Glenn Dale is a somewhat small 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.

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.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 17.03% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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 Glenn Dale is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Glenn Dale, the average commute to work is 33.45 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. On the other hand, local public transit is widely used in the town, so leaving the car at home and taking transit is often a viable alternative.

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

Glenn Dale is one of the most well-educated cities in the nation. 47.84% of adults in Glenn Dale have at least a bachelor's degree. Compare that to the average community in America, which has just 21.84% with a bachelor's degree or higher.

The per capita income in Glenn Dale in 2018 was $50,052, which is upper middle income relative to Maryland, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $200,208 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 18.15% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Glenn Dale include Nigerian, African, Irish, German, and Other Subsaharan African.

Foreign born people are also an important part of Glenn Dale's cultural character, accounting for 25.03% 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.