Glendale, CA (California) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 195,047 (Urban population: 192,901, Rural population: 2,146 (all nonfarm))

Glendale, California Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 73,713 (71,804 occupied: 27,541 owner occupied, 44,263 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	62%
State:	43%

Housing density: 2405 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2005: $598,900 (lower quartile is $435,400, upper quartile is $812,300)

Median contract rent in 2005: $954 (lower quartile is $784, upper quartile is $1,180)

Housing units in Glendale with a mortgage: 16,836 (2,492 second mortgage, 1,732 home equity loan, 109 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 4,861

Median year house/condo built: 1958

Median year apartment built: 1965

Household type by relationship

Households: 192,175

In family households: 165,888 (36,980 male householders, 12,878 female householders)
38,417 spouses, 58,262 children (55,829 natural, 1,122 adopted, 1,311 stepchildren), 2,402 grandchildren, 3,469 brothers or sisters, 5,222 parents, 5,178 other relatives, 3,080 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 26,287 (9,570 male householders (7,427 living alone)), 12,444 female householders (11,019 living alone)), 4,273 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 2,872 (1,712 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 17,057 2-persons, 11,862 3-persons, 12,477 4-persons, 5,361 5-persons, 2,108 6-persons, 993 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 18,446 1-person, 3,103 2-persons, 366 3-persons, 64 4-persons, 19 5-persons, 5 6-persons, 11 7-or-more-persons.

32,915 married couples with children.
7,327 single-parent households (1,591 men, 5,736 women).

33.0% of residents of Glendale speak English at home.
16.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (52% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 18% speak English not well, 8% don't speak English at all).
34.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (45% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 19% speak English not well, 9% don't speak English at all).
13.9% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (52% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 18% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
1.7% of residents speak other language at home (58% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).

Foreign born population: 106,119 (54.4%)
(49.0% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.6
State:	5.8

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	2.8
State:	3.5

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Glendale, California:

1 room: 234
2 rooms: 1,449
3 rooms: 2,858
4 rooms: 3,157
5 rooms: 5,568
6 rooms: 5,903
7 rooms: 4,096
8 rooms: 2,315
9 or more rooms: 1,961

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Glendale, California:

1 room: 6,607
2 rooms: 11,718
3 rooms: 11,546
4 rooms: 8,719
5 rooms: 3,684
6 rooms: 1,160
7 rooms: 516
8 rooms: 215
9 or more rooms: 98

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 271
1995 to 1998: 751
1990 to 1994: 3,807
1980 to 1989: 12,526
1970 to 1979: 11,290
1960 to 1969: 10,471
1950 to 1959: 11,396
1940 to 1949: 8,975
1939 or earlier: 14,226

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Glendale:

no bedroom: 467
1 bedroom: 2,705
2 bedrooms: 8,913
3 bedrooms: 10,777
4 bedrooms: 3,899
5 or more bedrooms: 780

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Glendale:

no bedroom: 8,225
1 bedroom: 18,393
2 bedrooms: 14,591
3 bedrooms: 2,745
4 bedrooms: 251
5 or more bedrooms: 58

Cars and other vehicles available in Glendale in owner-occupied houses/condos:

no vehicle: 1,154
1 vehicle: 7,188
2 vehicles: 12,830
3 vehicles: 4,599
4 vehicles: 1,317
5 or more vehicles: 453

Cars and other vehicles available in Glendale in n renter-occupied apartments

no vehicle: 8,260
1 vehicle: 20,075
2 vehicles: 12,690
3 vehicles: 2,351
4 vehicles: 603
5 or more vehicles: 284

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2000 in Glendale, CA:

