenwood is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
