Glen Burnie vs Odenton

A side-by-side comparison of Glen Burnie and Odenton: population, income, housing, and more.

Glen Burnie and Odenton are places in Maryland. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Glen Burnie has the higher population (72,772 vs 45,585 in Odenton). Odenton has the higher median household income ($126,455 vs $88,291 in Glen Burnie). Odenton has the higher median home value ($408,400 vs $329,200 in Glen Burnie).

Population, income & housing

	Glen Burnie	Odenton
Population	72,772	45,585
Median age	38.1 yrs	36.6 yrs
Median household income	$88,291	$126,455
Median home value	$329,200	$408,400
Median gross rent	$1,607	$2,174
Housing units	30,343	18,686
Homeownership rate	64.3%	64.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.1%	50.8%
Unemployment rate	4.4%	2.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Glen Burnie	Odenton
Population	69,872 → 72,772 (+4.2%)	41,846 → 45,585 (+8.9%)
Median household income	$70,769 → $88,291 (+24.8%)	$99,601 → $126,455 (+27.0%)
Median home value	$256,500 → $329,200 (+28.3%)	$323,500 → $408,400 (+26.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,320 → $1,607 (+21.7%)	$1,837 → $2,174 (+18.3%)

Glen Burnie

Population

69,87272,772

Median household income

$70,769$88,291

Median home value

$256,500$329,200

Median gross rent

$1,320$1,607

Odenton

Population

41,84645,585

Median household income

$99,601$126,455

Median home value

$323,500$408,400

Median gross rent

$1,837$2,174

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Glen Burnie	Odenton
Under 5	5.2%	4.6%
5 to 17	15.8%	19.8%
18 to 24	8.2%	8.4%
25 to 34	16.6%	14.9%
35 to 44	14.4%	16.4%
45 to 54	13.0%	12.6%
55 to 64	12.5%	10.5%
65 to 74	8.3%	7.8%
75 and over	6.0%	5.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Glen Burnie	Odenton
White (non-Hispanic)	51.9%	49.7%
Black or African American	24.9%	26.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.2%
Asian	4.2%	5.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.1%
Some other race	0.5%	0.5%
Two or more races	5.9%	9.0%
Hispanic or Latino	12.4%	9.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Glen Burnie	Odenton
No high school diploma	9.6%	2.9%
High school graduate	31.6%	17.5%
Some college or associate's	30.7%	28.7%
Bachelor's degree	17.9%	27.0%
Graduate or professional degree	10.2%	23.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Glen Burnie	Odenton
Drove alone	76.2%	70.3%
Carpooled	8.6%	6.1%
Public transit	2.3%	3.3%
Walked	1.1%	1.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.1%	17.8%
Other means	1.6%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Glen Burnie	Odenton
1-unit, detached	52.8%	30.4%
1-unit, attached	14.7%	36.2%
2 to 4 units	1.8%	1.0%
5 to 19 units	26.4%	18.4%
20 or more units	3.7%	13.4%
Mobile home & other	0.6%	0.7%

Poverty & households

	Glen Burnie	Odenton
Poverty rate	9.9%	4.0%
Average household size	2.46	2.52
Mean commute (minutes)	28	29
Median year structure built	1974	1998