One thing noticeable about Glendale, is that it has a large population of people who are young, single, educated, and upwardly-mobile career starters. That’s because Glendale is full of single people in their 20s and 30s and who have undergraduate or graduate degrees and are starting careers in professional occupations. This makes Glendale a great place for young, educated career starters looking to find many people like themselves, with good opportunities for friendships, socializing, romance, and fun. In fact, Glendale is one of the top larger cities in America for educated single professionals to flock.
The population of Glendale overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Glendale, 22.64% have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Glendale in 2022 was $30,316, which is middle income relative to Arizona and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $121,264 for a family of four. However, Glendale contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Glendale is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Glendale home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Glendale residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Glendale also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 40.39% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Glendale include German, Irish, English, Italian, and French.
Glendale also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 16.76%.
The most common language spoken in Glendale is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Arabic.
