Glenn Dale vs Summerfield

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

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

Summerfield has the higher population (15,635 vs 14,896 in Glenn Dale). Glenn Dale has the higher median household income ($139,625 vs $92,042 in Summerfield). Glenn Dale has the higher median home value ($531,000 vs $339,800 in Summerfield).

Population, income & housing

	Glenn Dale	Summerfield
Population	14,896	15,635
Median age	41.5 yrs	36.3 yrs
Median household income	$139,625	$92,042
Median home value	$531,000	$339,800
Median gross rent	$1,627	$2,032
Housing units	4,975	6,240
Homeownership rate	90.6%	45.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	51.3%	30.7%
Unemployment rate	4.0%	8.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Glenn Dale	Summerfield
Population	13,361 → 14,896 (+11.5%)	14,343 → 15,635 (+9.0%)
Median household income	$130,017 → $139,625 (+7.4%)	$82,904 → $92,042 (+11.0%)
Median home value	$412,500 → $531,000 (+28.7%)	$257,700 → $339,800 (+31.9%)
Median gross rent	$1,797 → $1,627 (-9.5%)	$1,752 → $2,032 (+16.0%)

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

Summerfield

Population

14,34315,635

Median household income

$82,904$92,042

Median home value

$257,700$339,800

Median gross rent

$1,752$2,032

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Glenn Dale	Summerfield
Under 5	6.2%	5.4%
5 to 17	17.2%	18.5%
18 to 24	8.6%	10.3%
25 to 34	11.9%	14.1%
35 to 44	10.2%	18.1%
45 to 54	14.6%	11.9%
55 to 64	12.6%	10.1%
65 to 74	12.2%	7.6%
75 and over	6.6%	4.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Glenn Dale	Summerfield
White (non-Hispanic)	14.3%	1.7%
Black or African American	54.4%	84.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	7.6%	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	4.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.0%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino	16.4%	10.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Glenn Dale	Summerfield
No high school diploma	6.5%	7.5%
High school graduate	22.2%	28.8%
Some college or associate's	20.1%	33.0%
Bachelor's degree	26.0%	17.7%
Graduate or professional degree	25.3%	13.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Glenn Dale	Summerfield
Drove alone	63.7%	56.9%
Carpooled	10.4%	10.7%
Public transit	5.7%	9.8%
Walked	0.1%	1.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	19.2%	18.5%
Other means	0.9%	2.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Glenn Dale	Summerfield
1-unit, detached	81.2%	16.9%
1-unit, attached	10.4%	46.2%
2 to 4 units	0.4%	2.9%
5 to 19 units	5.8%	17.5%
20 or more units	1.0%	16.5%
Mobile home & other	1.2%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Glenn Dale	Summerfield
Poverty rate	3.0%	11.6%
Average household size	3.12	2.64
Mean commute (minutes)	34	35
Median year structure built	1991	1987