Glenn Dale is a somewhat small town located in the state of Maryland. With a population of 14,698 people and three associated neighborhoods, Glenn Dale is the 63rd largest community in Maryland. Housing costs in Glenn Dale are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in Maryland.Glenn Dale is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 85.73% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Glenn Dale is a town of professionals, managers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Glenn Dale who work in management occupations (10.18%), healthcare (9.13%), and office and administrative support (8.93%). Also of interest is that Glenn Dale 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: 17.03% 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. In Glenn Dale, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 33.45 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. One bright side is that local public transit is widely used, so it may be an option to avoid the headache of driving in the heavy traffic by leaving the car at home and taking transit. Even though Glenn Dale is a smaller town, it has many people who hop on public transportation – mostly the subway for their daily commute to work. Typically, these people are commuting to good jobs in the surrounding cities.The education level of Glenn Dale ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in Glenn Dale, 47.84% have at least a bachelor's degree. The typical US community has just 21.84% of its adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree. The per capita income in Glenn Dale in 2022 was $50,052, which is upper middle income relative to Maryland, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $200,208 for a family of four. Glenn Dale is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Glenn Dale home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Glenn Dale residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Glenn Dale also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 18.15% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Glenn Dale include Nigerian, African, Irish, German, and Other Subsaharan African. Foreign born people are also an important part of Glenn Dale's cultural character, accounting for 25.03% of the town’s population. The most common language spoken in Glenn Dale is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and African languages.
