Demographics of Glendale city, Arizona

Glendale city, Arizona had 260,572 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +11,671 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Glendale city, in four figures

260,572
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 252,833 ±112.; +4.7%
Change since July 2020: +11,671 people.; 34.6 ±0.7
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $73,530 ±$2,167
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Glendale city, Arizona's population grew 4.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Glendale city, Arizona's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Glendale city, Arizona's population grew 4.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Glendale city, Arizona's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	248,901	100.0	100.0
2021	249,790	100.4	100.2
2022	251,740	101.1	100.7
2023	254,021	102.1	101.6
2024	256,776	103.2	102.5
2025	260,572	104.7	103.1

Population of Glendale city, Arizona on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	248,901	—
2021	249,790	+889
2022	251,740	+1,950
2023	254,021	+2,281
2024	256,776	+2,755
2025	260,572	+3,796

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 34.6 ±0.7: for men 33.4 ±0.8 and for women 36.1 ±0.9. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Glendale city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Arizona	United States
Under 5	16,585 ±1,469	6.6% ±0.6	5.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	45,393 ±1,993	18.0% ±0.8	16.2% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	27,317 ±1,532	10.8% ±0.6	9.4% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	70,064 ±2,280	27.7% ±0.9	26.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	60,011 ±2,003	23.7% ±0.8	23.6% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	33,463 ±1,586	13.2% ±0.6	18.9% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $73,530 ±$2,167, and income per person $33,919 ±$913, in 2024 dollars. The median is $79,964 ±$407 in Arizona and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Glendale city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Arizona	United States
Under $25,000	12,218 ±1,089	13.8% ±1.2	13.5% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	15,659 ±1,053	17.7% ±1.2	17.1% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	17,244 ±1,202	19.5% ±1.3	16.5% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	12,535 ±812	14.1% ±0.9	13.5% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	16,030 ±1,028	18.1% ±1.1	18.4% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	7,622 ±810	8.6% ±0.9	9.4% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	7,325 ±619	8.3% ±0.7	11.6% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Glendale city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Arizona	United States
All ages	37,525 ±3,027	15.1% ±1.2	12.5% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	12,258 ±1,383	20.2% ±2.1	16.2% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	19,136 ±1,540	13.6% ±1.1	11.8% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	6,131 ±895	13.0% ±1.8	10.7% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Glendale city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Glendale city	Arizona	United States
Housing units	93,736 ±1,255	3,192,839 ±631	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	94.6% ±0.5	89.5% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	5.4% ±0.6	10.5% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	57.2% ±1.3	67.4% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	42.8% ±1.4	32.6% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$387,500 ±$6,998	$394,500 ±$1,474	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,528 ±$42	$1,543 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1986 ±2	1992 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Glendale city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Arizona	United States
Hispanic or Latino	106,723 ±3,658	42.2% ±1.4	31.4% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	105,161 ±3,366	41.6% ±1.3	52.6% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	15,275 ±1,863	6.0% ±0.7	4.4% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	10,707 ±1,223	4.2% ±0.5	3.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	2,193 ±614	0.9% ±0.2	3.2% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	20 to 158	< 0.1% to 0.1%	0.2% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	693 ±276	0.3% ±0.1	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	11,992 ±1,382	4.7% ±0.5	4.4% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Glendale city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Arizona	United States
Born in the state	106,516 ±2,733	42.1% ±1.1	39.4% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	96,885 ±2,920	38.3% ±1.2	46.1% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	3,547 ±762	1.4% ±0.3	1.5% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	45,885 ±2,526	18.1% ±1.0	13.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	21,611 ±1,815	8.5% ±0.7	6.3% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	24,274 ±1,936	9.6% ±0.8	6.7% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Glendale city among the places of Arizona

6th of 94 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Arizona page.

Places of Arizona near Glendale city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Phoenix city	1,642,323 ±179
Tucson city	547,073 ±85
Mesa city	511,764 ±110
Gilbert town	280,262 ±91
Chandler city	280,136 ±145
Glendale city	252,833 ±112
Scottsdale city	243,821 ±60
Peoria city	196,906 ±112
Tempe city	188,065 ±51
Surprise city	154,948 ±123
San Tan Valley CDP	109,189 ±3,026

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Glendale city, Arizona

Rankings this appears in

No. 6 Places in Arizona by foreign-born share
No. 12 Places in Arizona by poverty rate
No. 13 Places in Arizona by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 28 Places in Arizona by median rent
No. 38 Places in Arizona by median home value
No. 38 Places in Arizona by median household income

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026