Glendale Real Estate
About the City
Located in Los Angeles County, Glendale is a suburb of the Greater Los Angeles area and the seventeenth largest city in the state of California. Incorporated in 1906, Glendale originally consisted of only 1,486 acres. However over the course of its history and several annexations, it has grown to its current size of 30.5 square miles.
The 2000 census indicated that the city’s population totaled 194,973. Since then, estimates by the Census Bureau in 2004 place the population at 201,326. The racial makeup of the city noted in 2000 was 63.58% White, 19.72% Hispanic or Latino of any race, 1.27% Black or African American, 0.32% Native American, 16.12% Asian American, 0.08% Pacific Islander, 8.57% from other races, and 10.06% from two or more races.
Glendale has a unique ethnic flavor, with large Armenian, Iranian, Filipino and Arab communities. While it has descendants from many countries, it is most famous for its Armenian population which makes up 40% of the total population.
In 2000, the median income for a household in the city was $41,805, and the median income for a family was $47,633. The per capita income for the city was $22,227.