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Glenwood, Illinois: commercial real estate data.
Glenwood is a Census village of 8,603 people across 3.28 square miles of land, in Cook County. Median household income is $77,391, 79.0 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 12 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $5.8 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Glenwood
What Glenwood is
- Census place typevillage
- Land area3.28 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land2,620
- County holding the largest share of its areaCook County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Glenwood
How many people live in Glenwood
- Population8,603
- Median age43.5
- Population under 181,912 plus or minus 480
- Share under 1822.2 percent plus or minus 5.4
- Population 65 and over1,669
- Share 65 and over19.4 percent
- Households3,180
- Family households2,073
- Share of households that are families65.2 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Glenwood
Income and work in Glenwood
- Median household income$77,391 plus or minus $18,976
- Per capita income$37,196
- Civilian labor force4,461
- Employed3,701
- Unemployed760 plus or minus 334
- Unemployment rate17.0 percent plus or minus 7.2
- Adults 25 and over6,120
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher92.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher39.7 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree12.9 percent plus or minus 3.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Glenwood
Housing in Glenwood
- Housing units3,494
- Occupied units3,180
- Vacant units314 plus or minus 125
- Vacancy rate9.0 percent plus or minus 3.5
- Owner occupied2,512
- Renter occupied668 plus or minus 192
- Ownership rate79.0 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$198,100
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,493 plus or minus $334
- Annual rent as a share of median income23.1 percent plus or minus 7.7
- Single family units2,825
- Share single family80.9 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more669 plus or minus 192
- Share in buildings of two or more19.1 percent plus or minus 5.1
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1968
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Glenwood
How Glenwood gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute3,277
- Commuting under 15 minutes505 plus or minus 199
- Share commuting under 15 minutes15.4 percent plus or minus 5.7
- Commuting 30 minutes or more1,492 plus or minus 311
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more45.5 percent
- Drove alone75.3 percent
- Carpooled5.5 percent plus or minus 2.8
- Public transport2.6 percent plus or minus 2.1
- Walked5.1 percent plus or minus 5.9
- Worked from home9.3 percent plus or minus 4.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Glenwood
SBA loans in Glenwood (7(a))
- Approvals12
- Gross approval$5,764,300
- Average approval$480,358
- Median approval$62,500
- Largest approval$3,121,200
- Jobs supported62
- Jobs per approval5.2
- Loans with a final outcome2
- Paid in full2
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more33.3 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders7
- Distinct industries by NAICS11
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Glenwood, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 2 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Glenwood
SBA loans in Glenwood (504)
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$408,000
- Average approval$408,000
- Median approval$408,000
- Largest approval$408,000
- Jobs supported6
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Distinct CDCs1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Glenwood, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Glenwood
Flood risk in Glenwood
- NFIP communityVillage of Glenwood
- NFIP community number170097
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date08/19/08
The Village of Glenwood participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 170097 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Cook County, not Glenwood
Cook County context, not Glenwood figures
- Establishments in Cook County134,513
- Covered employment, Cook County2,565,567
- Average annual pay, Cook County$86,931
- Housing units permitted, Cook County6,507
Every figure in this section is published for Cook County as a whole and is not a measurement of Glenwood.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Glenwood questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Glenwood, Illinois?
8,603, in 3,180 households. Glenwood village covers 3.28 square miles of land, which is 2,620 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Glenwood in?
Cook County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Glenwood?
$77,391. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $198,100. Median gross rent is $1,493 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Glenwood businesses?
12 7(a) approvals totaling $5.8 m since FY2020, across 7 lenders, median approval $62,500, plus 1 504 approvals worth $408,000 since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Glenwood, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Glenwood borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Glenwood. Only 2 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Glenwood in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Glenwood appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Glenwood, village of, community 170097, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Glenwood figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Cook County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Glenwood.
Is zoning published for Glenwood?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.