Moving to Glendale, Arizona

Population: 218,812. Estimated population in July 2024: 239,435 (+9.4% change)
Males: 109,168 (49.9%), Females: 109,644 (50.1%)

Maricopa County

Zip codes: 85301, 85302, 85303, 85304, 85305, 85306, 85307, 85308, 85310.

Demographics

Median resident age: 30.8 years
Median household income: $45,015
Median house value: $118,600

Population by Race

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%).

Elevation: 1153 feet

Land area: 55.7 square miles

Map of Glendale, AZ

Population by Education

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).

Population change in the 1990s: +67,406 (+44.5%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers in Glendale:

  • ARROWHEAD COMMUNITY HOSP/MED CENTER (18701 NORTH 67TH AVE)
  • HEALTHSOUTH VALLEY OF THE SUN (13460 NORTH 67TH AVENUE)
  • THUNDERBIRD SAMARITAN HOSP & HLTH CTR (5555 WEST THUNDERBIRD ROAD)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Glendale:

  • LUKE AFB (about 13 miles; GLENDALE, AZ; Abbreviation: LUF)
  • PHOENIX SKY HARBOR INTL (about 18 miles; PHOENIX, AZ; Abbreviation: PHX)
  • WILLIAMS GATEWAY (about 43 miles; PHOENIX, AZ; Abbreviation: IWA)

Other public-use airports nearest to Glendale:

  • GLENDALE MUNICIPAL (about 8 miles; GLENDALE, AZ; Abbreviation: GEU)
  • PHOENIX DEER VALLEY (about 12 miles; PHOENIX, AZ; Abbreviation: DVT)
  • PLEASANT VALLEY (about 16 miles; PEORIA, AZ; Abbreviation: P48)

Amtrak stations near Glendale:

  • 7 miles: PHOENIX NORTHWEST (PHOENIX, 8101 BLACK CANYON FWY.) – Bus Station. Services: public payphones, call for taxi service.
  • 13 miles: PHOENIX (401 W. HARRISON ST.) – Bus Station. Services: ticket office, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, paid long-term parking, taxi stand.
  • 17 miles: PHOENIX AIRPORT (PHOENIX, TERMINAL 2) – Bus Station. Services: enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, full-service food facilities, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, car rental agency, taxi stand, intercity bus service, public transit connection.

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/Universities in Glendale:

  • GLENDALE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 9,981; Location: 6000 W OLIVE AVE; Public; Website: www.gc.maricopa.edu)
  • ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY-WEST (Full-time enrollment: 3,334; Location: 4701 W THUNDERBIRD RD; Public; Website: www.west.asu.edu; Offers Master’s degree)
  • AMERICAN GRADUATE SCHOOL OF INTERNATIONAL MGT (Full-time enrollment: 1,426; Location: 15249 N 59TH AVE; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.t-bird.edu; Offers Master’s degree)
  • MIDWESTERN UNIVERSITY (Full-time enrollment: 954; Location: 19555 N 59TH AVE; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.midwestern.edu; Offers Master’s degree)
  • ARIZONA AUTOMOTIVE INSTITUTE (Full-time enrollment: 277; Location: 6829 N 46TH AVE; Private, for-profit; Website: www.azautoinst.com)
  • PHOENIX ACADEMY OF BEAUTY (Full-time enrollment: 95; Location: 10820 N 43RD AVE STE 12; Private, for-profit; Website: artisticbeautycolleges.com)
  • ARTISTIC BEAUTY SCHOOL (Full-time enrollment: 90; Location: 4533 W GLENDALE AVE; Private, for-profit)
  • FORD SCHOOLS INC (Location: 4425 OLIVE AVE STE 128; Private, for-profit)
  • ATWOOD INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH AND EDUCATION (Location: 6845 W MCKNIGHT LOOP STE A; Private, for-profit)
  • WESTERN COLLEGE OF REAL ESTATE (Location: 4425 W OLIVE STE 128; Private, for-profit)
  • SWEETWATER BIBLE COLLEGE (Location: 14240 N 43RD AVE; Private, not-for-profit)

Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near Glendale:

  • GRAND CANYON UNIVERSITY (about 7 miles; PHOENIX, AZ; Full-time enrollment: 2,207)
  • UNIVERSAL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE INC (about 7 miles; PHOENIX, AZ; Full-time enrollment: 2,091)
  • DEVRY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (about 8 miles; PHOENIX, AZ; Full-time enrollment: 3,165)
  • PHOENIX COLLEGE (about 10 miles; PHOENIX, AZ; Full-time enrollment: 5,911)
  • PARADISE VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 14 miles; PHOENIX, AZ; Full-time enrollment: 3,410)
  • UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX-ONLINE CAMPUS (about 16 miles; PHOENIX, AZ; Full-time enrollment: 14,783)
  • GATEWAY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 16 miles; Phoenix, AZ; Full-time enrollment: 2,969)

