Glenarden, MD Population

Overview

6,341

Total Population

40.9

Median age

48.89%

Female population %

104.5:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

40-44 years

Largest age group

54.4

Total dependency ratio

Black or African American

Largest racial group

683

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Glenarden's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Glenarden is 40.9, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Glenarden's population under 18 was 24.55%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Glenarden's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 16.05% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Glenarden, 19.18% were under the age of 15, 16.75% aged 15 to 29, 48.02% aged 30 to 64, 12.24% aged 65 to 84, and 3.82% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 141 less females than males in Glenarden:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 48.89% females and 51.11% males in Glenarden, MD.
The Glenarden, MD gender ratio is 104.5:100 i.e. 104.5 men to 100 women (1.045).
For male population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 338.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 367.

Glenarden's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Glenarden population: 6.20% are White, 84.92% are Black or African American, 0.36% are Asian, 4.07% are some other race and 4.45% are multiracial.
Glenarden's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of Black or African American population in the city.
By ethnicity, 683 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 5,658 (89.23% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Glenarden is Black or African American with a population of 5,385 (84.92% of the total population).

Glenarden's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 6,530 in the year 2005
From 2000 to 2010, Glenarden's population decreased by 467 (7.40%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Glenarden's population increased by 544 (9.30%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Glenarden's population was lowest in year 2010 at 5,848.