Glendale, AZ

Census Place

2024 Population

252,833

US Senator

Mark Kelly

Democratic Party

US Senator

Ruben Gallego

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

34.6

0.29% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

15.1%

6.66% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$73,530

4.83% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$387,500

Population & Diversity

Glendale, AZ is home to a population of 253k people, from which 90.4% are citizens.

As of 2024, 18.1% of Glendale, AZ residents were born outside of the country (45.7k people).

In 2024, there were 1.89 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (105k people) in Glendale, AZ than any other race or ethnicity. There were 55.6k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 26.7k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

90.4%

2024 Citizenship

91%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 90.4% of Glendale, AZ residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Glendale, AZ was 91%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Glendale, AZ compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Glendale, AZ

White (Non-Hispanic)
105k ± 3.37k
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
55.6k ± 3.8k
Other (Hispanic)
26.7k ± 2.7k

42.2%

Hispanic Population

107k people

42.2% of the people in Glendale, AZ are hispanic (107k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Glendale, AZ as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Arizona.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
491,277 ± 16,626 people
India
45,077 ± 5,197 people
Canada
39,505 ± 4,867 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Arizona was Mexico, the natal country of 491,277 Arizona residents, followed by India with 45,077 and Canada with 39,505.

Foreign-Born Population

18.1%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

45.7k people

17%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

42.7k people

As of 2024, 18.1% of Glendale, AZ residents (45.7k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Glendale, AZ was 17%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Glendale, AZ compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
3,458 ± 475
Vietnam
3,070 ± 389
Gulf War (1990s)
1,764 ± 299

Glendale, AZ has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.13 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Glendale, AZ.

Economy

The economy of Glendale, AZ employs 122k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Glendale, AZ were Retail Trade (16,779 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (16,194 people), and Construction (11,334 people), and the highest paying industries were Utilities ($78,875), Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($75,721), and Finance & Insurance ($68,914).

Employment

Occupations

122k

2024 Value

± 3,167

3.53%

1 Year growth

± 3.47%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Glendale, AZ grew at a rate of 3.53%, from 118k employees to 122k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Glendale, AZ, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (15,740 people), Sales & Related Occupations (11,991 people), and Management Occupations (10,382 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Glendale, AZ.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Arizona.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Arizona (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

122k

2024 Value

± 3,167

3.53%

1 Year growth

± 3.47%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Glendale, AZ grew at a rate of 3.53%, from 118k employees to 122k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Glendale, AZ, are Retail Trade (16,779 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (16,194 people), and Construction (11,334 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Glendale, AZ, though some of these residents may live in Glendale, AZ and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$49,918

Median earning men ± $1,237

$37,612

Median earning women ± $1,197

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($74,575), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($73,796), and Wholesale Trade ($56,154).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($62,328), Public Administration ($50,438), and Construction ($48,225).

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Arizona went to Donald J. Trump with 52.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (46.7%), followed by Jill Stein (0.54%).

Mark Kelly and Ruben Gallego are the senators currently representing the state of Arizona. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Arizona is currently represented by 9 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Glendale, AZ. Showing the available data for Arizona.

2024 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (52.2%)
Republican Party
Kamala Harris (46.7%)
Democratic Party
Jill Stein (0.54%)
Green Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Arizona went to Donald J. Trump with 52.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (46.7%), followed by Jill Stein (0.54%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Arizona for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Arizona

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Arizona.

Mark Kelly

Senator from Arizona

Assumed office on December 2, 2020
Elected to the seat to succeed Martha McSally, who had been appointed to the seat following the death of John McCain and the resignation of Jon Kyl.{{cite news |last1=Edmondson |first1=Catie |title=Mark Kelly Defeats Martha McSally in Crucial Arizona Senate Race |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/04/us/politics/arizona-mark-kelly.html |access-date=2 December 2020 |work=The New York Times |date=4 November 2020}}{{cite web |last1=Pathé |first1=Simone |title=Arizona Governor to Appoint Martha McSally to McCain's Senate Seat |url=https://www.rollcall.com/2018/12/18/arizona-governor-to-appoint-martha-mcsally-to-mccains-senate-seat/ |website=Roll Call |publisher=FiscalNote |access-date=2 December 2020 |url-access=subscription|date=18 December 2018 |language=en}}

