Demographics Information and statistics for Glendale

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Glendale Demographics Information

Population: 232,564
Males: 109,168 (49.9%), Females: 109,644 (50.1%)

Elevation: 1152 feet

County: Maricopa

Land area: 55.7 square miles

Median resident age: 30.8 years
Median household income: $45,015
Median house value: $275,000

Races in Glendale:

White Non-Hispanic (64.7%)
Hispanic (24.8%)
Other race (12.0%)
Black (4.7%)
Two or more races (3.5%)
American Indian (2.1%)
Chinese (0.6%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: German (16.5%), Irish (10.4%), English (9.2%), Italian (5.0%), United States (5.0%), French (2.9%).

For population 25 years and over in Glendale

High school or higher: 82.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.0%
Graduate or professional degree: 7.1%
Unemployed: 5.0%
Mean travel time to work: 28.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Glendale city

Never married: 26.9%
Now married: 54.6%
Separated: 2.1%
Widowed: 4.9%
Divorced: 11.5%

12.7% Foreign born (8.2% Latin America, 2.3% Asia, 1.5% Europe).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Phoenix, AZ (9.2 miles, pop. 1,321,045).

Nearest cities: Peoria, AZ (6.0 miles), Sun City, AZ (6.1 miles), Youngtown, AZ (7.1 miles), El Mirage, AZ (8.5 miles), Phoenix, AZ (9.2 miles), Tolleson, AZ (9.8 miles), Avondale, AZ (11.8 miles), Litchfield Park, AZ (12.1 miles).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 1634 buildings, average cost: $121,200
1997: 2019 buildings, average cost: $123,600
1998: 2257 buildings, average cost: $122,100
1999: 1661 buildings, average cost: $119,600
2000: 1251 buildings, average cost: $138,700
2001: 703 buildings, average cost: $158,000
2002: 670 buildings, average cost: $158,200
2003: 722 buildings, average cost: $147,700

Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (17.2%), Retail trade (12.3%), Manufacturing (10.7%).

Crime in Glendale (2002):

17 murders (7.3 per 100,000)
65 rapes (27.9 per 100,000)
405 robberies (174.0 per 100,000)
866 assaults (372.1 per 100,000)
2,438 burglaries (1047.7 per 100,000)
7,889 larceny counts (3390.1 per 100,000)
3,795 auto thefts (1630.8 per 100,000)
City-data.com crime index = 515.3 (higher means more crime, US average = 330.6)

Crime in Glendale (2001):

17 murders (7.5 per 100,000)
66 rapes (29.2 per 100,000)
426 robberies (188.2 per 100,000)
705 assaults (311.5 per 100,000)
2,509 burglaries (1108.5 per 100,000)
7,531 larceny counts (3327.2 per 100,000)
3,156 auto thefts (1394.3 per 100,000)
City-data.com crime index = 476.0 (higher means more crime)