Glendale is one of the most attractive larger cities for people who are young, single, educated, and upwardly-mobile career starters. This makes it a good place to live for young singles in their 20s and 30s and who have undergraduate or graduate degrees and are starting their professional careers. Although Glendale is a large city, this demographic is significant enough that young professionals will find many others like themselves here, with really good opportunities for friendships, recreation, romance, and more.
The citizens of Glendale are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 22.64% of adults in Glendale having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Glendale in 2018 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.
Foreign born people are also an important part of Glendale's cultural character, accounting for 16.76% of the city’s population.
The most common language spoken in Glendale is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Arabic.
