Glenarden vs Woodlawn

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

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

Woodlawn has the higher population (7,221 vs 6,320 in Glenarden). Glenarden has the higher median household income ($96,875 vs $90,565 in Woodlawn). Glenarden has the higher median home value ($411,900 vs $346,200 in Woodlawn).

Population, income & housing

	Glenarden	Woodlawn
Population	6,320	7,221
Median age	39.6 yrs	35.7 yrs
Median household income	$96,875	$90,565
Median home value	$411,900	$346,200
Median gross rent	$1,684	$1,651
Housing units	2,189	2,100
Homeownership rate	80.8%	82.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	36.0%	16.2%
Unemployment rate	5.3%	10.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Glenarden	Woodlawn
Population	6,140 → 6,320 (+2.9%)	6,692 → 7,221 (+7.9%)
Median household income	$86,506 → $96,875 (+12.0%)	$78,500 → $90,565 (+15.4%)
Median home value	$276,400 → $411,900 (+49.0%)	$243,500 → $346,200 (+42.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,316 → $1,684 (+28.0%)	$1,437 → $1,651 (+14.9%)

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

Woodlawn

Population

6,6927,221

Median household income

$78,500$90,565

Median home value

$243,500$346,200

Median gross rent

$1,437$1,651

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Glenarden	Woodlawn
Under 5	4.4%	11.5%
5 to 17	21.0%	17.5%
18 to 24	4.7%	6.5%
25 to 34	11.2%	12.4%
35 to 44	19.0%	14.4%
45 to 54	13.2%	14.6%
55 to 64	11.8%	10.8%
65 to 74	8.6%	6.9%
75 and over	6.1%	5.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Glenarden	Woodlawn
White (non-Hispanic)	2.6%	5.7%
Black or African American	74.8%	35.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.4%	3.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.9%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.6%	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino	17.8%	51.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Glenarden	Woodlawn
No high school diploma	13.3%	26.9%
High school graduate	24.4%	33.7%
Some college or associate's	26.3%	23.2%
Bachelor's degree	17.5%	9.5%
Graduate or professional degree	18.5%	6.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Glenarden	Woodlawn
Drove alone	60.0%	63.5%
Carpooled	8.6%	23.2%
Public transit	5.7%	5.0%
Walked	3.8%	0.8%
Bicycle	2.4%	0.0%
Worked from home	15.9%	3.8%
Other means	3.4%	3.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Glenarden	Woodlawn
1-unit, detached	70.2%	78.1%
1-unit, attached	19.6%	7.9%
2 to 4 units	0.7%	1.4%
5 to 19 units	8.0%	9.0%
20 or more units	1.5%	0.8%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	2.9%

Poverty & households

	Glenarden	Woodlawn
Poverty rate	5.0%	4.7%
Average household size	2.90	3.59
Mean commute (minutes)	34	33
Median year structure built	1969	1959