CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Glendale

Missouri · 5,945 residents · 1.30 sq mi

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Glendale is home to 5,945 people in Missouri. Households here earn about 101% more than in Missouri as a whole. 54% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, against 20% nationally. 95% of homes are owner-occupied. Median household income runs $52,944, well clear of the $30,130 US median. The poverty rate is 1.1%, under the national 13.2%.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 36.9

US median: 33.0

More educated

54% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 16%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

5,945

+3%vs 2000

vs 5,767 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

36.9

−7%vs 2000

vs 39.5 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1.30 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20246K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58.5%(506)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.5%(504)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145.7%(340)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 195.3%(316)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 243.7%(220)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.7%(875)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4417%(1,013)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411%(653)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.5%(505)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.6%(571)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.8%(345)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.6%(97)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$52,944

−7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $75,279 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$24,024

−32%vs 2000

vs $35,136 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

1.1%

+0.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 0.4% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$125,300

−16%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $196,100 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$692

−2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $931 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

95.5%

−0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 96.1% in 2000

4.5% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic96.7%(5,575)

Black0.9%(51)

Hispanic / Latino1.1%(65)

Asian0.6%(32)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99%(5,887)

Black0.3%(15)

Hispanic / Latino0.7%(44)

Asian0%(0)

Other0.7%(43)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican2.2%(136)

Spaniard0%(2)

Asian origin

Chinese0.7%(44)

Asian Indian0.2%(14)

Filipino0%(3)

Ancestry

German35%(2,140)

Irish25.5%(1,558)

English16.8%(1,028)

Italian9.6%(584)

Scottish5.5%(336)

Norwegian3.8%(234)

Finnish3.1%(192)

American2.8%(173)

French Canadian2.5%(152)

Polish2.1%(126)

Swedish2%(120)

French1.7%(104)

+ 12 more ancestry groups with data

Czech1.7%(102)

Dutch1.5%(94)

Russian0.8%(48)

Ukrainian0.8%(48)

Scotch-Irish0.7%(45)

Hungarian0.7%(41)

Croatian0.6%(34)

Greek0.5%(31)

Romanian0.3%(21)

Slovak0.3%(16)

Welsh0.2%(13)

Swiss0.1%(4)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest Italian population · Largest Scottish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

53.9%

−13.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 67.3% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

94.5%

−3.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 97.5% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

17.9%

−6.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 24.0% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

22.1 min

+119%vs 2000

vs 10.1 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married19.9%(408)

Married73%(1,496)

Widowed0.5%(11)

Divorced6.5%(134)

Women 15+

Never married20.6%(507)

Married56.8%(1,399)

Widowed4.7%(117)

Divorced17.9%(441)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

0.2%

−2.0 ptssince 2013

from 2.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

81.7%

−1.7 ptssince 2020

from 83.4% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

13.1%

+4.1 ptssince 2020

from 9.0% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

18.5%

+2.0 ptssince 2020

from 16.5% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

2.3%

+1.3 ptssince 2020

from 1.0% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

0.5%

+0.1 ptssince 2020

from 0.4% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

90.9%

−1.2 ptssince 2020

from 92.1% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

21.1%

+3.2 ptssince 2020

from 17.9% 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)19.2%(30)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)13.5%(21)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era51.9%(81)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 156 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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