Glendale Heights is a medium-sized village located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 32,484 people and eight associated neighborhoods, Glendale Heights is the 56th largest community in Illinois.

Also of interest is that Glendale Heights has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 7.93% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Overall, Glendale Heights’s crime rate is one of the lowest in the nation, which makes a great place to live if safety is an important concern.

The overall education level of Glendale Heights is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 21.84%: 28.38% of adults 25 and older in the village have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Glendale Heights in 2022 was $33,289, which is middle income relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $133,156 for a family of four. However, Glendale Heights contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Glendale Heights is an extremely ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Glendale Heights home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Glendale Heights, accounting for 33.31% of the village’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Glendale Heights residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Glendale Heights include German, Irish, Polish, Italian, and Sudanese.

In addition, Glendale Heights has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (35.50%).

The most common language spoken in Glendale Heights is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.