GlendaleMS
A town of 1,257.
Is Glendale a good place to live?
The best of Glendale’s subject grades is an A for cost of living; the weakest is a D for walkability. 30% of residents live below the poverty line in Glendale, against 21% in Mississippi’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. Of the 102 Mississippi towns we compare, none has a higher July high than Glendale. Glendale's public schools beat 73% of Mississippi towns on state tests and graduation. On the outdoors, just 5 of Mississippi’s 187 towns do worse. Glendale has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
1,257 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Glendale grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Mississippi), ordered by how far Glendale is from typical.
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Moving to Glendale: who provides what
Glendale is unincorporated, so Forrest County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Glendale.
More than half of Glendale’s working residents commute to Hattiesburg
Most working residents leave Glendale for work: only 1% work in town. Since 2013, Glendale has added 85 jobs, to 122 in 2023. Glendale’s average trip to work is 22 minutes, near the Mississippi town median (23 minutes) and below the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes).
| Glendale | Mississippi towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 1.1% | 19% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 23 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $57,000 | $50,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Glendale stands out in Mississippi and nationally: the median age there is higher
Glendale’s median age is 51.2 years. Adults 35 to 64 are 51% of residents (37% statewide); children under 18 are 15% of residents (23% statewide). 19% of Glendale adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more.
| Glendale | Mississippi towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 51.2 years | 37 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 19% | 25% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
43% women, 57% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±7.4 points. Across Mississippi, 51.5% of residents are women.
| Glendale | MS | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 8% | 12.1% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 6.7% | 11.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 12.9% | 9.8% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 4.7% | 12.6% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 3.7% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 25.7% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 21.1% | 12.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 11.7% | 10.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 5.5% | 6.8% | 7% |
| No diploma | 16.3% | 12.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 37.3% | 29.9% | 26% |
| Some college | 12.6% | 21.2% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 14.7% | 10.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 9.7% | 15.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 9.5% | 9.9% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,300, single groups can be off by several points
Glendale has mild winters and hot summers
Glendale has mild winters and hot summers, with plenty of rain. The January low in Glendale is 37°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Health in Glendale trails 64% of U.S. towns
Glendale beats the Mississippi average on 3 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 17% of adults have been diagnosed with depression in Glendale.
| Glendale | Mississippi towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 20% | 23% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 46% | 45% | 35% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 39% | 36% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 16% | 12% |
| What stands out | Glendale | MS |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults with COPD | 7.1% | 8.6% |
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 6.8% | 7.6% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 25.8% | 18.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
High risk in Glendale, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 65% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Hattiesburg Zoo and 5 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Glendale. Close and well known come first.
3 mi MuseumAfrican American Military History Museum
25 mi MuseumLauren Rogers Museum of Art
14 mi MuseumMississippi Armed Forces Museum50K visitors a year22 mi Zoo & aquariumCollins Zoo
3 mi GardenAll-American Rose GardenPhoto credits
African American Military History Museum: Woodlot, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lauren Rogers Museum of Art: Michlaovic, Public domain · Mississippi Armed Forces Museum: Woodlot, CC BY-SA 3.0 · All-American Rose Garden: Dudemanfellabra, CC BY-SA 3.0
Everything we know about Glendale
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Glendale
About 4 of every 100 Glendale residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Mississippi.
99% of working residents leave Glendale for work
Where Glendale’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Glendale
Census-designated place in Mississippi, United States
Glendale is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) located in Forrest County, Mississippi, United States. