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Glendale, Wisconsin: commercial real estate data.
Glendale is a Census city of 13,656 people across 5.76 square miles of land, in Milwaukee County. Median household income is $78,092, 69.5 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 10 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $4.5 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Glendale
What Glendale is
- Census place typecity
- Land area5.76 sq mi
- Water area0.2 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land2,369
- County holding the largest share of its areaMilwaukee 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
- Population13,656
- Median age44.9
- Population under 182,814
- Share under 1820.6 percent
- Population 65 and over3,793
- Share 65 and over27.8 percent
- Households6,087
- Family households3,265
- Share of households that are families53.6 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$78,092 plus or minus $16,374
- Per capita income$46,408
- Civilian labor force6,709
- Employed6,504
- Unemployed205 plus or minus 103
- Unemployment rate3.1 percent plus or minus 1.5
- Adults 25 and over10,120
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher95.7 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher59.2 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree24.1 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Glendale
Housing in Glendale
- Housing units6,485
- Occupied units6,087
- Vacant units398 plus or minus 213
- Vacancy rate6.1 percent plus or minus 3.3
- Owner occupied4,233
- Renter occupied1,854
- Ownership rate69.5 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$282,800
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,432
- Annual rent as a share of median income22.0 percent plus or minus 5.9
- Single family units4,155
- Share single family64.1 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more2,299
- Share in buildings of two or more35.5 percent
- Mobile homes31 plus or minus 36
- Median year structure built1965
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 commute4,824
- Commuting under 15 minutes1,553 plus or minus 385
- Share commuting under 15 minutes32.2 percent plus or minus 7.4
- Commuting 30 minutes or more1,160 plus or minus 263
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more24.0 percent plus or minus 5.0
- Drove alone63.3 percent
- Carpooled5.3 percent plus or minus 3.1
- Public transport2.0 percent plus or minus 1.5
- Walked0.8 percent plus or minus 0.7
- Worked from home25.7 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Glendale
SBA loans in Glendale (7(a))
- Approvals10
- Gross approval$4,481,200
- Average approval$448,120
- Median approval$269,000
- Largest approval$1,525,200
- Jobs supported198
- Jobs per approval19.8
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more20.0 percent
- Share to franchises50.0 percent
- Distinct lenders8
- Distinct industries by NAICS9
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Glendale, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
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)
- Approvals16
- Gross approval$19,774,000
- Average approval$1,235,875
- Median approval$1,085,000
- Largest approval$2,931,000
- Jobs supported205
- Loans with a final outcome5
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Distinct CDCs3
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Glendale, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 5 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
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 number550275
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date10/24/24
The City of Glendale participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 550275 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.
Milwaukee County, not Glendale
Milwaukee County context, not Glendale figures
- Establishments in Milwaukee County20,466
- Covered employment, Milwaukee County469,055
- Average annual pay, Milwaukee County$69,142
- Housing units permitted, Milwaukee County1,005
Every figure in this section is published for Milwaukee County as a whole and is not a measurement of Glendale.
All Milwaukee 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, Wisconsin?
13,656, in 6,087 households. Glendale city covers 5.76 square miles of land, which is 2,369 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?
Milwaukee 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?
$78,092. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $282,800. Median gross rent is $1,432 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?
10 7(a) approvals totaling $4.5 m since FY2020, across 8 lenders, median approval $269,000, plus 16 504 approvals worth $19.8 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?
No rate is published for Glendale. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Glendale in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Glendale appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Glendale, city of, community 550275, 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 Milwaukee 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.