Less than $10,000: 0
$10,000 to $14,999: 13
$15,000 to $19,999: 33
$20,000 to $24,999: 62
$25,000 to $29,999: 78
$30,000 to $34,999: 43
$35,000 to $39,999: 47
$40,000 to $49,999: 52
$50,000 to $59,999: 29
$60,000 to $69,999: 24
$70,000 to $79,999: 25
$80,000 to $89,999: 39
$90,000 to $99,999: 75
$100,000 to $124,999: 250
$125,000 to $149,999: 541
$150,000 to $174,999: 912
$175,000 to $199,999: 924
$200,000 to $249,999: 2792
$250,000 to $299,999: 3394
$300,000 to $399,999: 5895
$400,000 to $499,999: 3108
$500,000 to $749,999: 2637
$750,000 to $999,999: 495
$1,000,000 or more: 229

Rent paid by renters in 2000 in Glendale:

Less than $100: 124
$100 to $149: 172
$150 to $199: 415
$200 to $249: 231
$250 to $299: 115
$300 to $349: 473
$350 to $399: 510
$400 to $449: 1357
$450 to $499: 2053
$500 to $549: 3647
$550 to $599: 4924
$600 to $649: 4361
$650 to $699: 4644
$700 to $749: 3355
$750 to $799: 4092
$800 to $899: 5503
$900 to $999: 2976
$1,000 to $1,249: 2813
$1,250 to $1,499: 981
$1,500 to $1,999: 510
$2,000 or more: 303
No cash rent: 649

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

1995 to March 2000: 19,415
1990 to 1994: 24,455
1985 to 1989: 24,609
1980 to 1984: 13,230
1975 to 1979: 11,235
1970 to 1974: 5,000
1970 to 1974: 3,369
1965 to 1969: 4,806

Glendale, CA Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 97.3%
Number of people working at home: 2,529 (3.0% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 1218
5 to 9 minutes: 6240
10 to 14 minutes: 11842
15 to 19 minutes: 12150
20 to 24 minutes: 11296
25 to 29 minutes: 4343
30 to 34 minutes: 12768
35 to 39 minutes: 2483
40 to 44 minutes: 4239
45 to 59 minutes: 7333
60 to 89 minutes: 5063
90 or more minutes: 1836

Glendale mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 61,751 (74%)
Carpooled: 11,782 (14%)
Bus or trolley bus: 3,398 (4%)
Streetcar or trolley car: 30 (0%)
Subway or elevated: 13 (0%)
Railroad: 146 (0%)
Ferryboat: 7 (0%)
Taxi: 81 (0%)
Motorcycle: 87 (0%)
Bicycle: 272 (0%)
Walked: 2,698 (3%)
Other means: 546 (1%)
Worked at home: 2,529 (3%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 7866
$10,000 to $14,999: 5465
$15,000 to $19,999: 4324
$20,000 to $24,999: 4324
$25,000 to $29,999: 4162
$30,000 to $34,999: 4311
$35,000 to $39,999: 3736
$40,000 to $44,999: 3802
$45,000 to $49,999: 3252
$50,000 to $59,999: 6282
$60,000 to $74,999: 6455
$75,000 to $99,999: 7222
$100,000 to $124,999: 3861
$125,000 to $149,999: 2298
$150,000 to $199,999: 2058
$200,000 or more: 2454

