Glencoe is a somewhat small city located in the state of Alabama. With a population of 5,404 people and two associated neighborhoods, Glencoe is the 113th largest community in Alabama.Unlike some cities, Glencoe isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Glencoe are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Glencoe is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Glencoe who work in healthcare (14.46%), office and administrative support (12.20%), and management occupations (8.58%). It is a fairly quiet city because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Glencoe has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Glencoe has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Glencoe than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Glencoe may be for you.The population of Glencoe overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Glencoe, 23.20% have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Glencoe in 2022 was $33,946, which is upper middle income relative to Alabama, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $135,784 for a family of four. However, Glencoe contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Glencoe home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Glencoe residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Glencoe include English, Irish, German, French, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Glencoe is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.
