Glen Burnie vs Severn

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

Glen Burnie and Severn 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 58,041 in Severn). Severn has the higher median household income ($130,627 vs $88,291 in Glen Burnie). Severn has the higher median home value ($465,600 vs $329,200 in Glen Burnie).

Population, income & housing

	Glen Burnie	Severn
Population	72,772	58,041
Median age	38.1 yrs	36.8 yrs
Median household income	$88,291	$130,627
Median home value	$329,200	$465,600
Median gross rent	$1,607	$2,082
Housing units	30,343	21,993
Homeownership rate	64.3%	72.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.1%	44.6%
Unemployment rate	4.4%	5.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Glen Burnie	Severn
Population	69,872 → 72,772 (+4.2%)	50,496 → 58,041 (+14.9%)
Median household income	$70,769 → $88,291 (+24.8%)	$107,155 → $130,627 (+21.9%)
Median home value	$256,500 → $329,200 (+28.3%)	$362,300 → $465,600 (+28.5%)
Median gross rent	$1,320 → $1,607 (+21.7%)	$1,712 → $2,082 (+21.6%)

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

Severn

Population

50,49658,041

Median household income

$107,155$130,627

Median home value

$362,300$465,600

Median gross rent

$1,712$2,082

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Glen Burnie	Severn
Under 5	5.2%	6.7%
5 to 17	15.8%	16.5%
18 to 24	8.2%	8.1%
25 to 34	16.6%	15.8%
35 to 44	14.4%	15.6%
45 to 54	13.0%	13.5%
55 to 64	12.5%	11.6%
65 to 74	8.3%	8.6%
75 and over	6.0%	3.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Glen Burnie	Severn
White (non-Hispanic)	51.9%	40.2%
Black or African American	24.9%	33.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	4.2%	8.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.8%
Two or more races	5.9%	5.8%
Hispanic or Latino	12.4%	11.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Glen Burnie	Severn
No high school diploma	9.6%	5.0%
High school graduate	31.6%	20.9%
Some college or associate's	30.7%	29.5%
Bachelor's degree	17.9%	24.1%
Graduate or professional degree	10.2%	20.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Glen Burnie	Severn
Drove alone	76.2%	72.9%
Carpooled	8.6%	5.9%
Public transit	2.3%	2.8%
Walked	1.1%	0.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.2%
Worked from home	10.1%	15.5%
Other means	1.6%	1.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Glen Burnie	Severn
1-unit, detached	52.8%	50.4%
1-unit, attached	14.7%	31.2%
2 to 4 units	1.8%	0.9%
5 to 19 units	26.4%	6.8%
20 or more units	3.7%	7.3%
Mobile home & other	0.6%	3.5%

Poverty & households

	Glen Burnie	Severn
Poverty rate	9.9%	5.7%
Average household size	2.46	2.72
Mean commute (minutes)	28	27
Median year structure built	1974	1997