About Glen Echo

Glen Echo is a tiny town located in the state of Maryland. With a population of 237 people and just one neighborhood, Glen Echo is the 303rd largest community in Maryland.

Glen Echo is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 94.87% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Glen Echo is a town of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Glen Echo who work in management occupations (21.79%), art, media and design (14.74%), and legal occupations (9.62%).

And if you like science, one thing you'll find is that Glen Echo has lots of scientists living in town - whether they be life scientists, physical scientists (like astronomers), or social scientists (like geographers!). So, if you're scientific-minded, you might like it here too.

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

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

A relatively large number of people in Glen Echo telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 19.23% 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.

For a small town, there is also a high proportion of single, often educated, people living in Glen Echo. This is not typical for most smaller communities in America, and adds a feeling of vibrancy to Glen Echo.

In addition to being popular with young singles, Glen Echo is also home to many people who can be described as "urban sophisticates," which are people who are not only wealthy and employed in professional occupations, but highly educated to boot. Urban sophisticates have urbane tastes - whether they reside in a big or small city, a suburb, or a little town. Urban sophisticates support bookstores, quality clothing stores, enjoy luxury travel, and in big cities, they are truly the patrons of the arts, attending and supporting institutions such as opera, symphony, ballet, and theatre.

Because of many things, Glen Echo is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Glen Echo a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The town's good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Glen Echo has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Glen Echo's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

In Glen Echo, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 30.36 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

Glen Echo is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

Glen Echo Information and Demographics

Do you have a 4-year college degree or graduate degree? If so, you may feel right at home in Glen Echo. 83.93% of adults here have a 4-year degree or graduate degree, whereas the national average for all cities and towns is just 14.96%.

The per capita income in Glen Echo in 2000 was $56,728, which is wealthy relative to Maryland and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $226,912 for a family of four. However, Glen Echo contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Glen Echo home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Glen Echo is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Glen Echo include English, Irish, British, German, Italian, Australian, French Canadian, European, and Polish.

Glen Echo also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 16.03%.

The most common language spoken in Glen Echo is English. Some people also speak French.