Alabama · Census place 29992
Glencoe, AL population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Glencoe, Alabama (Glencoe, AL — Census place “Glencoe city”) is 5,356 residents, ranking #113 of 593 places in Alabama. Median household income is $66,050, the median home is worth $203,200 and median gross rent runs $638 a month. Looking for the Glencoe Alabama ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Glencoe, AL: 35905.
- Population
- 5,356Glencoe city residents
- Median household income
- $66,050Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $203,200Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $638Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 41.9 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 83.9%Owner-occupied households
Glencoe ZIP codes (Alabama)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Glencoe.
The Glencoe AL ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.
What the numbers mean in Glencoe city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Glencoe city median would spend about 11.6% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 3.1× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 9% of residents and 83.9% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Glencoe city, AL in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Glencoe city is a mid-size town in Alabama, with 5,356 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #113 of 593 ranked by population — larger than 81% of them. The median age here is 41.9 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly older profile than the country as a whole. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.
Households in Glencoe city earn a median of $66,050 a year, 15.9% below the national figure of $78,538 and 19% above the $55,687 median for the 322 Alabama cities we cover. The median is the midpoint household, not an average, so a handful of very high earners cannot drag it upward the way they distort a mean. Poverty reaches 9% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Glencoe city is valued at $203,200, 33% below the national figure and 28% above the $158,200 peer median, while median gross rent runs $638 a month, 54.6% below the national figure, or roughly $7,656 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 11.6% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 3.1×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 83.9% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, an owner-dominated market where rental listings are scarce and rent medians rest on a thin sample. Rent is reported gross — contract rent plus tenant-paid utilities — which is why it runs above the advertised price on a listing for the same unit.
No figure on this page is estimated by us; each one comes straight from the published ACS tables for this area. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Alabama.
- Roanoke city 5,332
- Semmes city 5,404
- Brewton city 5,232
- Smiths Station city 5,443
- Redland CDP 5,231
- Margaret town 5,538
- Fort Rucker CDP 5,221
- Rainsville city 5,613
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Glencoe city?
- Glencoe city has 5,356 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #113 of 593 in Alabama.
- What is the median household income in Glencoe city?
- Median household income in Glencoe city is $66,050 a year, 15.9% below the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Glencoe city?
- Median gross rent is $638 a month and the median home value is $203,200, so rent absorbs about 11.6% of median household income.
- Is Glencoe city affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 3.1× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Glencoe city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 11.6% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Glencoe city data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.