Gilbert vs Glendale

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

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

Gilbert has the higher population (271,118 vs 250,193 in Glendale). Gilbert has the higher median household income ($121,351 vs $70,139 in Glendale). Gilbert has the higher median home value ($518,600 vs $347,000 in Glendale).

Population, income & housing

	Gilbert	Glendale
Population	271,118	250,193
Median age	35.7 yrs	34.5 yrs
Median household income	$121,351	$70,139
Median home value	$518,600	$347,000
Median gross rent	$2,028	$1,397
Housing units	94,983	91,847
Homeownership rate	73.9%	57.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	47.5%	23.5%
Unemployment rate	3.3%	5.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Gilbert	Glendale
Population	243,254 → 271,118 (+11.5%)	247,813 → 250,193 (+1.0%)
Median household income	$96,857 → $121,351 (+25.3%)	$55,020 → $70,139 (+27.5%)
Median home value	$328,700 → $518,600 (+57.8%)	$214,700 → $347,000 (+61.6%)
Median gross rent	$1,518 → $2,028 (+33.6%)	$997 → $1,397 (+40.1%)

Gilbert

Population

243,254271,118

Median household income

$96,857$121,351

Median home value

$328,700$518,600

Median gross rent

$1,518$2,028

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)

	Gilbert	Glendale
Under 5	6.4%	6.7%
5 to 17	22.5%	18.5%
18 to 24	8.1%	10.5%
25 to 34	11.8%	14.9%
35 to 44	16.1%	12.5%
45 to 54	14.3%	12.2%
55 to 64	10.1%	11.6%
65 to 74	6.6%	7.5%
75 and over	4.0%	5.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Gilbert	Glendale
White (non-Hispanic)	66.4%	43.2%
Black or African American	3.2%	6.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.7%	1.1%
Asian	6.5%	4.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.3%
Two or more races	5.2%	4.3%
Hispanic or Latino	17.5%	40.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Gilbert	Glendale
No high school diploma	3.5%	15.5%
High school graduate	16.1%	27.7%
Some college or associate's	33.0%	33.4%
Bachelor's degree	30.7%	15.4%
Graduate or professional degree	16.7%	8.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Gilbert	Glendale
Drove alone	65.8%	68.7%
Carpooled	7.3%	12.5%
Public transit	0.4%	1.6%
Walked	0.8%	1.3%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.3%
Worked from home	23.6%	13.1%
Other means	1.9%	2.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Gilbert	Glendale
1-unit, detached	82.7%	59.3%
1-unit, attached	3.6%	4.8%
2 to 4 units	1.9%	6.2%
5 to 19 units	5.1%	10.8%
20 or more units	6.4%	12.9%
Mobile home & other	0.3%	6.1%

Poverty & households

	Gilbert	Glendale
Poverty rate	5.1%	16.2%
Average household size	2.95	2.83
Mean commute (minutes)	26	28
Median year structure built	2002	1986