Glenmont vs Takoma Park

A side-by-side comparison of Glenmont and Takoma Park: population, income, housing, and more.

Glenmont and Takoma Park are places in Maryland. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Takoma Park has the higher population (17,522 vs 16,529 in Glenmont). Glenmont has the higher median household income ($115,058 vs $97,872 in Takoma Park). Takoma Park has the higher median home value ($721,500 vs $542,300 in Glenmont).

Population, income & housing

	Glenmont	Takoma Park
Population	16,529	17,522
Median age	38.2 yrs	41.1 yrs
Median household income	$115,058	$97,872
Median home value	$542,300	$721,500
Median gross rent	$1,959	$1,388
Housing units	5,497	7,086
Homeownership rate	63.7%	51.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	44.4%	60.3%
Unemployment rate	6.2%	4.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Glenmont	Takoma Park
Population	16,659 → 16,529 (-0.8%)	17,672 → 17,522 (-0.8%)
Median household income	$95,482 → $115,058 (+20.5%)	$84,591 → $97,872 (+15.7%)
Median home value	$422,500 → $542,300 (+28.4%)	$583,800 → $721,500 (+23.6%)
Median gross rent	$1,736 → $1,959 (+12.8%)	$1,143 → $1,388 (+21.4%)

Glenmont

Population

16,65916,529

Median household income

$95,482$115,058

Median home value

$422,500$542,300

Median gross rent

$1,736$1,959

Takoma Park

Population

17,67217,522

Median household income

$84,591$97,872

Median home value

$583,800$721,500

Median gross rent

$1,143$1,388

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Glenmont	Takoma Park
Under 5	7.7%	7.8%
5 to 17	16.9%	19.3%
18 to 24	7.7%	5.4%
25 to 34	12.7%	8.5%
35 to 44	14.7%	16.3%
45 to 54	12.5%	16.1%
55 to 64	14.0%	12.3%
65 to 74	8.9%	9.2%
75 and over	4.9%	5.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Glenmont	Takoma Park
White (non-Hispanic)	22.0%	42.5%
Black or African American	25.7%	32.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.5%
Asian	10.3%	4.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.9%	0.8%
Two or more races	4.5%	5.4%
Hispanic or Latino	36.6%	13.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Glenmont	Takoma Park
No high school diploma	12.0%	8.8%
High school graduate	21.4%	15.2%
Some college or associate's	22.2%	15.7%
Bachelor's degree	21.0%	22.9%
Graduate or professional degree	23.4%	37.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Glenmont	Takoma Park
Drove alone	51.6%	43.5%
Carpooled	12.6%	5.6%
Public transit	15.1%	13.3%
Walked	0.8%	5.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	2.0%
Worked from home	19.1%	30.0%
Other means	0.8%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Glenmont	Takoma Park
1-unit, detached	49.2%	47.3%
1-unit, attached	19.4%	1.0%
2 to 4 units	2.5%	6.3%
5 to 19 units	23.4%	16.6%
20 or more units	5.3%	28.5%
Mobile home & other	0.2%	0.3%

Poverty & households

	Glenmont	Takoma Park
Poverty rate	8.3%	10.1%
Average household size	3.08	2.54
Mean commute (minutes)	35	32
Median year structure built	1975	1954