Glen Burnie is a larger medium-sized coastal town (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of Maryland. With a population of 72,891 people and 23 associated neighborhoods, Glen Burnie is the eighth largest community in Maryland.

Also of interest is that Glen Burnie has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

A relatively large number of people in Glen Burnie telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 7.35% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Glen Burnie is also nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery.

The overall education level of Glen Burnie is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 21.84%: 28.27% of adults 25 and older in the town have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Glen Burnie in 2018 was $41,570, which is middle income relative to Maryland, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $166,280 for a family of four. However, Glen Burnie contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Glen Burnie is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Glen Burnie home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Glen Burnie residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Glen Burnie include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Polish.

The most common language spoken in Glen Burnie is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Tagalog.