Greenbelt is a medium-sized city located in the state of Maryland. With a population of 24,360 people and seven associated neighborhoods, Greenbelt is the 46th largest community in Maryland.

Also of interest is that Greenbelt has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Of important note, Greenbelt is also a city of artists. Greenbelt has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Greenbelt’s character.

A relatively large number of people in Greenbelt telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 12.87% 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.

Greenbelt, while not large, also appears to be attractive to some younger, educated professionals, who help shape the character of the city.

One downside of living in Greenbelt is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Greenbelt, the average commute to work is 32.73 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. On the other hand, local public transit is widely used in the city, so leaving the car at home and taking transit is often a viable alternative.

For the size of the city, public transportation in Greenbelt is quite heavily used. Mostly, people who use it for their daily commute are taking the subway. For Greenbelt, the benefits are reduced air pollution and congestion on the highways.

Greenbelt is one of the most well-educated cities in the nation. 46.48% of adults in Greenbelt have at least a bachelor's degree. Compare that to the average community in America, which has just 21.84% with a bachelor's degree or higher.

The per capita income in Greenbelt in 2022 was $44,710, which is middle income relative to Maryland, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $178,840 for a family of four. However, Greenbelt contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Greenbelt is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Greenbelt home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Greenbelt residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Greenbelt also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 15.38% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Greenbelt include Irish, German, Other Subsaharan African, English, and Nigerian.

Foreign born people are also an important part of Greenbelt's cultural character, accounting for 29.22% of the city’s population.

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