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Glen Carbon, Illinois: commercial real estate data.
Glen Carbon is a Census village of 13,977 people across 10.33 square miles of land, in Madison County. Median household income is $97,168, 69.2 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 16 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $8.2 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Glen Carbon
What Glen Carbon is
- Census place typevillage
- Land area10.33 sq mi
- Water area0.12 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,353
- County holding the largest share of its areaMadison 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.
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How many people live in Glen Carbon
- Population13,977
- Median age40.4
- Population under 183,133
- Share under 1822.4 percent
- Population 65 and over2,898
- Share 65 and over20.7 percent
- Households5,836
- Family households3,872
- Share of households that are families66.3 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Glen Carbon
- Median household income$97,168
- Per capita income$51,575
- Civilian labor force7,349
- Employed7,029
- Unemployed320 plus or minus 169
- Unemployment rate4.4 percent plus or minus 2.3
- Adults 25 and over9,781
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher97.4 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher50.8 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree18.3 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Glen Carbon
- Housing units6,007
- Occupied units5,836
- Vacant units171 plus or minus 97
- Vacancy rate2.8 percent plus or minus 1.6
- Owner occupied4,037
- Renter occupied1,799
- Ownership rate69.2 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$282,000
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,097
- Annual rent as a share of median income13.5 percent
- Single family units4,568
- Share single family76.0 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more1,393 plus or minus 319
- Share in buildings of two or more23.2 percent plus or minus 5.2
- Mobile homes46 plus or minus 36
- Median year structure built1990
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Glen Carbon gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute5,546
- Commuting under 15 minutes1,470 plus or minus 373
- Share commuting under 15 minutes26.5 percent plus or minus 6.3
- Commuting 30 minutes or more2,600
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more46.9 percent
- Drove alone76.2 percent
- Carpooled2.1 percent plus or minus 1.4
- Public transport0.6 percent plus or minus 0.6
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home20.9 percent plus or minus 5.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Glen Carbon
SBA loans in Glen Carbon (7(a))
- Approvals16
- Gross approval$8,191,700
- Average approval$511,981
- Median approval$303,750
- Largest approval$2,085,000
- Jobs supported244
- Jobs per approval15.3
- Loans with a final outcome5
- Paid in full5
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more12.5 percent
- Share to franchises62.5 percent
- Distinct lenders10
- Distinct industries by NAICS12
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Glen Carbon, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 5 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.
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SBA loans in Glen Carbon (504)
- Approvals5
- Gross approval$4,272,000
- Average approval$854,400
- Median approval$316,000
- Largest approval$2,617,000
- Jobs supported42
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Distinct CDCs2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Glen Carbon, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has 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.
Glen Carbon
Flood risk in Glen Carbon
- NFIP communityVillage of Glen Carbon
- NFIP community number170442
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
The Village of Glen Carbon participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 170442 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.
Madison County, not Glen Carbon
Madison County context, not Glen Carbon figures
- Establishments in Madison County5,659
- Covered employment, Madison County105,166
- Average annual pay, Madison County$57,153
- Housing units permitted, Madison County366
Every figure in this section is published for Madison County as a whole and is not a measurement of Glen Carbon.
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.
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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
Glen Carbon questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Glen Carbon, Illinois?
13,977, in 5,836 households. Glen Carbon village covers 10.33 square miles of land, which is 1,353 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Glen Carbon in?
Madison 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 Glen Carbon?
$97,168. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $282,000. Median gross rent is $1,097 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Glen Carbon businesses?
16 7(a) approvals totaling $8.2 m since FY2020, across 10 lenders, median approval $303,750, plus 5 504 approvals worth $4.3 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Glen Carbon, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Glen Carbon borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Glen Carbon. Only 5 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 Glen Carbon in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Glen Carbon appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Glen Carbon, village of, community 170442, 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 Glen Carbon figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Madison 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 Glen Carbon.
Is zoning published for Glen Carbon?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.