Glendale, AZ Population

Overview

245,685

Total Population

33.7

Median age

50.71%

Female population %

97.2:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

25-29 years

Largest age group

50.5

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

98,648

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Glendale's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Glendale is 33.7, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Glendale's population under 18 was 26.10%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Glendale's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 11.83% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Glendale, 21.72% were under the age of 15, 23.11% aged 15 to 29, 43.35% aged 30 to 64, 10.56% aged 65 to 84, and 1.27% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 3,469 more females than males in Glendale:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.71% females and 49.29% males in Glendale, AZ.
The Glendale, AZ gender ratio is 97.2:100 i.e. 97.2 men to 100 women (0.972).
For male population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 9,664.
For the female population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 10,004.

Glendale's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Glendale population: 63.97% are White, 7.21% are Black or African American, 1.82% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 4.21% are Asian, 0.15% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 7.68% are some other race and 14.96% are multiracial.
Glendale's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 98,648 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 147,037 (59.85% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Glendale is White with a population of 157,169 (63.97% of the total population).

Glendale's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 254,262 in the year 2009
From 2000 to 2010, Glendale's population increased by 4,479 (2.02%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Glendale's population increased by 22,710 (10.04%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Glendale's population was lowest in year 2000 at 221,715.