Glen Burnie

Population & Demographics

Glen Burnie, MD

Glen Burnie is home to 72,590 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 34,731 resident workers commute each day.

MarylandCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
72,590
people
Population

72,590 residents

Median age 38.2 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Glen Burnie population & demographics

Who lives in Glen Burnie — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
72,590
Median age
38.2yrs
Median household income
$88,280
Median home value
$348,900
Median gross rent
$1,648/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
27.4%
Poverty rate
9.3%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Glen Burnie

How Glen Burnie breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

White49.5%
Black25.2%
Hispanic or Latino14.1%
Two or more races6.4%
Asian4.5%
Some other race0.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%

Race across Glen Burnie

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Glen Burnie.

Glen Burnie at a glance
Employed Residents
34,731
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
12.1mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
8.9%
Share working within the area
Work from home
11.7%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Baltimore
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Glen Burnie proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Glen Burnie commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

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Commute Score

51 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Glen Burnie

34,731 commutes, one dot at a time

Glen Burnie

Where 34,731 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Glen Burnie, by worker count.

1Baltimore10.8 mi4,532
2Glen Burnie0.0 mi3,098
3Parole12.1 mi1,612
4Columbia13.2 mi1,474
5Washington27.2 mi1,088
6Severn4.9 mi976
7Linthicum4.3 mi920
8Severna Park5.3 mi815

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Glen Burnie.

1Baltimore10.8 mi3,467
2Glen Burnie0.0 mi3,098
3Pasadena3.5 mi1,068
4Severn4.9 mi906
5Severna Park5.3 mi666
6Ferndale2.5 mi626
7Lake Shore7.3 mi599
8Dundalk9.8 mi597

Top industries

The sectors that employ Glen Burnie’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance26.2%
RTRetail Trade19.9%
AFAccommodation and Food Services9.9%
PAPublic Administration8.6%
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services6.5%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services6.4%
COConstruction4.6%
WSWholesale Trade4.3%
OSOther Services (except Public Administration)3.0%
Connectivity

Internet options for Glen Burnie

The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.

3 providers · 1 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps100%
5 Gbps
8 Gbps
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