Glenview

Population & Demographics

Glenview, IL

Glenview is home to 47,752 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 22,949 resident workers commute each day.

IllinoisCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
47,752
people
Population

47,752 residents

Median age 46.5 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Glenview population & demographics

Who lives in Glenview — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
47,752
Median age
46.5yrs
Median household income
$143,056
Median home value
$609,600
Median gross rent
$2,148/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
68.3%
Poverty rate
6.0%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Glenview

How Glenview breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

White68.4%
Asian16.2%
Hispanic or Latino8.2%
Two or more races4.7%
Black1.6%
Some other race0.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.0%

Race across Glenview

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Glenview.

Glenview at a glance
Employed Residents
22,949
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
16.1mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
9.5%
Share working within the area
Work from home
22.6%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Chicago
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Glenview proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Glenview commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

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Commute Score

51 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Glenview

22,949 commutes, one dot at a time

Glenview

Where 22,949 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Glenview, by worker count.

1Chicago17.4 mi6,767
2Glenview0.0 mi2,190
3Northbrook3.4 mi1,048
4Evanston6.9 mi926
5Skokie5.3 mi725
6Niles3.4 mi475
7Des Plaines5.2 mi422
8Schaumburg14.3 mi394

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Glenview.

1Chicago17.4 mi6,162
2Glenview0.0 mi2,190
3Arlington Heights8.3 mi888
4Northbrook3.4 mi820
5Skokie5.3 mi743
6Mount Prospect6.1 mi735
7Des Plaines5.2 mi731
8Wheeling6.7 mi670

Top industries

The sectors that employ Glenview’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance20.1%
FIFinance and Insurance18.5%
RTRetail Trade11.7%
WSWholesale Trade8.5%
AFAccommodation and Food Services7.9%
EDEducational Services5.3%
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services5.1%
ARArts, Entertainment, and Recreation3.8%
MGManagement of Companies and Enterprises3.7%
Connectivity

Internet options for Glenview

The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.

4 providers · 1 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps100%
5 Gbps50%
8 Gbps
See all internet providers in Glenview

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