Glenwood is a somewhat small city located in the state of Iowa. With a population of 5,250 people and two associated neighborhoods, Glenwood is the 93rd largest community in Iowa.

Glenwood is home to a number of people employed in the armed forces. When you visit or walk around Glenwood, some of the people you will bump into will be military people In and out of uniform, jogging, shopping and generally out and about town.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 9.42% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Being a small city, Glenwood does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

The percentage of people in Glenwood who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 26.84% of adults in Glenwood have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Glenwood in 2022 was $39,995, which is upper middle income relative to Iowa and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $159,980 for a family of four. However, Glenwood contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Glenwood home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Glenwood residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Glenwood include German, English, Irish, Dutch, and Swedish.

The most common language spoken in Glenwood is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.