Glen Echo, Maryland Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

Population: 242. Estimated population in July 2024: 251 (+3.7% change)
Males: 126 (52.1%), Females: 116 (47.9%)

Montgomery County

Zip code: 20812

Demographics

Median resident age: 39.0 years
Median household income: $122,409
Median house value: $372,100

Population by Race

Races in Glen Echo:

  • White Non-Hispanic (95.0%)
  • Black (2.5%)
  • Hispanic (1.7%)

Ancestries: English (20.2%), Irish (14.9%), German (8.7%), Scottish (6.6%), French Canadian (4.1%), Italian (4.1%).

Elevation: 140 feet

Land area: 0.1 square miles

Map of Glen Echo, MD

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Glen Echo

  • High school or higher: 97.6%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 83.9%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 47.6%
  • Unemployed: 0.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 30.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Glen Echo town

  • Never married: 24.2%
  • Now married: 65.8%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 2.6%
  • Divorced: 7.4%

15.7% Foreign born (4.5% Europe, 3.7% Oceania, 2.5% North America, 2.1% Africa, 1.7% Latin America).

Population change in the 1990s: +7 (+3.0%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Glen Echo:

  • SUBURBAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION (about 4 miles; BETHESDA, MD)
  • SIBLEY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 5 miles; WASHINGTON, DC)
  • ARLINGTON HOSPITAL (about 6 miles; ARLINGTON, VA)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Glen Echo:

  • RONALD REAGAN WASHINGTON NATIONAL (about 12 miles; WASHINGTON, DC; Abbreviation: DCA)
  • WASHINGTON DULLES INTERNATIONAL (about 22 miles; WASHINGTON, DC; Abbreviation: IAD)
  • ANDREWS AFB (about 23 miles; CAMP SPRINGS, MD; Abbreviation: ADW)

Other public-use airports nearest to Glen Echo:

  • SOUTH CAPITOL STREET (about 13 miles; WASHINGTON, DC; Abbreviation: 09W)
  • MONTGOMERY COUNTY AIRPARK (about 14 miles; GAITHERSBURG, MD; Abbreviation: GAI)
  • COLLEGE PARK (about 16 miles; COLLEGE PARK, MD; Abbreviation: CGS)

Amtrak stations near Glen Echo:

  • 9 miles: ROCKVILLE (HUNGERFORD DR. & PARK ST.). Services: partially wheelchair accessible, public payphones, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for taxi service, public transit connection.
  • 11 miles: WASHINGTON (50 MASSACHUSETTS AVE. N.E.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, full-service food facilities and snack bar, ATM, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, car rental agency, taxi stand, public transit connection.
  • 13 miles: ALEXANDRIA (110 CALLAHAN DR.). Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, ATM, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service, public transit connection.

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Glen Echo:

  • AMERICAN UNIVERSITY (about 5 miles; WASHINGTON, DC; Full-time enrollment: 8,859)
  • MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY (about 5 miles; ARLINGTON, VA; Full-time enrollment: 2,479)
  • UNIVERSITY OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA (about 7 miles; WASHINGTON, DC; Full-time enrollment: 3,223)
  • GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (about 9 miles; WASHINGTON, DC; Full-time enrollment: 16,045)
  • MONTGOMERY COLLEGE (about 9 miles; ROCKVILLE, MD; Full-time enrollment: 11,829)
  • GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY (about 11 miles; WASHINGTON, DC; Full-time enrollment: 11,674)
  • HOWARD UNIVERSITY (about 11 miles; WASHINGTON, DC; Full-time enrollment: 9,297)