Glendale

Population: 13,134
Median household income: $77,096
Median home value: $260,300

Glendale is a community in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, home to 13,134 residents. At $77,096, its median household income sits above Milwaukee County's $62,118.

From 2019 to 2023, Glendale's population grew 1.5% from 12,943 to 13,134, while its median home value rose 17.8% from $220,900 to $260,300.

60.2% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 69.3% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 13,134
Median age: 44.5 yrs
Median household income: $77,096
Median home value: $260,300
Median gross rent: $1,354
Housing units: 6,085
Homeownership rate: 69.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 60.2%
Unemployment rate: 4.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

12,94313,134

Median household income

$77,584$77,096

Median home value

$220,900$260,300

Median gross rent

$1,075$1,354

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	12,943	$77,584	$220,900	$1,075
2020	12,890	$76,940	$219,500	$1,084
2021	13,313	$78,027	$230,100	$1,056
2022	13,227	$79,861	$248,000	$1,217
2023	13,134	$77,096	$260,300	$1,354

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.9%

5 to 1716.0%

18 to 246.1%

25 to 3410.5%

35 to 4413.6%

45 to 5413.2%

55 to 649.7%

65 to 7415.9%

75 and over10.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	647	4.9%
5 to 17	2,099	16.0%
18 to 24	799	6.1%
25 to 34	1,378	10.5%
35 to 44	1,792	13.6%
45 to 54	1,728	13.2%
55 to 64	1,268	9.7%
65 to 74	2,085	15.9%
75 and over	1,338	10.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	9,029	68.7%
Black or African American	1,996	15.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	25	0.2%
Asian	826	6.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	262	2.0%
Two or more races	323	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	673	5.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.5%

High school graduate12.3%

Some college or associate's24.0%

Bachelor's degree35.5%

Graduate or professional degree24.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	335	3.5%
High school graduate	1,183	12.3%
Some college or associate's	2,301	24.0%
Bachelor's degree	3,400	35.5%
Graduate or professional degree	2,370	24.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone68.1%

Carpooled5.7%

Public transit2.4%

Walked0.7%

Bicycle0.4%

Worked from home22.1%

Other means0.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	4,113	68.1%
Carpooled	344	5.7%
Public transit	144	2.4%
Walked	45	0.7%
Bicycle	26	0.4%
Worked from home	1,333	22.1%
Other means	33	0.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,517	32.2%
15 to 29 min	2,183	46.4%
30 to 44 min	869	18.5%
45 to 59 min	48	1.0%
60+ min	88	1.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.26
Poverty rate: 11.2% (1,421 of 12,723)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,187	56.6%
Nonfamily households	2,446	43.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1965

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	5,633	92.6%
Vacant	452	7.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,902	69.3%
Renter-occupied	1,731	30.7%

1-unit, detached60.5%

1-unit, attached2.2%

2 to 4 units8.2%

5 to 19 units2.9%

20 or more units25.8%

Mobile home & other0.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,680	60.5%
1-unit, attached	132	2.2%
2 to 4 units	497	8.2%
5 to 19 units	176	2.9%
20 or more units	1,570	25.8%
Mobile home & other	30	0.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5529400
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 5.76 sq mi
Water area: 0.2 sq mi
Center point: 43.1261, -87.9272