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 where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Glendale is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce 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. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 11.31% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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 education level of Glendale citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 22.64% of adults in Glendale have at least a bachelor's 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. Foreign born people are also an important part of Glendale's cultural character, accounting for 16.76% of the city’s population. The most common language spoken in Glendale is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Arabic.
