Glendale, Arizona demographics

Glendale, AZ demographics: median age 34.6; 24.3% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Glendale city, Arizona · Incorporated city · GEOID 0427820. The survey estimates a population of 252,833 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Glendale is 34.6 years, with a 90% margin of error of 0.7 years. There are 88,633 households (±1,271). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	34.6 ±0.7	39.0 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 252,833
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Arizona	U.S.
Under 18	61,978 ±2,476	24.5% ±1.0 pp	21.6%	22.0%
18–34	65,739 ±2,319	26.0% ±0.9 pp	23.2%	22.8%
35–64	91,653 ±2,487	36.3% ±1.0 pp	36.2%	38.0%
65 and older	33,463 ±1,586	13.2% ±0.6 pp	18.9%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 252,833
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Arizona	U.S.
Male	124,191 ±1,869	49.1% ±0.7 pp	49.9%	49.5%
Female	128,642 ±1,867	50.9% ±0.7 pp	50.1%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 252,833
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Arizona	U.S.
White alone	122,537 ±3,845	48.5% ±1.5 pp	59.0%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	15,932 ±1,912	6.3% ±0.8 pp	4.6%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	4,116 ±928	1.6% ±0.4 pp	4.0%	0.9%
Asian alone	11,001 ±1,259	4.4% ±0.5 pp	3.6%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	181 ±106 · low precision	0.1% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.2%
Some other race alone	27,417 ±2,732	10.8% ±1.1 pp	9.1%	7.1%
Two or more races	71,649 ±3,979	28.3% ±1.6 pp	19.5%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 252,833
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Arizona	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	146,110 ±3,660	57.8% ±1.4 pp	68.6%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	106,723 ±3,658	42.2% ±1.4 pp	31.4%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 88,633
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Arizona	U.S.
Married-couple family	39,402 ±1,050	44.5% ±1.0 pp	46.7%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	5,758 ±727	6.5% ±0.8 pp	5.6%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	14,231 ±1,057	16.1% ±1.2 pp	11.9%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	22,153 ±1,377	25.0% ±1.5 pp	27.5%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	7,089 ±736	8.0% ±0.8 pp	8.2%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 88,633
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Arizona	U.S.
Households with people under 18	30,772 ±920	34.7% ±0.9 pp	28.7%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	57,861 ±1,640	65.3% ±1.6 pp	71.3%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 88,633
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Arizona	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	22,153 ±1,377	25.0% ±1.5 pp	27.5%	28.7%
Two-person households	27,021 ±1,285	30.5% ±1.4 pp	35.6%	33.8%
Three-person households	13,952 ±937	15.7% ±1.0 pp	14.3%	15.3%
Four-person households	12,768 ±912	14.4% ±1.0 pp	11.8%	12.6%
Five-person households	7,182 ±660	8.1% ±0.7 pp	6.1%	5.9%
Six-person households	3,097 ±526	3.5% ±0.6 pp	2.8%	2.2%
Seven or more people	2,460 ±362	2.8% ±0.4 pp	1.9%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 252,833
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Arizona	U.S.
Native	206,948 ±2,531	81.9% ±1.0 pp	87.0%	85.9%
Foreign born	45,885 ±2,526	18.1% ±1.0 pp	13.0%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 236,248
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Arizona	U.S.
English only	152,810 ±3,566	64.7% ±1.4 pp	74.3%	77.7%
Spanish	65,795 ±3,113	27.8% ±1.3 pp	19.3%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	859 ±484 · low precision	0.4% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	352 ±139	0.1% ±0.1 pp	0.3%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	1,061 ±376	0.4% ±0.2 pp	0.4%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	3,701 ±801	1.6% ±0.3 pp	1.1%	2.0%
Korean	209 ±198 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	1,396 ±507	0.6% ±0.2 pp	0.5%	1.1%
Vietnamese	1,943 ±589	0.8% ±0.2 pp	0.3%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	1,609 ±509	0.7% ±0.2 pp	0.4%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	1,115 ±387	0.5% ±0.2 pp	0.7%	1.1%
Arabic	2,478 ±690	1.0% ±0.3 pp	0.4%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	2,920 ±884	1.2% ±0.4 pp	1.9%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 163,538
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Arizona	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	25,419 ±1,691	15.5% ±1.0 pp	10.6%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	45,655 ±1,995	27.9% ±1.2 pp	23.5%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	38,052 ±1,967	23.3% ±1.2 pp	23.3%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	14,730 ±1,052	9.0% ±0.6 pp	9.3%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	25,539 ±1,404	15.6% ±0.8 pp	20.3%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	14,143 ±999	8.6% ±0.6 pp	13.0%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 249,978
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Arizona	U.S.
Same house	220,762 ±1,819	88.3% ±0.7 pp	85.7%	87.7%
Moved within same county	18,653 ±1,494	7.5% ±0.6 pp	8.5%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	1,621 ±637	0.6% ±0.3 pp	1.6%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	7,193 ±1,057	2.9% ±0.4 pp	3.5%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	1,749 ±542	0.7% ±0.2 pp	0.7%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

13.4% of Glendale residents (±0.8 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 10.5% in Arizona and 8.4% nationally. 88.6% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Glendale	Arizona	U.S.	Compared with Arizona
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	13.4% ±0.8 pp	10.5%	8.4%	Higher
Households with a broadband subscription Households	88.6% ±0.9 pp	91.5%	91.0%	Lower
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	6.0% ±0.4 pp	7.9%	6.2%	Lower

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Glendale . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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