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 69845
Armenian: 51854
English: 6941
German: 6873
Irish: 5586
Iranian: 4572
Italian: 4444
United States or American: 3742
Arab:: 3646
Lebanese: 1579
Russian: 1492
French (except Basque): 1484
Scotch-Irish: 1368
Polish: 1274
Scottish: 1231
Swedish: 1198
Dutch: 1091
Norwegian: 980
European: 798
British: 718
Greek: 568
Romanian: 559
Hungarian: 533
Syrian: 528
Danish: 464
Iraqi: 453
Egyptian: 432
Canadian: 416
Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac: 332
Welsh: 327
Croatian: 326
Ukrainian: 298
Arab/Arabic: 294
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 290
Portuguese: 278
French Canadian: 258
Bulgarian: 252
Swiss: 249
Austrian: 248
Czech: 196
Subsaharan African:: 187
Finnish: 176
Yugoslavian: 168
Other Arab: 158
Australian: 152
Turkish: 147
Northern European: 142
Lithuanian: 134
Afghan: 133
Czechoslovakian: 126
Eastern European: 125
Scandinavian: 119
African: 98
Belizean: 92
Jordanian: 89
Jamaican: 87
Haitian: 85
Brazilian: 77
Palestinian: 70
Belgian: 70
Israeli: 62
Slavic: 55
Slovak: 48
Serbian: 44
Moroccan: 43
Nigerian: 38
Guyanese: 38
Latvian: 35
New Zealander: 24
Celtic: 24
South African: 23
Luxemburger: 22
Ethiopian: 18
Icelander: 14
Slovene: 12
Basque: 12
Kenyan: 10
Estonian: 10
West Indian: 9
U.S. Virgin Islander: 8
Pennsylvania German: 7
Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 5
Albanian: 4
Dutch West Indian: 4
Macedonian: 3

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

Iran (23%)
Armenia (16%)
Mexico (9%)
Korea (9%)
Philippines (9%)
Lebanon (4%)
El Salvador (3%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 59251
Northeast: 7232
Midwest: 10426
South: 6025
West: 4268

56% of Glendale residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 87% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 46% lived in California.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 2,015
Nursery to 4th grade: 868
5th and 6th grade: 2,253
7th and 8th grade: 1,419
9th grade: 1,121
10th grade: 1,327
11th grade: 773
12th grade, no diploma: 2,907
High school graduate (or equivalency): 10,850
Less than 1 year of college: 3,140
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 8,967
Associate degree: 4,424
Bachelor's degree: 13,804
Master's degree: 4,653
Professional school degree: 2,833
Doctorate degree: 895

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 3,080
Nursery to 4th grade: 980
5th and 6th grade: 2,760
7th and 8th grade: 1,880
9th grade: 1,445
10th grade: 1,295
11th grade: 889
12th grade, no diploma: 3,377
High school graduate (or equivalency): 15,021
Less than 1 year of college: 4,319
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 10,700
Associate degree: 5,956
Bachelor's degree: 14,345
Master's degree: 4,310
Professional school degree: 2,008
Doctorate degree: 440

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 7.4%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 6.9%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 15.1%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 6.6%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 11.7%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 4.1%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 5.2%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 4.5%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 7.5%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 7.8%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 9.3%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 9.5%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 7.9%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 7.7%

Median household income in 1999 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $42,869
Black householders: $44,444
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $40,875
Asian householders: $52,068
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $77,799
Some other race householders: $34,933
Two or more races householders: $30,098
Median household income in 1999, Hispanic or Latino race: $35,977

Glendale household income for White Non-Hispanic householders

Glendale household income for Black or African American householders

Glendale household income for American Indian or Alaska Native householders

Glendale household income for Asian householders

Glendale household income for some other race householders

Glendale household income for two or more races householders

Glendale household income for Hispanic or Latino householders

Glendale marital status for males

Glendale marital status for females

Median house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $338,200
Black or African American householders: $240,900
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $200,000
Asian householders: $299,300
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $192,500
Some other race householders: $239,000
Two or more races householders: $296,200
Hispanic or Latino householders: $261,300

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 26,035
One, attached: 3,814
Two: 1,980
3 or 4: 4,937
5 to 9: 11,178
10 to 19: 10,483
20 to 49: 9,872
50 or more: 5,317
Mobile homes: 80
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 17

Median worth of mobile homes: $178,800

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Glendale:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:

Utility gas (84%)
Electricity (14%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

Utility gas (72%)
Electricity (24%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)
No fuel used (2%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 3,345

Here:	16.6%
California:	9.9%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 1,114

Here:	9.9%
California:	7.8%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 2,758

Here:	17.0%
California:	15.4%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)

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