Ruben Gallego

Senator from Arizona

Assumed office on January 3, 2025

Mark Kelly and Ruben Gallego are the senators currently representing Arizona.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Arizona over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

Education

The student population of Glendale, AZ in 2024 is skewed towards women, with 8,927 male students and 11,485 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Glendale, AZ are White (2,518 and 42.9%), Hispanic or Latino (2,166 and 36.9%), Asian (386 and 6.58%), and Black or African American (329 and 5.61%).

The largest universities in Glendale, AZ by number of degrees awarded are Glendale Community College (3,722 and 62.7%), Midwestern University-Glendale (1,228 and 20.7%), and Arizona College-Glendale (371 and 6.25%).

The most popular majors in Glendale, AZ are General Art Studies (630 and 10.6%), Liberal Arts & Sciences (369 and 6.22%), and Automobile Mechanics Technology (335 and 5.64%).

The median tuition costs are $32,898 for private four year colleges, and $2,328 and $8,929 respectively, for public four year colleges for in-state students and out-of-state students.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University

Measure

In 2024 in Glendale, AZ, the percentage of applicants admitted was 70.6%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 35.7%. The number of students enrolled in 2024 was 20,412 (43.7% men and 56.3% women).

The line chart shows the evolution of the percentage of applicants admitted, admitted who enrolled or the number of students enrolled according to the option selected in the upper button.

Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2024 there were 20,412 students enrolled in Glendale, AZ, 43.7% men and 56.3% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 8,078 records, of which 54.9% were women and 45.1% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

General Art Studies
630 degrees awarded
Welding Technology
139 degrees awarded
Automobile Mechanics Technology
124 degrees awarded

In 2024, the most common concentation for 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate recipients in Glendale, AZ was General Art Studies with 630 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate from schools in Glendale, AZ according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

Glendale Community College
3,722 degrees awarded
Midwestern University-Glendale
1,228 degrees awarded
Arizona College-Glendale
371 degrees awarded

In 2024, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Glendale Community College with 3,722 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

University

In 2024, 2,853 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Glendale, AZ, which is 0.926 times less than the 3,082 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2024, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 2,518 degrees mean that there were 1.16 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 2,166 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($32,898) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2024.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($2,200) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2024.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($1,730) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Glendale, AZ was $387,500 in 2024, which is 1.16 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $347,000 to $387,500, a 11.7% increase. The homeownership rate in Glendale, AZ is 57.2%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Glendale, AZ have an average commute time of 27.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Glendale, AZ is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$387,500

Median Property Value 2024

±$6,998

$50,679

Median Property Taxes

±$1,717

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Glendale, AZ the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Glendale, AZ compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

57.2%

Homeownership

2024

69%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 57.2% of the housing units in Glendale, AZ were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 57.6%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Glendale, AZ compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$73,530

Median Household Income

± $2,167

88.6k

Number of Households

± 2,548

In 2024, the median household income of the 88.6k households in Glendale, AZ grew to $73,530 from the previous year's value of $70,139.

The following chart displays the households in Glendale, AZ distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Glendale, AZ is from Arizona.

0.456

2024 Wage GINI in Arizona

0.457

2023 Wage GINI in Arizona

In 2024, the income inequality in Arizona was 0.456 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.104% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Arizona was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Arizona in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Arizona across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (67.4%)
Worked At Home (14.4%)
Carpooled (12.8%)

In 2024, 67.4% of workers in Glendale, AZ drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (14.4%) and those who carpooled to work (12.8%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

27.7 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Glendale, AZ have a longer commute time (27.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.05% of the workforce in Glendale, AZ have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Glendale, AZ compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Glendale, AZ distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Glendale, AZ have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

15.1% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Glendale, AZ (37.5k out of 248k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 18 - 24 and then Males 6 - 11.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Glendale, AZ is Hispanic, followed by Two Or More and White.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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