Glenarden is a somewhat small city located in the state of Maryland. With a population of 6,394 people and two associated neighborhoods, Glenarden is the 101st largest community in Maryland.

Also of interest is that Glenarden 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: 19.46% 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 Glenarden, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 32.15 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

The education level of Glenarden citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 33.54% of adults in Glenarden have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Glenarden in 2022 was $42,605, which is lower middle income relative to Maryland, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $170,420 for a family of four.

Glenarden is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Glenarden home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Glenarden residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Glenarden also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 19.78% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Glenarden include Jamaican, Nigerian, Other Subsaharan African, German, and English.

Foreign born people are also an important part of Glenarden's cultural character, accounting for 26.77% of the city’s population.

The most common language spoken in Glenarden is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and African languages.