Glen Burnie is a larger medium-sized coastal town (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of Maryland. With a population of 72,891 people and 23 associated neighborhoods, Glen Burnie is the eighth largest community in Maryland.Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Glen Burnie is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Glen Burnie is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Glen Burnie who work in office and administrative support (14.36%), management occupations (9.58%), and sales jobs (8.96%). Also of interest is that Glen Burnie has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. A relatively large number of people in Glen Burnie telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 7.35% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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. One of the nice things about Glen Burnie is that it is nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Because of this, visitors and locals will often go to these areas to take in the scenery or to enjoy waterfront activities. In terms of college education, Glen Burnie is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 28.27% of adults 25 and older in the town have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Glen Burnie in 2022 was $41,570, which is middle income relative to Maryland, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $166,280 for a family of four. However, Glen Burnie contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Glen Burnie is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Glen Burnie home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Glen Burnie residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Glen Burnie include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Glen Burnie is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Tagalog.
