Moving to Glendale Heights, Illinois

Population: 31,765. Estimated population in July 2024: 32,465 (+2.2% change)
Males: 16,210 (51.0%), Females: 15,555 (49.0%)

DuPage County

Zip code: 60139

Demographics

Median resident age: 30.5 years
Median household income: $56,285
Median house value: $142,800

Population by Race

Races in Glendale Heights:

  • White Non-Hispanic (54.8%)
  • Hispanic (18.4%)
  • Asian Indian (8.6%)
  • Other race (8.1%)
  • Filipino (5.7%)
  • Black (4.8%)
  • Two or more races (2.9%)
  • Vietnamese (2.4%)
  • Other Asian (1.8%)
  • Chinese (0.8%)
  • American Indian (0.6%)
  • Korean (0.5%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: German (16.8%), Polish (11.3%), Italian (10.1%), Irish (9.5%), English (4.6%), French (2.0%).

Elevation: 762 feet

Land area: 5.4 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Glendale Heights

  • High school or higher: 81.5%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 26.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 6.8%
  • Unemployed: 4.4%
  • Mean travel time to work: 27.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Glendale Heights village

  • Never married: 31.0%
  • Now married: 55.8%
  • Separated: 1.1%
  • Widowed: 3.6%
  • Divorced: 8.6%

30.2% Foreign born (15.6% Asia, 9.9% Latin America, 4.3% Europe).

Population change in the 1990s: +3,981 (+14.3%).

Hospital/medical center in Glendale Heights:

  • GLENOAKS MEDICAL CENTER INC (701 WINTHROP AVENUE)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Glendale Heights:

  • MARIANJOY REHABILITATION CENTER (about 5 miles; WHEATON, IL)
  • EDWARD HOSPITAL (about 6 miles; NAPERVILLE, IL)
  • CENTRAL DUPAGE HOSPITAL (about 6 miles; WINFIELD, IL)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Glendale Heights:

  • CHICAGO O’HARE INTL (about 13 miles; CHICAGO, IL; Abbreviation: ORD)
  • CHICAGO MIDWAY INTL (about 25 miles; CHICAGO, IL; Abbreviation: MDW)
  • KENOSHA REGIONAL (about 47 miles; KENOSHA, WI; Abbreviation: ENW)

Other public-use airports nearest to Glendale Heights:

  • SCHAUMBURG REGIONAL (about 5 miles; CHICAGO/SCHAUMBURG, IL; Abbreviation: 06C)
  • SCHAUMBURG MUNICIPAL HELISTOP (about 9 miles; CHICAGO/SCHAUMBURG, IL; Abbreviation: 4H1)
  • DUPAGE (about 11 miles; CHICAGO/WEST CHICAGO, IL; Abbreviation: DPA)

Amtrak stations near Glendale Heights:

  • 11 miles: NAPERVILLE (E. 4TH & ELLSWORTH AVE.). Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service, public transit connection.
  • 17 miles: LA GRANGE ROAD (LA GRANGE, 25 W. BURLINGTON AVE.). Services: enclosed waiting area, public payphones, taxi stand, public transit connection.

Colleges/Universities in Glendale Heights:

  • UNIVERSAL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE INC (Full-time enrollment: 1,407; Location: 601 REGENCY DR; Private, for-profit; Website: www.uticorp.com)
  • TRICOCIS SCHOOL OF HAIR DESIGN INC (Location: 550 NORTH AVENUE; Private, for-profit)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Glendale Heights:

  • COLLEGE OF DUPAGE (about 4 miles; Glen Ellyn, IL; Full-time enrollment: 15,545)
  • WHEATON COLLEGE (about 5 miles; WHEATON, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,684)
  • DEVRY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (about 6 miles; ADDISON, IL; Full-time enrollment: 3,076)
  • BENEDICTINE UNIVERSITY (about 10 miles; LISLE, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,102)
  • ELMHURST COLLEGE (about 10 miles; ELMHURST, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,188)
  • NORTH CENTRAL COLLEGE (about 12 miles; NAPERVILLE, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,088)
  • WILLIAM RAINEY HARPER COLLEGE (about 14 miles; PALATINE, IL; Full-time enrollment: 8,229)

Public primary/middle schools in Glendale Heights:

  • GLEN HILL/PHEASANT RIDGE PRIMARY (Students: 940; Location: 43 E STEVENSON DR; Grades: PK – 03)
  • MARQUARDT MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 834; Location: 1912 GLEN ELLYN RD; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • GLENSIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 697; Location: 1560 BLOOMINGDALE RD; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • RESKIN ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 559; Location: 1555 ARDMORE AVE; Grades: KG – 05)
  • BLACK HAWK ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 503; Location: 2101 GLADSTONE DR; Grades: PK – 05)
  • AMERICANA INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL (Students: 475; Location: 1629 PRESIDENT ST; Grades: 04 – 05)
  • G STANLEY HALL ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 344; Location: 1447 WAYNE AVE; Grades: KG – 05)
  • GLENWOOD ELEM SCH & ACADEMY (Students: 96; Location: 1525 BLOOMINGDALE RD; Grades: 03 – 12)

Libraries

Library in Glendale Heights:

  • GLENSIDE P.L.D. (Operating income: $1,382,578; Location: 25 E. FULLERTON AVE.; 70,840 books; 2,983 audio materials; 1,559 video materials; 204 serial subscriptions)