Glen Echo vs Washington Grove

A side-by-side comparison of Glen Echo and Washington Grove: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Washington Grove has the higher population (590 vs 314 in Glen Echo). Glen Echo has the higher median household income ($195,000 vs $160,417 in Washington Grove). Glen Echo has the higher median home value ($1,128,500 vs $594,200 in Washington Grove).

Population, income & housing

	Glen Echo	Washington Grove
Population	314	590
Median age	47.7 yrs	58.9 yrs
Median household income	$195,000	$160,417
Median home value	$1,128,500	$594,200
Median gross rent	$3,501	—
Housing units	114	305
Homeownership rate	93.5%	95.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	83.0%	70.1%
Unemployment rate	1.4%	3.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Glen Echo	Washington Grove
Population	309 → 314 (+1.6%)	694 → 590 (-15.0%)
Median household income	$211,875 → $195,000 (-8.0%)	$113,967 → $160,417 (+40.8%)
Median home value	$920,100 → $1,128,500 (+22.6%)	$446,400 → $594,200 (+33.1%)
Median gross rent	$2,750 → $3,501 (+27.3%)	—

Glen Echo

Population

309314

Median household income

$211,875$195,000

Median home value

$920,100$1,128,500

Median gross rent

$2,750$3,501

Washington Grove

Population

694590

Median household income

$113,967$160,417

Median home value

$446,400$594,200

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Glen Echo	Washington Grove
Under 5	2.5%	1.9%
5 to 17	24.5%	8.5%
18 to 24	5.4%	5.1%
25 to 34	3.8%	2.7%
35 to 44	11.1%	16.9%
45 to 54	12.4%	9.7%
55 to 64	15.3%	23.2%
65 to 74	16.2%	22.4%
75 and over	8.6%	9.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Glen Echo	Washington Grove
White (non-Hispanic)	85.4%	79.2%
Black or African American	0.6%	11.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.9%	2.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.2%	5.6%
Hispanic or Latino	8.0%	0.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Glen Echo	Washington Grove
No high school diploma	2.8%	0.6%
High school graduate	3.3%	15.8%
Some college or associate's	10.8%	13.4%
Bachelor's degree	30.7%	33.9%
Graduate or professional degree	52.4%	36.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Glen Echo	Washington Grove
Drove alone	46.2%	51.2%
Carpooled	2.3%	6.6%
Public transit	1.5%	17.3%
Walked	0.0%	0.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	50.0%	23.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Glen Echo	Washington Grove
1-unit, detached	100.0%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Glen Echo	Washington Grove
Poverty rate	1.3%	3.7%
Average household size	2.91	2.06
Mean commute (minutes)	33	26
Median year structure built	1938	1951