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.

A relatively large number of people in Glenarden telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 19.46% 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 downside of living in Glenarden is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Glenarden, the average commute to work is 32.15 minutes, which is quite a bit 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.

Glenarden also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 26.77%.

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