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Glendale

California · 187,160 residents (2025 est.) · 30.5 sq mi
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Glendale is home to 190,748 people in California. Home values have more than tripled since 2000, reaching $1,102,300. The foreign-born share is 51%. 35% of homes are owner-occupied. There are 6,258 people per square mile. 47% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $88,393, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 41.4
US median: 38.9
More educated
47% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 108%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place

What stands out about Glendale

What changed most since 1990

  • Median home value (2024 dollars)$820,104 → $1,102,300 (+34%)US over the same years: +67%

Among the 187 cities and towns in the Los Angeles metro

  • Tied for 127th in household income$88,393
  • 70th in share with a bachelor's degree47.2%
  • 47th in home value$1,102,300
  • 95th in diversity score69.2
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
190,748
−2%since 2000
from 194,973 in 2000
187,160 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
6,258 / sq mi
−2%since 2000
from 6,397 / sq mi in 2000
US average: 281
Median age
41.4
+10%since 2000
from 37.5 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
30.5 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
178K184K190K196K202K19902000201020202024Glendale
2024191K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 55.2%(9,973)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 94.7%(8,892)
US avg: 6%
10 to 145.1%(9,802)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 195.5%(10,478)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 245%(9,607)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3415.1%(28,798)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4413.9%(26,531)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5413.2%(25,268)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6413.2%(25,250)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 7410.5%(20,079)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 845.8%(10,983)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over2.7%(5,087)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$88,393
+16%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $41,805 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$49,653
+123%since 2000
from $22,227 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
56.4%
+20.9 ptssince 2009
from 35.5% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
12.9%
−2.6 ptssince 2000
from 15.5% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.505
+4%since 2010
from 0.487 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information8.5%
US avg: 10.8%
Other services7%
US avg: 6.7%
Arts, entertainment, food6.6%
US avg: 1.9%
Finance & insurance5.5%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical5%
US avg: 5.1%
Retail trade4.8%
US avg: 9.9%
Wholesale trade4.5%
US avg: 6.9%
Public administration4.4%
US avg: 4.8%
Transportation & warehousing2.2%
US avg: 2.2%
Education & health services0.4%
US avg: 0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.3%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction0.2%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0.1%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$1,102,300
+108%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $290,400 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$2,182
+58%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $758 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
35.2%
−3.2 ptssince 2000
from 38.4% in 2000
64.8% rent
Vacancy rate
6.7%
+2.2 ptssince 2009
from 4.5% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.60 people
−3%since 2009
from 2.67 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
36.9%
−8.9 ptssince 2009
from 45.8% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
58.6%
+0.5 ptssince 2009
from 58.2% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
12.5
+5%since 2009
from 11.8 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
64
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic54.2%(105,597)
Black1.1%(2,230)
Hispanic / Latino19.7%(38,452)
Asian16%(31,227)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic62.8%(119,810)
Black1.4%(2,584)
Hispanic / Latino18.1%(34,620)
Asian12.8%(24,369)
Other4.9%(9,365)
Diversity Score
69
+1%since 2009
from 68 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
Mexican11.5%(21,842)
Salvadoran2.1%(3,911)
South American1.8%(3,380)
Guatemalan0.6%(1,238)
Colombian0.6%(1,150)
Spaniard0.5%(1,009)
Cuban0.4%(722)
Peruvian0.3%(577)
Puerto Rican0.3%(568)
Ecuadorian0.3%(561)
Argentine0.2%(412)
+ 9 more hispanic origin groups with data
Honduran0.1%(207)
Uruguayan0.1%(192)
Bolivian0.1%(163)
Dominican0.1%(158)
Venezuelan0.1%(158)
Costa Rican0.1%(136)
Chilean0.1%(129)
Nicaraguan0.1%(103)
Asian origin
Filipino5.9%(11,245)
Korean3%(5,653)
Chinese1.3%(2,485)
Asian Indian0.9%(1,733)
Japanese0.7%(1,365)
Vietnamese0.2%(409)
Thai0.2%(370)
Taiwanese0.2%(316)
Cambodian0%(65)
Pakistani0%(36)
+ 6 more asian origin groups with data
Laotian0%(18)
Okinawan0%(13)
Malaysian0%(11)
Burmese0%(10)
Hmong0%(2)
Pacific Islander origin
Samoan0%(84)
Fijian0%(24)
Chamorro0%(14)
Ancestry
Armenian34.5%(65,713)
Irish4.3%(8,223)
German4.3%(8,162)
English3.2%(6,112)
Italian2.2%(4,198)
Iranian1.9%(3,665)
Arab1.9%(3,633)
Russian1.8%(3,404)
American1.3%(2,403)
Polish1%(1,949)
Scottish0.9%(1,768)
French0.9%(1,670)
+ 46 more ancestry groups with data
Lebanese0.6%(1,093)
Ukrainian0.6%(1,087)
Norwegian0.5%(985)
