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Glen Burnie, Maryland: crime rate and local statistics
Its median household earns $88,280 and the median home value is $348,900. Population: about 72,590 (Census, 2020-2024).
Last updated . Crime: FBI 2021-2025. Income and housing: Census ACS 2020-2024. Road work: October 11, 2026.
Also on the map: income by neighborhood · home values · schools
What is the crime rate in Glen Burnie?
Glen Burnie is an unincorporated community (a Census-designated place), so it has no city police department of its own; crime here is reported by county agencies and counted on the county page.
How does Glen Burnie compare with Maryland?
Glen Burnie's median household earns $88,280 a year, 15% lower than the state figure ($103,678). The median owner-occupied home is worth $348,900 by owners' estimates, and half of renters pay more than $1,648 a month. About 72,590 people live on 17 square miles of land, roughly 4,193 per square mile. The city lies in Anne Arundel County.
| Census ACS 2020-2024 | Glen Burnie | Maryland | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 72,590 | 6,206,011 | 334,922,499 |
| Median household income | $88,280 | $103,678 | $80,734 |
| Median home value (owner-occupied) | $348,900 | $419,900 | $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $1,648 | $1,705 | $1,413 |
| Unemployment rate (2020-2024 average) | 4.7% | 4.9% | 5.2% |
| People below the poverty line | 9.3% | 9.4% | 12.5% |
| Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher | 27.4% | 43.4% | 35.7% |
| Homeowner households | 64.1% | 67.6% | 65.2% |
| Median age | 38.2 | 39.4 | 38.9 |
What environmental sites and hazards are in Glen Burnie?
On FEMA's National Risk Index, Anne Arundel County has an overall natural-hazard risk rating of “Relatively Moderate”. None of the seven hazards on our map (floods, wildfire, tornadoes, heat, earthquakes, hurricanes) is rated above “Relatively Moderate” here. The index compares counties with each other and also weighs how vulnerable and resilient a community is, so it is a long-run estimate, not a forecast.
Is there road construction in Glen Burnie?
On October 11, 2026 the state transportation feed listed 4 highway work zones in Glen Burnie city limits (all active that day). Where crews are working: MD2, MD3BU and MD 2. The map's construction layer is refreshed every morning.
See today's work zones on the map →
How many schools, nursing homes and parks are in or near Glen Burnie?
Federal school lists place 19 public and 4 private schools within Glen Burnie. 3 Medicare- or Medicaid-certified nursing homes are in the city. Within about 15 miles: Park Service units in the area: Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine and Hampton National Historic Site. 5 state parks or recreation areas: Hart-Miller Island State Park, Jonas Green State Park, North Point State Park, Patapsco Valley State Park and Sandy Point State Park.
Gun shops, liquor stores and Planned Parenthood in Glen Burnie
Gun shops
4 gun shops with a public storefront are on the map inside the Glen Burnie city limits, plus 2 more licensed dealers without a public storefront (not shown). 2 of them are pawnshops licensed to sell guns. On the ATF list: A & D Pawn Shop INC (Glen Burnie), Arundel Pawn LLC (Glen Burnie), Cindy's Hot Shots (Glen Burnie) and Scotts Gunsmithing Service (Glen Burnie).
Liquor stores
15 liquor stores are on the map inside the Glen Burnie city limits: 5Th Avenue Liquors (Glen Burnie), Aquahart Liquors (Glen Burnie), Buzzed Liquors (Glen Burnie), Canada Dry Potomac Corporation (Glen Burnie), Frank's Den (Glen Burnie), Honeybee Liquors (Glen Burnie), Marley Park Liquors (Glen Burnie), Northway Liquors (Millersville) and 7 more. Maryland has no complete public liquor licence list we can use, so this count also draws on OpenStreetMap and Overture Maps and may miss some stores or include closed ones.
Planned Parenthood
There is no Planned Parenthood health center inside the Glen Burnie city limits on the map.
See them on the map: gun shops · liquor stores →
Sources: ATF licensee list (Sept 2026); state liquor licence lists, OpenStreetMap and Overture Maps (non-official; partial in some states); HHS Title X directory and CMS NPPES.
Common questions
What is the median household income in Glen Burnie?
$88,280 (Census American Community Survey, 2020-2024), compared with $103,678 for Maryland.
How much do homes cost in Glen Burnie?
The median value of owner-occupied homes is $348,900 (Census ACS 2020-2024), against $419,900 statewide.
What natural hazards affect Glen Burnie?
On FEMA's National Risk Index, Anne Arundel County has an overall natural-hazard risk rating of “Relatively Moderate”. None of the seven hazards on our map (floods, wildfire, tornadoes, heat, earthquakes, hurricanes) is rated above “Relatively Moderate” here.
Nearby cities
Severn, MD (5 mi) · Dundalk, MD (10 mi) · Baltimore, MD (10 mi) · Annapolis, MD (14 mi) · Columbia, MD (14 mi) · Ellicott City, MD (15 mi)
More: Maryland statewide numbers · county page: Anne Arundel County · Sex-offender registry search (NSOPW)
Where do these numbers come from?
- Crime: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, agency counts 2021-2025 (Return A); state and national rates: FBI estimated crimes.
- Income, housing, education: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year, table B19013 (median household income) and related tables, for the Census place Glen Burnie CDP.
- Land area: Census 2024 Gazetteer. Hazards: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), county scores (county level).
- Superfund: U.S. EPA, Superfund site boundaries and NPL status (October 2026). Dams: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, National Inventory of Dams (public map service, October 2026).
- Work zones: State departments of transportation, via the U.S. DOT Work Zone Data Exchange (WZDx) and state 511 feeds; refreshed every morning (snapshot October 11, 2026).
- Schools: National Center for Education Statistics, EDGE public school locations 2024-25; budgets: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances, fiscal year 2024; National Center for Education Statistics, EDGE Private School geocodes (Private School Survey 2023-24). Nursing homes: U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Nursing Home Provider Information and Penalties (September 2026).
- Parks: USGS Protected Areas Database of the U.S. (PAD-US 4.1); state park agencies' open data (CA, NY, PA, TN, TX, FL, NJ, KY, HI, UT, MT and others); OpenStreetMap contributors for some hours, phones, fees and camping; U.S. National Park Service: unit boundaries (Land Resources Division), Acreage Report (Sept 30, 2026), park pages on nps.gov (hours, fees), Visitor Use Statistics (2025).
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