Glendale is a relatively large city located in the state of Arizona. With a population of 218,596 people and 30 constituent neighborhoods, Glendale is the fourth largest community in Arizona.

Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Glendale is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Glendale is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Glendale who work in office and administrative support jobs (18.46%), sales jobs (11.71%), and management occupations (8.88%).

Also of interest is that Glendale has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Glendale Information and Demographics

The overall education level of Glendale is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 14.96%: 20.97% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Glendale in 2000 was $19,124, which is upper middle income relative to Arizona and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $76,496 for a family of four.

Glendale is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Glendale home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Glendale is White, followed by 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 24.85% of the city's residents. Important ancestries of people in Glendale include German, English, Irish, and Italian.

The most common language spoken in Glendale is English. Some people also speak Spanish.