Glen Carbon, IL

Census Place

2024 Population

13,977

US Senator

Dick Durbin

Democratic Party

US Senator

Tammy Duckworth

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

40.4

3.06% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

4.93%

10.3% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$97,168

5.12% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$282,000

Population & Diversity

Glen Carbon, IL is home to a population of 14k people, from which 99.5% are citizens.

As of 2024, 1.55% of Glen Carbon, IL residents were born outside of the country (217 people).

In 2024, there were 8.81 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (11.4k people) in Glen Carbon, IL than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.3k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 430 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.5%

2024 Citizenship

99.4%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.5% of Glen Carbon, IL residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Glen Carbon, IL was 99.4%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Glen Carbon, IL compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Glen Carbon, IL

White (Non-Hispanic)
11.4k ± 740
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
1.3k ± 340
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
430 ± 248

2.13%

Hispanic Population

298 people

2.13% of the people in Glen Carbon, IL are hispanic (298 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Glen Carbon, IL as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Illinois.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
637,284 ± 19,101 people
India
166,788 ± 9,961 people
Poland
117,148 ± 8,364 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Illinois was Mexico, the natal country of 637,284 Illinois residents, followed by India with 166,788 and Poland with 117,148.

Foreign-Born Population

1.55%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

217 people

1.74%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

235 people

As of 2024, 1.55% of Glen Carbon, IL residents (217 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Glen Carbon, IL was 1.74%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Glen Carbon, IL compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
356 ± 157
Gulf War (2001-)
193 ± 111
Gulf War (1990s)
83 ± 59

Glen Carbon, IL has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.84 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Glen Carbon, IL.

Economy

The economy of Glen Carbon, IL employs 7.03k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Glen Carbon, IL were Health Care & Social Assistance (1,229 people), Retail Trade (931 people), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (795 people), and the highest paying industries were Finance & Insurance ($140,658), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($130,921), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($113,194).

Employment

Occupations

7.03k

2024 Value

± 690

2.37%

1 Year growth

± 13.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Glen Carbon, IL grew at a rate of 2.37%, from 6.87k employees to 7.03k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Glen Carbon, IL, are Management Occupations (1,162 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (828 people), and Health Diagnosing & Treating Practitioners & Other Technical Occupations (706 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Glen Carbon, IL.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Illinois.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Illinois (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

7.03k

2024 Value

± 690

2.37%

1 Year growth

± 13.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Glen Carbon, IL grew at a rate of 2.37%, from 6.87k employees to 7.03k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Glen Carbon, IL, are Health Care & Social Assistance (1,229 people), Retail Trade (931 people), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (795 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Glen Carbon, IL, though some of these residents may live in Glen Carbon, IL and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$74,483

Median earning men ± $10,917

$51,327

Median earning women ± $4,766

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($153,443), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($115,511), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($112,731).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Information ($106,341), Construction ($89,034), and Manufacturing ($84,223).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Glen Carbon, IL was $282,000 in 2024, which is 0.848 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $278,200 to $282,000, a 1.37% increase. The homeownership rate in Glen Carbon, IL is 69.2%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Glen Carbon, IL have an average commute time of 26.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Glen Carbon, IL is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$282,000

Median Property Value 2024

±$18,855

$4,037

Median Property Taxes

±$455

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Glen Carbon, IL the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Glen Carbon, IL compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

69.2%

Homeownership

2024

55.3%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 69.2% of the housing units in Glen Carbon, IL were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 64%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Glen Carbon, IL compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$97,168

Median Household Income

± $11,182

5.84k

Number of Households

± 676

In 2024, the median household income of the 5.84k households in Glen Carbon, IL grew to $97,168 from the previous year's value of $92,434.

The following chart displays the households in Glen Carbon, IL distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $200k+ range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Glen Carbon, IL is from Illinois.

0.471

2024 Wage GINI in Illinois

0.474

2023 Wage GINI in Illinois

In 2024, the income inequality in Illinois was 0.471 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.55% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Illinois was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Illinois in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Illinois across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (76.2%)
Worked At Home (20.9%)
Carpooled (2.08%)

In 2024, 76.2% of workers in Glen Carbon, IL drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (20.9%) and those who carpooled to work (2.08%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

26.4 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Glen Carbon, IL have a shorter commute time (26.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.23% of the workforce in Glen Carbon, IL have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Glen Carbon, IL compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Glen Carbon, IL distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Glen Carbon, IL have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

4.93% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Glen Carbon, IL (677 out of 13.7k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 65 - 74, followed by Females 65 - 74 and then Males 18 - 24.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Glen Carbon, IL is White, followed by Two Or More and Black.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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