Glen Carbon is a somewhat small village located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 13,847 people and two associated neighborhoods, Glen Carbon is the 178th largest community in Illinois. Glen Carbon real estate is some of the most expensive in Illinois, although Glen Carbon house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.Glen Carbon is a decidedly white-collar village, with fully 85.93% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Glen Carbon is a village of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Glen Carbon who work in management occupations (15.15%), healthcare (10.74%), and sales jobs (10.16%). Also of interest is that Glen Carbon has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 21.02% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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. If knowledge is power, Glen Carbon is a pretty powerful place. 52.99% of the adults in Glen Carbon have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns. The per capita income in Glen Carbon in 2022 was $50,432, which is wealthy relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $201,728 for a family of four. However, Glen Carbon contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Glen Carbon is a somewhat ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Glen Carbon home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Glen Carbon residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Glen Carbon include German, English, Irish, Italian, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Glen Carbon is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.