Egyptian0.4%(730)
Swedish0.4%(684)
British0.4%(680)
Iraqi0.3%(610)
Syrian0.3%(537)
Scotch-Irish0.3%(532)
Greek0.3%(501)
Dutch0.3%(497)
Hungarian0.2%(398)
West Indian0.2%(382)
Czech0.2%(340)
Portuguese0.2%(323)
Brazilian0.2%(302)
Welsh0.2%(295)
Swiss0.1%(285)
Danish0.1%(257)
Finnish0.1%(226)
Austrian0.1%(209)
Australian0.1%(206)
Croatian0.1%(204)
Canadian0.1%(201)
Bulgarian0.1%(168)
Romanian0.1%(168)
Jamaican0.1%(160)
Lithuanian0.1%(104)
Slovak0.1%(101)
Jordanian0%(72)
Turkish0%(62)
Nigerian0%(56)
Belgian0%(50)
Guyanese0%(42)
Serbian0%(41)
Slovene0%(37)
Moroccan0%(33)
Kenyan0%(14)
Latvian0%(13)
Haitian0%(4)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
47.2%
+15.2 ptssince 2000
from 32.1% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
89.5%
+10.5 ptssince 2000
from 79.0% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
17.2%
+6.0 ptssince 2000
from 11.2% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
27.1 min
+41%since 2000
from 19.3 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
65.4%
−11.9 ptssince 2009
from 77.4% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
5.0%
−3.1 ptssince 2009
from 8.1% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
2.3%
−2.0 ptssince 2009
from 4.3% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
21.2%
+17.6 ptssince 2009
from 3.6% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
3.0%
−1.1 ptssince 2009
from 4.1% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.4%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 0.6% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
10.3%
−1.2 ptssince 2009
from 11.5% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
8.3%
−1.3 ptssince 2011
from 9.6% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
62.9%
+0.7 ptssince 2011
from 62.2% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
75.4%
+4.0 ptssince 2020
from 71.4% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
13.0%
+0.3 ptssince 2009
from 12.7% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
52.1%
+9.9 ptssince 2009
from 42.2% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
48.4%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 48.3% in 2009
Female
51.6%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 51.7% in 2009
Foreign born
51.5%
−2.1 ptssince 2009
from 53.6% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
1.6%
−1.8 ptssince 2009
from 3.4% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
13.3%
+0.8 ptssince 2012
from 12.5% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
5.7%
−13.9 ptssince 2013
from 19.6% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
92.3%
+11.1 ptssince 2017
from 81.2% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
95.6%
+6.3 ptssince 2020
from 89.3% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
89.8%
+0.4 ptssince 2020
from 89.4% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
33.8%
+3.3 ptssince 2016
from 30.4% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
13.7%
−1.0 ptssince 2016
from 14.7% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married38.7%(30,172)
Married53.2%(41,413)
Widowed2.1%(1,597)
Divorced6%(4,690)
Women 15+
Never married32.1%(26,991)
Married49.5%(41,682)
Widowed9.5%(8,010)
Divorced8.9%(7,526)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
5.7%
−13.9 ptssince 2013
from 19.6% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
45.1%
−0.2 ptssince 2020
from 45.3% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
14.8%
+0.8 ptssince 2020
from 14.0% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
18.8%
+0.2 ptssince 2020
from 18.6% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
30.6%
+0.6 ptssince 2020
from 30.0% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
0.6%
+0.1 ptssince 2020
from 0.5% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
58.8%
+0.4 ptssince 2020
from 58.4% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
42.3%
+1.8 ptssince 2020
from 40.5% 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)18.9%(466)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)18%(444)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era37.9%(935)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4.5%(110)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.7%(43)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 2,467 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
1990180,038$82,495$820,10428.6%65.4
2000194,973$76,154$529,00932.1%79.2
2010191,719$78,657$913,63638.8%70.6
2020196,543$85,565$995,69041.6%69.7
2024190,748$88,393$1,102,30047.2%69.2

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, California?

Glendale, California has about 190,748 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Glendale, California?

The typical household in Glendale, California earns about $88,393 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Glendale, California expensive?

In Glendale, California, the median home is worth about $1,102,300, and the typical rent is about $2,182 a month.

How educated are people in Glendale, California?

About 47.2% of adults age 25 and over in Glendale, California hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Glendale, California?

About 12.9% of people in Glendale, California live below the federal poverty line.

Has Glendale, California grown since 1990?

Yes, Glendale, California has grown since 1990. The population has added about 10,710 residents, a change of about 6 percent over that period.

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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · UPDATED 2024

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