Glenn Dale is a medium-sized 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.Unlike some towns, Glenn Dale isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Glenn Dale are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. 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 (11.84%), healthcare (8.74%), and business and financial occupations (8.20%). 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. A relatively large number of people in Glenn Dale telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 22.17% 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. In Glenn Dale, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 34.56 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Glenn Dale, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Glenn Dale is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 51.22% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 21.84%. The per capita income in Glenn Dale in 2022 was $58,136, which is upper middle income relative to Maryland, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $232,544 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 18.90% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Glenn Dale include Nigerian, German, Irish, African, and English. Foreign born people are also an important part of Glenn Dale's cultural character, accounting for 25.65% 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.
