Glendale, CA

Census Place

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2023 Population

192,270

1.15% 1-year decline

US Senator

N/AAlex Padilla

Democratic Party

US Senator

N/AAdam Schiff

Democratic Party

2023 Median Age

41.4

0.73% 1-year increase

2023 Employed Population

92,437

1.17% 1-year decline

About

In 2023, Glendale, CA had a population of 192k people with a median age of 41.4 and a median household income of N/A. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Glendale, CA declined from 194,512 to 192,270, a −1.15% decrease and its median household income N/A from N/A to N/A, a N/A% N/A.

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None of the households in Glendale, CA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

The largest universities in Glendale, CA are Glendale Community College (115001) (1,883 degrees awarded in 2023), Glendale Career College (216 degrees), and North-West College-Glendale (77 degrees).

Most people in Glendale, CA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 27.3 minutes. The average car ownership in Glendale, CA was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

In N/A, there were N/A times more N/A residents (N/A people) in Glendale, CA than any other race or ethnicity. There were N/A N/A and N/A N/A residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Diversity

Global Diversity

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

Most Common Origin

Mexico
3,899,021 ± 46,015 people
Philippines
824,230 ± 22,055 people
China
685,370 ± 20,148 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of California was Mexico, the natal country of 3,899,021 California residents, followed by Philippines with 824,230 and China with 685,370.

Foreign-Born Population

49.7%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

95.6k people

49.9%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

97.1k people

As of 2023, 49.7% of Glendale, CA residents (95.6k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of NaNk%. In 2022, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Glendale, CA was 49.9%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
1,095 ± 271
Gulf War (2001-)
464 ± 163
Gulf War (1990s)
388 ± 163

Glendale, CA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.36 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Glendale, CA employs 92.4k people. The largest industries in Glendale, CA are Health Care & Social Assistance (17,007 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (9,781 people), and Retail Trade (8,681 people), and the highest paying industries are N/A.

Males in California have an average income that is 1.26 times higher than the average income of females, which is $75,777. The income inequality in California (measured using the Gini index) is 0.498, which is higher than than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

92.4k

2023 Value

± 2,555

−1.17%

1 Year decline

± 3.96%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Glendale, CA declined at a rate of −1.17%, from 93.5k employees to 92.4k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Glendale, CA, are . This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Glendale, CA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in California (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.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

92.4k

2023 Value

± 2,555

−1.17%

1 Year decline

± 3.96%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Glendale, CA declined at a rate of −1.17%, from 93.5k employees to 92.4k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Glendale, CA, are Health Care & Social Assistance (17,007 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (9,781 people), and Retail Trade (8,681 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Glendale, CA, though some of these residents may live in Glendale, CA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$59,025

Median earning men ± $1,666

$48,907

Median earning women ± $2,601

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Public Administration ($95,204), Information ($79,884), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($79,167).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Information ($73,833), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($71,071), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($63,221).

Employment by Industry Sector

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

Y-Axis

2.57%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 17.9M people employed in California. This represents a 2.57% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 14%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in California.

Civics

Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff are the senators currently representing the state of California. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

California is currently represented by 52 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Senator Elections

US Senators from California

N/AAlex Padilla

Senator from California

Assumed office on January 20, 2021
Appointed to the seat following the resignation of Kamala Harris, who had become Vice President of the United States.

N/AAdam Schiff

Senator from California

Assumed office on December 8, 2024
Elected to the seat to succeed Laphonza Butler, who had been appointed to the seat following the death of Dianne Feinstein.

Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff are the senators currently representing California.

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 California over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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US Representative Elections

US Representatives from California

California is currently represented by 52 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for California have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

In 2023, universities in Glendale, CA awarded 2,296 degrees. The student population of Glendale, CA in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 5,543 male students and 6,965 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Glendale, CA are White (1,207 and 54.1%), followed by Hispanic or Latino (547 and 24.5%), Asian (206 and 9.23%), and Two or More Races (130 and 5.83%).

The largest universities in Glendale, CA by number of degrees awarded are Glendale Community College (115001) (1,883 and 82%), Glendale Career College (216 and 9.41%), and North-West College-Glendale (77 and 3.35%).

The most popular majors in Glendale, CA are General Business Administration & Management (211 and 9.19%), Registered Nursing (187 and 8.14%), and General Social Sciences (114 and 4.97%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

Measure

In 2023 in Glendale, CA, the percentage of applicants admitted was 100%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 50%. The number of students enrolled in 2023 was 12,508 (44.3% men and 55.7% 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

In 2023 there were 12,508 students enrolled in Glendale, CA, 44.3% men and 55.7% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 6,624 records, of which 54.4% were women and 45.6% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

General Social Sciences
114 degrees awarded
General Business Administration & Management
197 degrees awarded
Registered Nursing
123 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Glendale, CA was General Social Sciences with 114 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Associates Degree from schools in Glendale, CA according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

Glendale Community College (115001)
1,883 degrees awarded
Glendale Career College
216 degrees awarded
North-West College-Glendale
77 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Glendale Community College (115001) with 1,883 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2023, 730 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Glendale, CA, which is 0.466 times less than the 1,566 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 1,207 degrees mean that there were 2.21 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 547 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

Private for-profit, 4-year or above ($8,640) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Private for-profit, 4-year or above ($480) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($1,332) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

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

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 2.08% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 2.26% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were Some college (6.9M), High School or Equivalent (6.8M), and Bachelors Degree (6.36M).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

People in Glendale, CA have an average commute time of 27.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Glendale, CA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Rent vs Own

35.3%

Homeownership

2023

68.8%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

In 2023, 35.3% of the housing units in Glendale, CA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 34.2%.

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

Equity

Income by Location

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The following map shows all of the places in Glendale, CA colored by their Median Household Income (N/A).

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Household Income

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

N/A

Median Household Income

± N/A

73.2k

Number of Households

± 2,083

In N/A, the median household income of the 73.2k households in Glendale, CA N/A N/A from the previous year's value of N/A.

The following chart displays the households in Glendale, CA 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 $200k+ range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Glendale, CA is from California.

0.498

2022 Wage GINI in California

0.497

2021 Wage GINI in California

In 2022, the income inequality in California was 0.498 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.107% growth from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for California was higher than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in California in comparison to the national average.

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

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (68.7%)
Worked At Home (18.7%)
Carpooled (4.36%)

In 2023, 68.7% of workers in Glendale, CA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (18.7%) and those who carpooled to work (4.36%).

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

27.3 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Glendale, CA have a longer commute time (27.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 1.59% of the workforce in Glendale, CA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

N/A% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Glendale, CA (N/A out of N/A people) live below the poverty line, a number that is approximately the same as the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are N/A N/A, followed by N/A N/A and then N/A N/A.

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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

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In N/A, N/A had the highest N/A in the nation, at N/A. N/A has the second highest (N/A), followed by N/A (N/A).

The following map shows the N/A by state over multiple years.

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Health

N/A% of the population of Glendale, CA has health coverage, with N/A% on employee plans, N/A% on Medicaid, N/A% on Medicare, N/A% on non-group plans, and N/A% on military or VA plans.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 19.6% under 18 years, 21.6% between 18 and 34 years, 40.3% between 35 and 64 years, and 18.5% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.6% were men and 52.4% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

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Uninsured

N/A%

Employer Coverage

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Medicaid

N/A%

Medicare

N/A%

Non-Group

N/A%

Military or VA

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The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Glendale, CA changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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