ZIP 21738 · Glenwood
Who lives in ZIP code 21738 (Glenwood, MD): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Glenwood, MD · Howard County
uszips 2026
People3,696
Median age41.2
Household income$250,001
Home value$886,375
Median rent—
Poverty2.4%
College degree+76.2%
Commute34 min
Place
- Metro area
- Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
- Wider region
- Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 205 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 1,121
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
17.2% are 65 or older; 70.1% are adults.
Household income
95.9% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $109,142.
Education (adults 25+)
61.0% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
4.5% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 63.5%
- Never married
- 24.8%
- Divorced
- 7.6%
- Widowed
- 4.0%
- Family size
- 3.46
- Dual-income families
- 54.6%
Housing
- Own their home
- 98.2%
- Rent burden
- —
- Men / women
- 48% / 52%
Work
- In labor force
- 65.9%
- Unemployment
- 1.9%
- Self-employed
- 16.7%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 57.4%
- Veterans
- 6.4%
- With a disability
- 6.8%
- No health insurance
- 1.8%
- Limited English
- 2.6%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.