Glenn Dale vs Kettering

A side-by-side comparison of Glenn Dale and Kettering: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Glenn Dale has the higher population (14,896 vs 13,866 in Kettering). Glenn Dale has the higher median household income ($139,625 vs $124,036 in Kettering). Glenn Dale has the higher median home value ($531,000 vs $416,500 in Kettering).

Population, income & housing

	Glenn Dale	Kettering
Population	14,896	13,866
Median age	41.5 yrs	49.3 yrs
Median household income	$139,625	$124,036
Median home value	$531,000	$416,500
Median gross rent	$1,627	$2,285
Housing units	4,975	5,985
Homeownership rate	90.6%	88.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	51.3%	41.0%
Unemployment rate	4.0%	7.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Glenn Dale	Kettering
Population	13,361 → 14,896 (+11.5%)	13,527 → 13,866 (+2.5%)
Median household income	$130,017 → $139,625 (+7.4%)	$93,698 → $124,036 (+32.4%)
Median home value	$412,500 → $531,000 (+28.7%)	$301,500 → $416,500 (+38.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,797 → $1,627 (-9.5%)	$1,811 → $2,285 (+26.2%)

Glenn Dale

Population

13,36114,896

Median household income

$130,017$139,625

Median home value

$412,500$531,000

Median gross rent

$1,797$1,627

Kettering

Population

13,52713,866

Median household income

$93,698$124,036

Median home value

$301,500$416,500

Median gross rent

$1,811$2,285

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Glenn Dale	Kettering
Under 5	6.2%	2.1%
5 to 17	17.2%	14.4%
18 to 24	8.6%	5.1%
25 to 34	11.9%	11.4%
35 to 44	10.2%	13.0%
45 to 54	14.6%	13.0%
55 to 64	12.6%	16.6%
65 to 74	12.2%	15.1%
75 and over	6.6%	9.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Glenn Dale	Kettering
White (non-Hispanic)	14.3%	4.9%
Black or African American	54.4%	82.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	7.6%	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	4.3%	0.5%
Two or more races	3.0%	5.7%
Hispanic or Latino	16.4%	5.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Glenn Dale	Kettering
No high school diploma	6.5%	4.1%
High school graduate	22.2%	19.1%
Some college or associate's	20.1%	35.8%
Bachelor's degree	26.0%	19.7%
Graduate or professional degree	25.3%	21.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Glenn Dale	Kettering
Drove alone	63.7%	63.3%
Carpooled	10.4%	15.5%
Public transit	5.7%	6.2%
Walked	0.1%	0.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	19.2%	13.8%
Other means	0.9%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Glenn Dale	Kettering
1-unit, detached	81.2%	50.6%
1-unit, attached	10.4%	40.3%
2 to 4 units	0.4%	1.1%
5 to 19 units	5.8%	0.5%
20 or more units	1.0%	7.5%
Mobile home & other	1.2%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Glenn Dale	Kettering
Poverty rate	3.0%	5.8%
Average household size	3.12	2.34
Mean commute (minutes)	34	37
Median year structure built	1991	1989