Glendale

Population & Demographics

Glendale, CA

Glendale is home to 190,748 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 97,173 resident workers commute each day.

CaliforniaCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
190,748
people
Population

190,748 residents

Median age 41.4 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Glendale population & demographics

Who lives in Glendale — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
190,748
Median age
41.4yrs
Median household income
$88,393
Median home value
$1,102,300
Median gross rent
$2,182/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
47.2%
Poverty rate
12.9%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Glendale

How Glendale breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

White62.8%
Hispanic or Latino18.1%
Asian12.8%
Two or more races4.2%
Black1.4%
Some other race0.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.0%

Race across Glendale

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Glendale.

Glendale at a glance
Employed Residents
97,173
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
9.0mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
23.0%
Share working within the area
Work from home
21.2%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Los Angeles
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Glendale proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Glendale commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

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Commute Score

51 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Glendale

97,173 commutes, one dot at a time

Glendale

Where 97,173 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Glendale, by worker count.

1Los Angeles9.0 mi34,748
2Glendale0.0 mi22,304
3Burbank4.2 mi8,830
4Pasadena7.1 mi3,690
5San Diego115.1 mi912
6Beverly Hills10.7 mi892
7Culver City14.1 mi861
8Santa Monica16.5 mi760

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Glendale.

1Los Angeles9.0 mi34,629
2Glendale0.0 mi22,304
3Burbank4.2 mi3,664
4Pasadena7.1 mi2,252
5Santa Clarita22.5 mi2,041
6La Crescenta-Montrose4.0 mi1,203
7San Diego115.1 mi1,095
8Long Beach25.8 mi921

Top industries

The sectors that employ Glendale’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance31.4%
RTRetail Trade10.2%
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services9.0%
AFAccommodation and Food Services6.9%
MFManufacturing6.4%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services6.4%
FIFinance and Insurance5.4%
EDEducational Services5.1%
COConstruction3.5%
Connectivity

Internet options for Glendale

The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.

4 providers · 1 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps72%
5 Gbps72%
8 Gbps
See all internet providers in Glendale

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