Glenwood is a somewhat small city located in the state of Iowa. With a population of 5,175 people and two associated neighborhoods, Glenwood is the 93rd largest community in Iowa.

There are quite a few people in the armed forces living in Glenwood, and when you visit or drive around town, you will see military people in and out of uniform, shopping, enjoying life, and being part of the community.

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%: 27.01% of adults in Glenwood have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Glenwood in 2022 was $41,277, which is wealthy relative to Iowa, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $165,108 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 Norwegian.

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