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Glendale, California: commercial real estate data.
Glendale is a Census city of 190,748 people across 30.48 square miles of land, in Los Angeles County. Median household income is $88,393, 35.2 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 338 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $192.2 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Glendale
What Glendale is
- Census place typecity
- Land area30.48 sq mi
- Water area0.13 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land6,258
- County holding the largest share of its areaLos Angeles County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Glendale
How many people live in Glendale
- Population190,748
- Median age41.4
- Population under 1835,174
- Share under 1818.4 percent
- Population 65 and over36,149
- Share 65 and over19.0 percent
- Households72,573
- Family households48,362
- Share of households that are families66.6 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Glendale
Income and work in Glendale
- Median household income$88,393
- Per capita income$49,653
- Civilian labor force100,592
- Employed92,292
- Unemployed8,300
- Unemployment rate8.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over141,996
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher89.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher47.2 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree17.2 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Glendale
Housing in Glendale
- Housing units77,783
- Occupied units72,573
- Vacant units5,210
- Vacancy rate6.7 percent
- Owner occupied25,525
- Renter occupied47,048
- Ownership rate35.2 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$1,102,300
- Median gross rent, monthly$2,182
- Annual rent as a share of median income29.6 percent
- Single family units28,568
- Share single family36.7 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more49,136
- Share in buildings of two or more63.2 percent
- Mobile homes79 plus or minus 46
- Median year structure built1966
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Glendale
How Glendale gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute70,739
- Commuting under 15 minutes13,541
- Share commuting under 15 minutes19.1 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more31,952
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more45.2 percent
- Drove alone65.4 percent
- Carpooled5.0 percent
- Public transport2.3 percent plus or minus 0.5
- Walked3.0 percent
- Worked from home21.2 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Glendale
SBA loans in Glendale (7(a))
- Approvals338
- Gross approval$192,205,200
- Average approval$568,654
- Median approval$250,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$1,796,300
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported2,762
- Jobs per approval8.2
- Loans with a final outcome62
- Paid in full56
- Charged off6
- Charge-off rate over resolved loans9.7 percent
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more14.5 percent
- Share to franchises4.1 percent
- Distinct lenders69
- Distinct industries by NAICS138
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Glendale, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Glendale
SBA loans in Glendale (504)
- Approvals153
- Gross approval$165,903,000
- Average approval$1,084,333
- Median approval$820,000
- Largest approval$4,966,000
- Jobs supported1,483
- Loans with a final outcome45
- Charged off0
- Charge-off rate over resolved loans0.0 percent
- Median term300 months
- Distinct CDCs14
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Glendale, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Glendale
Flood risk in Glendale
- NFIP communityCity of Glendale
- NFIP community number065030
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date(NSFHA)
The City of Glendale participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 065030 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Los Angeles County, not Glendale
Los Angeles County context, not Glendale figures
- Establishments in Los Angeles County304,988
- Covered employment, Los Angeles County4,525,711
- Average annual pay, Los Angeles County$83,554
- Housing units permitted, Los Angeles County19,809
Every figure in this section is published for Los Angeles County as a whole and is not a measurement of Glendale.
All Los Angeles County figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Glendale questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Glendale, California?
190,748, in 72,573 households. Glendale city covers 30.48 square miles of land, which is 6,258 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Glendale in?
Los Angeles County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Glendale?
$88,393. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $1,102,300. Median gross rent is $2,182 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Glendale businesses?
338 7(a) approvals totaling $192.2 m since FY2020, across 69 lenders, median approval $250,000, plus 153 504 approvals worth $165.9 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Glendale, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Glendale borrowers get paid back?
Of the 62 loans that have reached a final outcome, 56 were paid in full and 6 charged off, a charge off rate of 9.7 percent. Loans still running are excluded because they have not yet succeeded or failed.
Is Glendale in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Glendale appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Glendale, city of, community 065030, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Glendale figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Los Angeles County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Glendale.
Is zoning published for Glendale?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.