Cheverly vs Glenarden

A side-by-side comparison of Cheverly and Glenarden: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Glenarden has the higher population (6,320 vs 6,107 in Cheverly). Cheverly has the higher median household income ($117,633 vs $96,875 in Glenarden). Cheverly has the higher median home value ($466,500 vs $411,900 in Glenarden).

Population, income & housing

	Cheverly	Glenarden
Population	6,107	6,320
Median age	38.2 yrs	39.6 yrs
Median household income	$117,633	$96,875
Median home value	$466,500	$411,900
Median gross rent	$1,786	$1,684
Housing units	2,390	2,189
Homeownership rate	74.2%	80.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	51.3%	36.0%
Unemployment rate	8.4%	5.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cheverly	Glenarden
Population	6,435 → 6,107 (-5.1%)	6,140 → 6,320 (+2.9%)
Median household income	$99,261 → $117,633 (+18.5%)	$86,506 → $96,875 (+12.0%)
Median home value	$352,800 → $466,500 (+32.2%)	$276,400 → $411,900 (+49.0%)
Median gross rent	$1,336 → $1,786 (+33.7%)	$1,316 → $1,684 (+28.0%)

Cheverly

Population

6,4356,107

Median household income

$99,261$117,633

Median home value

$352,800$466,500

Median gross rent

$1,336$1,786

Glenarden

Population

6,1406,320

Median household income

$86,506$96,875

Median home value

$276,400$411,900

Median gross rent

$1,316$1,684

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cheverly	Glenarden
Under 5	9.7%	4.4%
5 to 17	16.0%	21.0%
18 to 24	7.1%	4.7%
25 to 34	10.9%	11.2%
35 to 44	15.7%	19.0%
45 to 54	11.2%	13.2%
55 to 64	11.6%	11.8%
65 to 74	10.2%	8.6%
75 and over	7.5%	6.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cheverly	Glenarden
White (non-Hispanic)	27.5%	2.6%
Black or African American	39.3%	74.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	5.9%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.0%	1.9%
Two or more races	9.6%	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino	16.7%	17.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cheverly	Glenarden
No high school diploma	7.1%	13.3%
High school graduate	21.3%	24.4%
Some college or associate's	20.3%	26.3%
Bachelor's degree	29.4%	17.5%
Graduate or professional degree	21.9%	18.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cheverly	Glenarden
Drove alone	48.2%	60.0%
Carpooled	15.3%	8.6%
Public transit	9.1%	5.7%
Walked	2.0%	3.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	2.4%
Worked from home	24.9%	15.9%
Other means	0.4%	3.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cheverly	Glenarden
1-unit, detached	81.1%	70.2%
1-unit, attached	0.5%	19.6%
2 to 4 units	1.4%	0.7%
5 to 19 units	16.9%	8.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.5%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Cheverly	Glenarden
Poverty rate	5.3%	5.0%
Average household size	2.59	2.90
Mean commute (minutes)	32	34
Median year structure built	1953	1969