Glencoe is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2000 census, the village population was 8,762.

Glencoe is the birthplace of poet Archibald MacLeish. Other well known residents have included actors Fred and Ben Savage, writer Gene Siskel, film director / writer / actor Harold Ramis, actor Bruce Dern, actress Lili Taylor, and advertising executive Leo Burnett.

As of the census of 2000, there were 8,762 people, 3,072 households, and 2,558 families residing in the village. The population density was 895.0/km² (2,319.8/mi²). There were 3,213 housing units at an average density of 328.2/km² (850.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 95.07% White, 2.01% African American, 0.05% Native American, 1.68% Asian, 0.26% from other races, and 0.94% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.23% of the population.

There were 3,072 households out of which 44.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 76.7% were married couples living together, 5.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 16.7% were non-families. 14.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.85 and the average family size was 3.16.

In the village the population was spread out with 31.5% under the age of 18, 2.8% from 18 to 24, 21.6% from 25 to 44, 29.1% from 45 to 64, and 14.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 95.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.2 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $164,432, and the median income for a family was $200,000+. Males had a median income of $100,000+ versus $48,704 for females. The per capita income for the village was $88,059. 2.3% of the population and 1.6% of families were below the poverty line. 3.0% of those under the age of 18 and 0.7% are 65 or older.

Glencoe's ZIP code (60022) was named the 160th richest zip according to Forbes in 2006.

Glencoe is number 66 on the list of Richest places in the United States based in per-capita income, and second in Illinois locations by per capita income.


Information courtesy of US Census Bureau and wikipedia.org