People QuickFacts Glendale Arizona Population, 2006 estimate 246,531 6,166,318 Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 12.7% 20.2% Population, 2000 218,812 5,130,632 Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 8.5% 7.5% Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 30.1% 26.6% Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 7.4% 13.0% Female persons, percent, 2000 50.1% 50.1%  White persons, percent, 2000 (a) 75.5% 75.5% Black persons, percent, 2000 (a) 4.7% 3.1% American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) 1.5% 5.0% Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) 2.7% 1.8% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a) 0.1% 0.1% Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 3.5% 2.9% Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b) 24.8% 25.3%  Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over 40.9% 44.3% Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 12.7% 12.8% Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 22.9% 25.9% High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 82.4% 81.0% Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 21.0% 23.5% Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 28.2 24.9  Housing units, 2000 79,667 2,189,189 Homeownership rate, 2000 64.8% 68.0% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 $118,600 $121,300  Households, 2000 75,700 1,901,327 Persons per household, 2000 2.85 2.64 Median household income, 1999 $45,015 $40,558 Per capita money income, 1999 $19,124 $20,275 Persons below poverty, percent, 1999 11.9% 13.9%     Business QuickFacts Glendale Arizona Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) 893,871 60,976,999 Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) 2,435,887 56,457,863 Retail sales per capita, 2002 $10,601 $10,382 Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) 235,104 8,612,730 Total number of firms, 2002 13,629 381,180 Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 3.1% 1.7% American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 S 1.7% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 4.0% 2.7% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 8.8% 9.2% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 F 0.1% Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 32.2% 28.8%      Geography QuickFacts Glendale Arizona Land area, 2000 (square miles) 55 113,634 Persons per square mile, 2000 3,929.8 45.2 FIPS Code 27820 04 Counties Maricopa County (a) Includes persons reporting only one race. (b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories. FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data NA: Not available D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information X: Not applicable S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown F: Fewer than 100 firms Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts