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21737

Glenelg, MD · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
2,474
Median household income
250,000+
People below poverty
0.2%
Median home value
$996,400

Income

The median income of households in 21737 was 250,000+. An estimated 0% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 63.7% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 21737 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 0
$10,000 to $14,999 0
$15,000 to $24,999 0.9
$25,000 to $34,999 0
$35,000 to $49,999 0.9
$50,000 to $74,999 4.6
$75,000 to $99,999 0
$100,000 to $149,999 14.9
$150,000 to $199,999 14.9
$200,000 or more 63.7

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 21737 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 181125
Female 137222

An estimated 82.8% of households received earnings. An estimated 18.5% of households received Social Security and an estimated 29.2 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $22,257. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 21737 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 82.8
Social Security 18.5
Retirement income 29.2
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 10.6
Cash public assistance income 0

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 0.2 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 0% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 0% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 0.4% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 21737 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 0.2
Children under 18 years below poverty 0
People 65 years old and over below poverty 0
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 0.4

In 2020-2024, 0 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated NaN% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and NaN% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated NaN% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.

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Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 21737 in 2020-2024, 94.2% had health insurance coverage and 5.8% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 91.5% and public coverage was 11.6%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 0%.


In 2020-2024, 21737 had a total population of 2,474 - 1,356 (54.8%) females and 1,118 (45.2%) males. The median age was 38.8 years. An estimated 24.5% of the population was under 18 years, 29.9% was 19 to 44 years, 34.8% was 45 to 64 years, and 9.4 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 21737 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 19 129
5 to 9 96 64
10 to 14 31 93
15 to 19 72 139
20 to 24 96 105
25 to 29 74 82
30 to 34 50 43
35 to 39 106 102
40 to 44 42 40
45 to 49 92 98
50 to 54 72 94
55 to 59 100 196
60 to 64 128 79
65 to 69 74 12
70 to 74 0 7
75 to 79 17 48
80 to 84 21 10
85 and over 28 15

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 60.2% were White; 11.6% were Black or African American; 0.8% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 16.4% were Asian; 5.9% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 5.2% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 0.4% of the people in 21737 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 60.2% of the people in 21737 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 739 households in 21737. The average household size was 3.34 people.

Married-couple households made up 89.3% of the households in 21737 while cohabiting couple households made up 1.6% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 7.8% of all households, while 1.2% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 1.2% of households were male householders living alone, and 0.9% were female householders living alone, for a total of 2.1% of all households.

In 21737, 40.9% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 22.7% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 21737 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 89.3
Cohabiting Couples 1.6
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
1.2
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
7.8

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 71.1% of males and 62.1% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 26.7 29.3
Now married, except separated 71.1 62.1
Separated 0 0.8
Widowed 0.9 1.9
Divorced 1.2 5.8

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 21737, 33 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 0% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 80.8% of the people living in 21737 were U.S. natives. 61% of the 21737 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 19.2% of 21737 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 96.2% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 87 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 21737 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 21737.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 21737 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 6.5
Asia 43.5
Europe 9
Africa 39.5
Northern America 1.5
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 21737 in 2020-2024, 13.8 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 0.4% of people at least five years old; 3.1% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 21737 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 0.4
Other Indo-European languages 3
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 8.1
Other languages 2.3

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 95.9 % of the people at least one year old living in 21737 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 21737 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 95.9
Different house, same county 1.9
Different county, same state 0
Different state 0.9
Abroad 1.2

Education

In 2020-2024, 95.8 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 75.8% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 4.2% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 21737 was 713 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 124 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 464. College or graduate school enrollment was 125.

Educational Attainment of People in 21737 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 4.2
High school diploma or equivalency 8.9
Some college, no degree 5.6
Associate's degree 5.4
Bachelor's degree 25.8
Graduate or professional degree 50.1

Disability

In 21737, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 3.1 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 0% of people under 18 years old, to 0.2% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 31.9% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 21737, 71 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 28.4% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 72.1% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 21.1% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 6.7 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 1,005 72.1
Federal, state, or local government workers 294 21.1
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 94 6.7

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 21737 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 21737 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0.6
Construction 3.2
Manufacturing 4.7
Wholesale trade 0.5
Retail trade 6.6
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 4.4
Information 0
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 15.3
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 16
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 34
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 1.1
Other Services, except public administration 2.9
Public administration 10.8

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 21737 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 1,023 73.4
Service occupations 170 12.2
Sales and office occupations 127 9.1
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 63 4.5
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 10 0.7

Commuting to Work

An estimated 67.1% of 21737 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 9.2% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 33.1 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 21737 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 67.1
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 9.2
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0.5
Walked 0
Other means 0.5
Worked from home 22.7

In 2020-2024, 21737 had a total of 739 housing units. Of these housing units, 100% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 0% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 0% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 21737 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 100
Apartments in multi-unit structures 0
Mobile homes 0
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

45.1% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 0% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 21737 was 9.0+ rooms, and of these housing units 95.5% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 21737 had 739 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 0 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 93.2% while renters occupied 6.8%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 3.33 and in renter-occupied houses it was 3.52.

0% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 6.8% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 4.5% and another 49% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 21737:

House Heating Fuel Used in 21737 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 41.7
Electricity 45.6
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 3.7
All other fuels 4.7
No fuel used 4.5

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 21737 was $996,400.

Of the owner-occupied households, 66.6 % had a mortgage. 33.4% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $4,000+ and for owners without a mortgage it was $1,250.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 21737 was $NaN. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.

Note: The presence of NaN means that the estimate could not be calculated or cannot be published for this topic or geography.