Glenarden vs Marlow Heights

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

Glenarden and Marlow Heights 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 6,144 in Marlow Heights). Glenarden has the higher median household income ($96,875 vs $58,268 in Marlow Heights). Glenarden has the higher median home value ($411,900 vs $366,700 in Marlow Heights).

Population, income & housing

	Glenarden	Marlow Heights
Population	6,320	6,144
Median age	39.6 yrs	40.5 yrs
Median household income	$96,875	$58,268
Median home value	$411,900	$366,700
Median gross rent	$1,684	$1,638
Housing units	2,189	2,826
Homeownership rate	80.8%	45.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	36.0%	21.4%
Unemployment rate	5.3%	13.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Glenarden	Marlow Heights
Population	6,140 → 6,320 (+2.9%)	5,872 → 6,144 (+4.6%)
Median household income	$86,506 → $96,875 (+12.0%)	$68,702 → $58,268 (-15.2%)
Median home value	$276,400 → $411,900 (+49.0%)	$275,300 → $366,700 (+33.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,316 → $1,684 (+28.0%)	$1,345 → $1,638 (+21.8%)

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

Marlow Heights

Population

5,8726,144

Median household income

$68,702$58,268

Median home value

$275,300$366,700

Median gross rent

$1,345$1,638

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Glenarden	Marlow Heights
Under 5	4.4%	4.9%
5 to 17	21.0%	12.7%
18 to 24	4.7%	6.4%
25 to 34	11.2%	16.6%
35 to 44	19.0%	13.9%
45 to 54	13.2%	16.0%
55 to 64	11.8%	11.3%
65 to 74	8.6%	10.2%
75 and over	6.1%	8.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Glenarden	Marlow Heights
White (non-Hispanic)	2.6%	2.8%
Black or African American	74.8%	84.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.4%	3.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.9%	0.1%
Two or more races	2.6%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino	17.8%	7.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Glenarden	Marlow Heights
No high school diploma	13.3%	12.8%
High school graduate	24.4%	32.7%
Some college or associate's	26.3%	33.1%
Bachelor's degree	17.5%	11.0%
Graduate or professional degree	18.5%	10.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Glenarden	Marlow Heights
Drove alone	60.0%	62.4%
Carpooled	8.6%	8.1%
Public transit	5.7%	21.9%
Walked	3.8%	0.0%
Bicycle	2.4%	0.0%
Worked from home	15.9%	5.4%
Other means	3.4%	2.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Glenarden	Marlow Heights
1-unit, detached	70.2%	42.6%
1-unit, attached	19.6%	8.7%
2 to 4 units	0.7%	2.3%
5 to 19 units	8.0%	30.5%
20 or more units	1.5%	15.9%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Glenarden	Marlow Heights
Poverty rate	5.0%	24.3%
Average household size	2.90	2.24
Mean commute (minutes)	34	41
Median year structure built	1969	1972