Glenarden is a somewhat small city located in the state of Maryland. With a population of 6,268 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 14.52% 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 33.11 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.

Even though Glenarden is a smaller city, it has many people who hop on public transportation – mostly the bus for their daily commute to work. Typically, these people are commuting to good jobs in the surrounding cities.

The citizens of Glenarden are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 35.06% of adults in Glenarden have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Glenarden in 2022 was $43,252, which is middle income relative to Maryland, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $173,008 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 14.93% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Glenarden include Jamaican, Nigerian, African, German, and Irish.

Foreign born people are also an important part of Glenarden's cultural character, accounting for 21.23% of the city’s population.

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