Glendale is a relatively large city located in the state of Arizona. With a population of 252,136 people and 55 associated neighborhoods, Glendale is the sixth largest community in Arizona.Unlike some cities, Glendale isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Glendale are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Glendale is a city of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Glendale who work in office and administrative support (13.89%), sales jobs (10.03%), and management occupations (8.46%). Also of interest is that Glendale has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. A relatively large number of people in Glendale telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 11.31% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. The citizens of Glendale are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 22.64% of adults in Glendale having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Glendale in 2022 was $30,316, which is middle income relative to Arizona and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $121,264 for a family of four. However, Glendale contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Glendale is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Glendale home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Glendale residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Glendale also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 40.39% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Glendale include German, Irish, English, Italian, and French. In addition, Glendale has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (16.76%). The most common language spoken in Glendale is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Arabic.
