Glendale Heights is a city of 32,808 people in Illinois. 38% of people here were born outside the United States. There are 6,082 people per square mile. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $261,700. 30% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Headcount has barely moved since 2000.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $86,545, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 36.1
US median: 38.9
Less educated
30% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Glendale Heights
What changed most since 1990
White share78.0% → 27.8%(−50.2 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Hispanic share6.2% → 33.2%(+27.0 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree23.9% → 29.9%(+6.0 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Glendale Heights's population equals 3.5% of DuPage County's. Its number of people who work from home equals 1.9% of the county's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 6.5% of the county's.
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)20%(112)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)22.1%(124)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era35.8%(201)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0.9%(5)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.1%(6)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 561 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 Heights, decade by decade
Glendale Heights population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
27,973
$102,776
$252,487
23.9%
46.3
2000
31,765
$102,532
$253,939
26.7%
78.0
2010
34,208
$91,335
$318,068
28.7%
87.4
2020
33,176
$84,884
$246,286
28.3%
90.1
2024
32,808
$86,545
$261,700
29.9%
92.1
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.
