Glendale.
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Arizona·Maricopa County
59 tracts·270K people·$388K median·4,015/mi²
Hispanic 42 · White 42 · Black 6 · Multiracial 5 · Asian 4 · Other 1
Married couple 44 · Other 31 · Living alone 25
Health 30 · Retail 23 · Professional 18 · Manufacturing 13 · Leisure 13 · Public admin 2 · Other 2
Management · business · science · arts 33 · Sales · office 23 · Service 18 · Production · transport 16 · Construction · maintenance 10
Drive alone 67 · Carpool 26 · Work from home 15 · Transit 1 · Walk 1 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Glendale is $387,500 (Census ACS) — 0.8× the US median of $458,812.
Glendale has 252,833 residents across 55 census tracts and 37 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 34.6; the population is 42.2% Hispanic or Latino, 41.6% White, 6.0% Black, 4.7% Multiracial, 4.2% Asian and 1.2% Other; the average household has 2.8 people; 24.3% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 15.1% (Census ACS).
Legend Springs Elementary (73%), Sierra Verde STEAM Academy (71%) and Copper Creek Elementary School (69%) lead the elementary schools; Hillcrest Middle School (61%) and Desert Sky Middle School (35%) lead the middle schools; Mountain Ridge High School (56%), Glenview College Preparatory High School (46%) and Ironwood High School (39%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,528/month, 3% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Glendale is $73,530 a year, 15% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Glendale, median rent is $1,528/month and the median home value is $387,500 (Census ACS).
Glendale reported 5.7 violent crimes and 28.8 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 104°F; winter lows average 42°F; there are 84 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 7 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Glendale are heat wave (100), wildfire (96) and drought (95), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.06g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
Glendale scores 12.3 out of 20 on the EPA National Walkability Index, vs a US average of 12.3; 1.1% of workers walk to work (EPA Smart Location Database; Census ACS).