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Population (year 2000): 9,000. Estimated
population in July 2005: 8,663 (-3.7% change)
Males: 4,192 (46.6%), Females: 4,808 (53.4%)
Cook County
Zip code:
60425
Median resident age: 38.7 years
Median household income: $53,894 (year 2000)
Median house value: $126,800 (year 2000)
Races in Glenwood:
- White Non-Hispanic (48.9%)
- Black (44.5%)
- Hispanic (5.0%)
- Other race (2.3%)
- Two or more races (1.1%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (14.9%), Irish (10.0%),
Polish (7.6%), Italian (7.4%), Subsaharan African (4.8%),
English (4.0%).
Elevation: 620 feet
Land area: 2.7 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Glenwood
- High school or higher: 90.9%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 27.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 9.2%
- Unemployed: 4.2%
- Mean travel time to work: 33.0 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Glenwood village
- Never married: 27.9%
- Now married: 52.2%
- Separated: 2.2%
- Widowed: 8.1%
- Divorced: 9.6%
3.5% Foreign born (1.4% Europe, 1.3% Latin
America, 0.5% Africa).
Population change in the 1990s: -268 (-2.9%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Glenwood:
- SOUTH SUBURBAN HOSPITAL (about 6 miles; HAZEL CREST,
IL)
- INGALLS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 6 miles; HARVEY,
IL)
- ST JAMES HOSP & HLTH CTR-OLYMPIA FLDS (about 6
miles; OLYMPIA FIELDS, IL)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Glenwood:
- GARY/CHICAGO (about 16 miles; GARY, IN; ID: GYY)
- CHICAGO MIDWAY INTL (about 19 miles; CHICAGO, IL;
ID: MDW)
- CHICAGO O'HARE INTL (about 36 miles; CHICAGO, IL;
ID: ORD)
Other public-use airports nearest to Glenwood:
- LANSING MUNI (about 7 miles; CHICAGO, IL; ID: IGQ)
- SANGER (about 13 miles; MONEE, IL; ID: C56)
- TINLEY PARK HELISTOP (about 14 miles; CHICAGO/TINLEY
PARK, IL; ID: TF8)
Amtrak stations near Glenwood:
- 5 miles: HOMEWOOD (181 1ST ST. & PARK AVE.).
Services: ticket office, enclosed waiting area, public
restrooms, public payphones, paid short-term parking,
paid long-term parking, public transit connection.
- 8 miles: DYER (SHEFFIELD RD.). Services: enclosed
waiting area, public payphones, free short-term parking,
free long-term parking.
- 13 miles: HAMMOND-WHITING (HAMMOND, 1135 CALUMET
AVE.). Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair
accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms,
public payphones, free short-term parking, free
long-term parking, call for taxi service.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Glenwood:
- PRAIRIE STATE COLLEGE (about 3 miles; CHICAGO
HEIGHTS, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,523)
- SOUTH SUBURBAN COLLEGE (about 4 miles; SOUTH
HOLLAND, IL; FT enrollment: 3,599)
- GOVERNORS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 8 miles;
UNIVERSITY PARK, IL; FT enrollment: 3,191)
- CHICAGO STATE UNIVERSITY (about 11 miles; CHICAGO,
IL; FT enrollment: 4,836)
- CITY COLLEGES OF CHICAGO-OLIVE-HARVEY COLLEGE (about
11 miles; CHICAGO, IL; FT enrollment: 4,004)
- PURDUE UNIVERSITY-CALUMET CAMPUS (about 12 miles;
HAMMOND, IN; FT enrollment: 6,312)
- SAINT XAVIER UNIVERSITY (about 13 miles; CHICAGO,
IL; FT enrollment: 3,161)
Private high school in Glenwood:
- GLENWOOD SCHOOL FOR BOYS (Students: 223;
Location: 187TH & HALSTED STREETS; Grades: 2 - 12; Boys
only)
Public primary/middle schools in Glenwood:
- LONGWOOD ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 377;
Location: 441 LONGWOOD DRIVE; Grades: PK - 04)
- HICKORY BEND ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 322;
Location: 600 E 191ST PL; Grades: KG - 04)
- BROOKWOOD JR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 319;
Location: 201 GLENWOOD-LANSING; Grades: 07 - 08)
- BROOKWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 303;
Location: 200 GLENWOOD-LANSING; Grades: 05 - 06)
Library in Glenwood:
- GLENWOOD-LYNWOOD P.L.D. (Operating income:
$366,408; Location: 320 GLENWOOD-LANSING ROAD; 27,477
books; 979 audio materials; 104 video materials; 111
serial subscriptions)
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