What is the population of Glenarden city?

Glenarden city has 6,320 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #180 of 536 in Maryland.

What is the median household income in Glenarden city?

Median household income in Glenarden city is $96,875 a year, 23.3% above the national figure of $78,538.

How much does it cost to rent or buy in Glenarden city?

Median gross rent is $1,684 a month and the median home value is $411,900, so rent absorbs about 20.9% of median household income.

Is Glenarden city affordable compared with the rest of the US?

Homes cost about 4.3× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Glenarden city is less affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 20.9% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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Glenarden, MD population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Glenarden, Maryland (Glenarden, MD — Census place “Glenarden city”) is 6,320 residents, ranking #180 of 536 places in Maryland. Median household income is $96,875, the median home is worth $411,900 and median gross rent runs $1,684 a month. Looking for the Glenarden Maryland ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Glenarden, MD: 20706.

Population: 6,320Glenarden city residents
Median household income: $96,875Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $411,900Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $1,684Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 39.6 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 80.8%Owner-occupied households

Glenarden ZIP codes (Maryland)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Glenarden.

The Glenarden MD ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.

20706

What the numbers mean in Glenarden city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Glenarden city median would spend about 20.9% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 4.3× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 5% of residents and 80.8% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

Glenarden city, MD in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Glenarden city is a mid-size town in Maryland, with 6,320 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #180 of 536 ranked by population — larger than 66% of them. The median age here is 39.6 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly older profile than the country as a whole. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.

Households in Glenarden city earn a median of $96,875 a year, 23.3% above the national figure of $78,538 and 11% below the $109,026 median for the 332 Maryland cities we cover. Household income here is measured before tax and pooled across everyone at the address, which is why it reads higher than typical individual earnings in the same area. Poverty reaches 5% of residents here, less than half the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Glenarden city is valued at $411,900, 35.8% above the national figure and 4% above the $397,200 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,684 a month, 19.8% above the national figure, or roughly $20,208 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 20.9% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is within the standard affordability guideline. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 4.3×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is harder here than in the average US market. 80.8% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, an owner-dominated market where rental listings are scarce and rent medians rest on a thin sample. Rent is reported gross — contract rent plus tenant-paid utilities — which is why it runs above the advertised price on a listing for the same unit.

All values below were released by the Census for this exact geography, with no gap-filling on our side. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.

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Frequently asked questions

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What is the population of Glenarden city?: Glenarden city has 6,320 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #180 of 536 in Maryland.
What is the median household income in Glenarden city?: Median household income in Glenarden city is $96,875 a year, 23.3% above the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Glenarden city?: Median gross rent is $1,684 a month and the median home value is $411,900, so rent absorbs about 20.9% of median household income.
Is Glenarden city affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 4.3× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Glenarden city is less affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 20.9% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Glenarden city data?: All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.