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Glendale

Arizona · 260,572 residents (2025 est.) · 67.1 sq mi
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The short version

Glendale is home to 252,833 people in Arizona. 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. The median age is 34.6, younger than the US median of 38.9. Density works out to 3,767 people per square mile. Owners hold 57% of the housing stock. Growth has run 16% since 2000, or 34,021 more people.

At a glance
Lower income
median household income $73,530, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 34.6
US median: 38.9
Less educated
24% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 88%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place

What stands out about Glendale

What changed most since 1990

  • White share79.1% → 41.6% (−37.5 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
  • Hispanic share15.0% → 42.2% (+27.3 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
  • Adults with a bachelor's degree17.7% → 24.3% (+6.6 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts

Among the 77 cities and towns in the Phoenix metro

  • 31st in household income$73,530
  • 31st in share with a bachelor's degree24.3%
  • 30th in home value$387,500
  • 4th in diversity score80.0

Its weight in Maricopa County

Glendale's population equals 5.5% of Maricopa County's. Its number of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher equals 3.5% of the county's. Its number of people who work from home equals 3.8% of the county's.

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
252,833
+16%since 2000
from 218,812 in 2000
260,572 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
3,767 / sq mi
+16%since 2000
from 3,260 / sq mi in 2000
US average: 281
Median age
34.6
+12%since 2000
from 30.8 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
67.1 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
138K169K200K232K263K19902000201020202024Glendale
2024253K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 56.6%(16,585)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 96.5%(16,471)
US avg: 6%
10 to 147%(17,582)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 197.4%(18,828)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 247.8%(19,829)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3415.2%(38,422)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4412.5%(31,642)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5411.8%(29,885)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6411.9%(30,126)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 747.8%(19,734)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 844%(10,000)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over1.5%(3,729)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$73,530
−10%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $45,015 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$33,919
+77%since 2000
from $19,124 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
49.1%
+17.4 ptssince 2009
from 31.7% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
15.1%
+3.2 ptssince 2000
from 11.9% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.430
−1%since 2010
from 0.433 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information13.7%
US avg: 10.8%
Wholesale trade9.3%
US avg: 6.9%
Other services8.1%
US avg: 6.7%
Retail trade7.4%
US avg: 9.9%
Finance & insurance7.1%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical6%
US avg: 5.1%
Public administration6%
US avg: 4.8%
Transportation & warehousing2.1%
US avg: 2.2%
Arts, entertainment, food1.5%
US avg: 1.9%
Education & health services1%
US avg: 0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.4%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction0.4%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0.1%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$387,500
+88%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $113,300 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,528
+37%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $612 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
57.2%
−7.7 ptssince 2000
from 64.8% in 2000
42.8% rent
Vacancy rate
5.4%
−4.8 ptssince 2009
from 10.2% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.80 people
−8%since 2009
from 3.06 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
20.5%
−12.6 ptssince 2009
from 33.1% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
55.5%
+6.4 ptssince 2009
from 49.1% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
5.3
+28%since 2009
from 4.1 in 2009
1990 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
51
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic64.7%(141,462)
Black4.5%(9,818)
Hispanic / Latino24.8%(54,343)
Asian2.7%(5,860)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic41.6%(105,161)
Black6%(15,275)
Hispanic / Latino42.2%(106,723)
Asian4.2%(10,707)
Other5.9%(14,967)
Diversity Score
80
+9%since 2009
from 73 in 2009
1990 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican36.4%(91,925)
Central American1.6%(4,017)
Cuban1.3%(3,184)
South American0.6%(1,574)
Salvadoran0.6%(1,503)
Puerto Rican0.6%(1,463)
Guatemalan0.4%(1,053)
Honduran0.3%(882)
Spaniard0.3%(689)
Dominican0.3%(663)
Chilean0.2%(537)
Colombian0.1%(309)
+ 7 more hispanic origin groups with data
Panamanian0.1%(280)
Ecuadorian0.1%(260)
Nicaraguan0.1%(243)
Venezuelan0.1%(171)
Peruvian0.1%(168)
Argentine0%(96)
Asian origin
Vietnamese1%(2,515)
Filipino0.9%(2,253)
Chinese0.8%(2,076)
Asian Indian0.6%(1,550)
Burmese0.2%(384)
Korean0.1%(378)
Cambodian0.1%(240)
Kazakh0.1%(238)
Japanese0.1%(226)
Nepalese0.1%(220)
Bangladeshi0.1%(217)
Thai0%(120)
+ 4 more asian origin groups with data
Laotian0%(110)
Taiwanese0%(14)
Pacific Islander origin
Chamorro0.1%(159)
Samoan0%(106)
Fijian0%(25)
Chuukese0%(10)
Ancestry
German10.8%(27,334)
Irish7.5%(19,082)
English7.2%(18,279)
Italian3.6%(9,176)
American2.6%(6,605)
Polish1.8%(4,470)
