Chandler vs Glendale

A side-by-side comparison of Chandler and Glendale: population, income, housing, and more.

Chandler and Glendale are places in Arizona. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Chandler has the higher population (278,123 vs 250,193 in Glendale). Chandler has the higher median household income ($103,691 vs $70,139 in Glendale). Chandler has the higher median home value ($469,800 vs $347,000 in Glendale).

Population, income & housing

	Chandler	Glendale
Population	278,123	250,193
Median age	37.4 yrs	34.5 yrs
Median household income	$103,691	$70,139
Median home value	$469,800	$347,000
Median gross rent	$1,806	$1,397
Housing units	111,444	91,847
Homeownership rate	65.6%	57.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	46.8%	23.5%
Unemployment rate	3.6%	5.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Chandler	Glendale
Population	252,692 → 278,123 (+10.1%)	247,813 → 250,193 (+1.0%)
Median household income	$82,925 → $103,691 (+25.0%)	$55,020 → $70,139 (+27.5%)
Median home value	$300,800 → $469,800 (+56.2%)	$214,700 → $347,000 (+61.6%)
Median gross rent	$1,312 → $1,806 (+37.7%)	$997 → $1,397 (+40.1%)

Chandler

Population

252,692278,123

Median household income

$82,925$103,691

Median home value

$300,800$469,800

Median gross rent

$1,312$1,806

Glendale

Population

247,813250,193

Median household income

$55,020$70,139

Median home value

$214,700$347,000

Median gross rent

$997$1,397

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Chandler	Glendale
Under 5	5.5%	6.7%
5 to 17	17.9%	18.5%
18 to 24	7.8%	10.5%
25 to 34	14.8%	14.9%
35 to 44	15.0%	12.5%
45 to 54	14.4%	12.2%
55 to 64	11.6%	11.6%
65 to 74	7.9%	7.5%
75 and over	5.2%	5.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Chandler	Glendale
White (non-Hispanic)	55.3%	43.2%
Black or African American	5.1%	6.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.5%	1.1%
Asian	11.3%	4.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.3%
Two or more races	4.8%	4.3%
Hispanic or Latino	21.4%	40.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Chandler	Glendale
No high school diploma	6.3%	15.5%
High school graduate	16.2%	27.7%
Some college or associate's	30.7%	33.4%
Bachelor's degree	28.6%	15.4%
Graduate or professional degree	18.2%	8.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Chandler	Glendale
Drove alone	65.5%	68.7%
Carpooled	8.5%	12.5%
Public transit	0.6%	1.6%
Walked	0.9%	1.3%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.3%
Worked from home	22.7%	13.1%
Other means	1.5%	2.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Chandler	Glendale
1-unit, detached	68.2%	59.3%
1-unit, attached	5.0%	4.8%
2 to 4 units	4.8%	6.2%
5 to 19 units	11.1%	10.8%
20 or more units	8.9%	12.9%
Mobile home & other	2.1%	6.1%

Poverty & households

	Chandler	Glendale
Poverty rate	7.7%	16.2%
Average household size	2.61	2.83
Mean commute (minutes)	24	28
Median year structure built	1997	1986