Biggest public high schools in Glendale:

  • MOUNTAIN RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 2,746; Location: 22800 N 67TH AVENUE; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • DEER VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 2,188; Location: 18424 N. 51ST AVE.; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • IRONWOOD HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 2,119; Location: 6051 W. SWEETWATER AVE.; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • CACTUS HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,829; Location: 6330 WEST GREENWAY; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • APOLLO HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,734; Location: 8045 N. 47TH AVENUE; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • INDEPENDENCE HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,706; Location: 6602 N. 75TH AVENUE; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • GLENDALE HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,495; Location: 6216 W. GLENDALE AVENUE; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • DEER VALLEY CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 216; Location: 18424 N. 51ST AVE; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • INTELLI-SCHOOL CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL – GLENDALE SITE (Students: 159; Location: 13806 NORTH 51ST AVENUE; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • E-INSTITUTE (Students: 128; Location: 3515 WEST UNION HILLS DR. 119; Grades: 09 – 12)

Private high schools in Glendale:

  • NORTHWEST CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 393; Location: 14240 NO 43RD AVE; Grades: PK – 12)
  • THE ACES (Students: 280; Location: 7317 NORTH 61ST AVENUE; Grades: KG – 12)
  • SOUTHWEST EDUCATION CENTER (Students: 124; Location: 7508 NORTH 59TH AVENUE; Grades: KG – 12)
  • MARANATHA CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 74; Location: 7101 N 55TH DR; Grades: PK – 12)

Biggest public primary/middle schools in Glendale:

  • SANDRA DAY O’CONNOR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,666; Location: 25250 N. 35TH AVENUE; Grades: 09 – 11)
  • STETSON HILLS ELEMENTARY (Students: 1,128; Location: 25475 N. STETSON HILLS LOOP; Grades: PK – 08)
  • CHALLENGER MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 1,100; Location: 6905 W MARYLAND AVE; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • HIGHLAND LAKES SCHOOL (Students: 1,050; Location: 19000 N. 63RD AVENUE; Grades: KG – 08)
  • DESERT SKY MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 1,045; Location: 5130 WEST GROVERS AVENUE; Grades: 07 – 08)
  • DESERT MIRAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 1,043; Location: 8605 W. MARYLAND AVENUE; Grades: PK – 08)
  • DESERT GARDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 1,041; Location: 7020 W. OCOTILLO ROAD; Grades: PK – 08)
  • HILLCREST MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 1,015; Location: 22833 N. 71ST AVE.; Grades: 07 – 08)
  • GLENDALE LANDMARK MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 1,004; Location: 5730 WEST MYRTLE AVENUE; Grades: PK – 08)
  • WILLIAM C JACK SCHOOL (Students: 964; Location: 6600 WEST MISSOURI AVENUE; Grades: KG – 03)

Biggest private primary/middle schools in Glendale:

  • JOY COMMUNITY SCHOOL (Students: 285; Location: 21000 N 75TH AVE; Grades: KG – 8)
  • ST LOUIS THE KING ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 243; Location: 4331 W MARYLAND AVENUE; Grades: KG – 8)
  • GRACE LUTHERAN SCHOOL (Students: 194; Location: 7161 N 56TH ST; Grades: KG – 8)
  • SKYWAY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 149; Location: 13419 W OCOTILLO; Grades: KG – 8)
  • KINDER CARE LEARNING CTR #1103 (Students: 60; Location: 3524 W UNION HILL DRIVE; Grades: PK – KG)
  • WEST SIDE PRIVATE SCHOOL (Students: 55; Location: 7614 NORTH 43RD AVENUE; Grades: KG – 8)
  • HI-STAR CENTER FOR CHILDREN (Students: 52; Location: BOX 6466; Grades: UG – UG)
  • CENTER FOR NEURODEVELOPMENTAL (Students: 44; Location: 5430 WEST GLENN DRIVE; Grades: PK – KG)
  • SAGUARO CTR FOR EXCEPTIONAL ED (Students: 40; Location: 8802 NORTH 61ST AVENUE; Grades: 1 – 1)
  • COVENANT OF FAITH SCHOOL (Students: 20; Location: 10820 N 43RD AVE; Grades: KG – 4)

Libraries

Library in Glendale:

  • GLENDALE PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $6,673,700; Location: 5959 WEST BROWN STREET; 583,871 books; 20,573 audio materials; 25,618 video materials; 1,637 serial subscriptions)