Scottish1.4%(3,552)
French1.4%(3,427)
Norwegian1.3%(3,218)
Arab1%(2,466)
Swedish0.9%(2,321)
+ 47 more ancestry groups with data
Dutch0.7%(1,733)
Romanian0.5%(1,250)
Scotch-Irish0.5%(1,212)
West Indian0.4%(1,079)
Iraqi0.4%(1,044)
Russian0.4%(1,035)
Danish0.3%(830)
Welsh0.3%(801)
Hungarian0.3%(797)
Jamaican0.3%(695)
British0.3%(654)
Canadian0.2%(629)
Czech0.2%(554)
Portuguese0.2%(549)
Serbian0.2%(455)
Swiss0.2%(420)
Greek0.2%(380)
Ukrainian0.1%(360)
Austrian0.1%(347)
Moroccan0.1%(346)
Iranian0.1%(337)
Croatian0.1%(267)
Finnish0.1%(235)
Slovak0.1%(192)
Lithuanian0.1%(172)
Lebanese0.1%(154)
Armenian0.1%(136)
Brazilian0.1%(133)
Nigerian0%(108)
Syrian0%(107)
Kenyan0%(89)
Jordanian0%(78)
Bulgarian0%(78)
Israeli0%(65)
Haitian0%(58)
Belgian0%(53)
Turkish0%(47)
Ethiopian0%(45)
Slovene0%(20)
Latvian0%(17)
Somali0%(17)
Egyptian0%(12)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
24.3%
+3.3 ptssince 2000
from 21.0% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
84.5%
+2.1 ptssince 2000
from 82.4% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
8.6%
+1.6 ptssince 2000
from 7.1% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
27.7 min
+42%since 2000
from 19.5 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
67.4%
−7.8 ptssince 2009
from 75.2% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
12.8%
−2.1 ptssince 2009
from 14.9% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
1.3%
−1.2 ptssince 2009
from 2.5% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
14.4%
+10.9 ptssince 2009
from 3.5% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
1.2%
−0.6 ptssince 2009
from 1.8% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.2%
−0.3 ptssince 2009
from 0.5% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
6.7%
−0.8 ptssince 2009
from 7.4% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
5.6%
−5.6 ptssince 2011
from 11.2% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
66.1%
−1.9 ptssince 2011
from 68.0% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
73.4%
+2.8 ptssince 2020
from 70.6% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
11.7%
−0.8 ptssince 2009
from 12.5% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
32.6%
+3.0 ptssince 2009
from 29.6% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
49.1%
−0.8 ptssince 2009
from 50.0% in 2009
Female
50.9%
+0.8 ptssince 2009
from 50.0% in 2009
Foreign born
18.1%
+1.1 ptssince 2009
from 17.0% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
6.0%
−4.9 ptssince 2009
from 10.9% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
15.3%
+3.6 ptssince 2012
from 11.7% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
13.4%
−5.7 ptssince 2013
from 19.1% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
88.6%
+15.4 ptssince 2017
from 73.2% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
95.3%
+1.8 ptssince 2020
from 93.5% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
88.3%
+5.2 ptssince 2020
from 83.1% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
64.7%
−3.7 ptssince 2016
from 68.4% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
27.8%
+3.7 ptssince 2016
from 24.2% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married41.7%(40,799)
Married46.3%(45,361)
Widowed2.4%(2,384)
Divorced9.5%(9,336)
Women 15+
Never married35.2%(36,713)
Married43.6%(45,506)
Widowed7.5%(7,837)
Divorced13.7%(14,259)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
13.4%
−5.7 ptssince 2013
from 19.1% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
47.1%
+0.9 ptssince 2020
from 46.2% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
9.3%
−0.8 ptssince 2020
from 10.1% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
14.4%
+1.2 ptssince 2020
from 13.2% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
27.6%
−1.3 ptssince 2020
from 28.9% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
2.0%
Unchangedsince 2020
from 2.0% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
55.9%
Unchangedsince 2020
from 55.9% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
39.4%
Unchangedsince 2020
from 39.4% in 2020
US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)30.4%(3,458)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)22.4%(2,549)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era29.2%(3,318)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4.7%(529)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.6%(71)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 11,366 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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Over time

Glendale, decade by decade

Glendale population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
YearPopulationMedian household incomeMedian home valueBachelor's degree+Diversity score
1990148,134$75,998$203,52617.7%43.8
2000218,812$82,002$206,39421.0%64.6
2010226,721$73,515$298,36021.0%75.3
2020248,325$69,075$280,22321.9%81.0
2024252,833$73,530$387,50024.3%80.0

Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.

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Frequently asked

How many people live in Glendale, Arizona?

Glendale, Arizona has about 252,833 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Glendale, Arizona?

The typical household in Glendale, Arizona earns about $73,530 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Glendale, Arizona expensive?

In Glendale, Arizona, the median home is worth about $387,500, and the typical rent is about $1,528 a month.

How educated are people in Glendale, Arizona?

About 24.3% of adults age 25 and over in Glendale, Arizona hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Glendale, Arizona?

About 15.1% of people in Glendale, Arizona live below the federal poverty line.

Has Glendale, Arizona grown since 1990?

Yes, Glendale, Arizona has grown since 1990. The population has added about 104,699 residents, a change of about 71 percent over that period.

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