Population

260,572

US Census estimate, July 2025

Median home value

$387,500

Owner-occupied units

Glendale, AZ

Arizona · 33.533° N, 112.190° W · 67 sq mi

Glendale is a city in Arizona, with a population of 260,572 and about 3,873 residents per square mile. The median household earns $73,530 a year, and the median home is worth $387,500.

Conditions

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Size & density

Land area

67 sq mi

Water excluded

Population density

3,873

People per square mile

Rank by population

#89

Of cities on this site

Rank by area

#154

Of cities on this site

Money & housing

Median household income

$73,530

US median ≈ $78,538

Median gross rent

$1,528

Per month

Homeownership

57.2%

US ≈ 65%

Average commute

27.7 min

One way

People

Median age

34.6

US median 39.1

Bachelor's degree +

24.3%

Age 25 and over

Foreign born

18.1%

Households

88,633

2.8 people each

Climate · 2021–2025 average

Clear days 128^/yr Mostly or fully clear sky

Days with rain 47^/yr 0.01 in or more

Days with snow 0^/yr

Days above 90° 167^/yr

Below freezing 1^/yr

Annual rainfall 12ⁱⁿ Inches per year, scaled to 70 in — the rows above count days

Warmest month

July

Average high 106°F

Coldest month

January

Average low 42°F

What people here do for work

Education & health care 21.2^%

Retail trade 13.7^%

Professional & business services 11.8^%

Construction 9.3^%

Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024

Wealthiest person in Arizona

Name

Ernest Garcia II

Forbes, Apr 2025

Net worth

$17.3B

As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live

Lives in

Tempe

Source of wealth

Used cars

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

Largest employer in Arizona · private sector

Employer

Banner Health

Sector

Healthcare

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.

Largest public company in Arizona

Company

Freeport-McMoRan

Revenue

$25.5B

Fiscal year 2024

Headquarters

Phoenix

Ticker

FCX

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

State of Arizona

State bird

Cactus Wren

State flower

Saguaro Blossom

State capital