Glendale, California demographics

Glendale, CA demographics: median age 41.4; 47.2% 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, California · Incorporated city · GEOID 0630000. The survey estimates a population of 190,748 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Glendale is 41.4 years, with a 90% margin of error of 0.7 years. There are 72,573 households (±1,187). 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	41.4 ±0.7	37.9 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 190,748
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Under 18	35,174 ±1,686	18.4% ±0.9 pp	22.0%	22.0%
18–34	42,376 ±1,819	22.2% ±1.0 pp	23.9%	22.8%
35–64	77,049 ±2,259	40.4% ±1.2 pp	38.5%	38.0%
65 and older	36,149 ±1,545	19.0% ±0.8 pp	15.7%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 190,748
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Male	92,351 ±1,499	48.4% ±0.8 pp	49.9%	49.5%
Female	98,397 ±1,499	51.6% ±0.8 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: 190,748
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
White alone	124,135 ±2,904	65.1% ±1.5 pp	39.7%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	2,792 ±675	1.5% ±0.4 pp	5.4%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	1,199 ±388	0.6% ±0.2 pp	1.3%	0.9%
Asian alone	24,634 ±1,500	12.9% ±0.8 pp	15.5%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	200 ±140 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.2%
Some other race alone	20,072 ±1,638	10.5% ±0.9 pp	18.5%	7.1%
Two or more races	17,716 ±2,310	9.3% ±1.2 pp	19.2%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 190,748
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	156,128 ±2,149	81.9% ±1.1 pp	59.8%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	34,620 ±2,138	18.1% ±1.1 pp	40.2%	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: 72,573
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Married-couple family	35,611 ±974	49.1% ±1.1 pp	48.4%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	4,404 ±631	6.1% ±0.9 pp	6.3%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	8,347 ±683	11.5% ±0.9 pp	13.1%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	19,559 ±1,376	27.0% ±1.8 pp	24.3%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	4,652 ±513	6.4% ±0.7 pp	7.9%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 72,573
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Households with people under 18	19,976 ±846	27.5% ±1.1 pp	32.4%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	52,597 ±1,517	72.5% ±1.7 pp	67.6%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 72,573
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	19,559 ±1,376	27.0% ±1.8 pp	24.3%	28.7%
Two-person households	21,645 ±1,001	29.8% ±1.3 pp	30.5%	33.8%
Three-person households	14,037 ±1,044	19.3% ±1.4 pp	16.7%	15.3%
Four-person households	11,598 ±728	16.0% ±1.0 pp	14.9%	12.6%
Five-person households	4,403 ±575	6.1% ±0.8 pp	7.7%	5.9%
Six-person households	911 ±249	1.3% ±0.3 pp	3.3%	2.2%
Seven or more people	420 ±173	0.6% ±0.2 pp	2.6%	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: 190,748
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Native	92,534 ±2,531	48.5% ±1.3 pp	73.0%	85.9%
Foreign born	98,214 ±2,532	51.5% ±1.3 pp	27.0%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 180,775
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
English only	61,016 ±2,591	33.8% ±1.4 pp	55.6%	77.7%
Spanish	24,708 ±1,697	13.7% ±0.9 pp	28.3%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	418 ±194	0.2% ±0.1 pp	0.4%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	502 ±220	0.3% ±0.1 pp	0.3%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	5,021 ±1,089	2.8% ±0.6 pp	0.7%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	69,728 ±2,670	38.6% ±1.5 pp	3.5%	2.0%
Korean	4,698 ±799	2.6% ±0.4 pp	1.0%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	1,716 ±420	0.9% ±0.2 pp	3.5%	1.1%
Vietnamese	314 ±159 · low precision	0.2% ±0.1 pp · low precision	1.5%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	7,731 ±877	4.3% ±0.5 pp	2.1%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	1,914 ±383	1.1% ±0.2 pp	2.0%	1.1%
Arabic	2,639 ±710	1.5% ±0.4 pp	0.6%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	370 ±236 · low precision	0.2% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.6%	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: 141,996
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	14,872 ±1,253	10.5% ±0.9 pp	15.3%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	28,228 ±1,460	19.9% ±1.0 pp	20.5%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	19,453 ±1,235	13.7% ±0.9 pp	19.3%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	12,391 ±889	8.7% ±0.6 pp	7.9%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	42,593 ±1,601	30.0% ±1.1 pp	22.7%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	24,459 ±1,307	17.2% ±0.9 pp	14.4%	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: 188,754
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Same house	169,459 ±1,695	89.8% ±0.9 pp	89.2%	87.7%
Moved within same county	12,476 ±1,363	6.6% ±0.7 pp	6.4%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	1,681 ±528	0.9% ±0.3 pp	2.6%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	1,683 ±379	0.9% ±0.2 pp	1.1%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	3,455 ±868	1.8% ±0.5 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

5.7% of Glendale residents (±0.6 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 6.6% in California and 8.4% nationally. 92.3% 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	California	U.S.	Compared with California
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	5.7% ±0.6 pp	6.6%	8.4%	Lower
Households with a broadband subscription Households	92.3% ±0.8 pp	93.5%	91.0%	Lower
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	1.6% ±0.2 pp	4.3%	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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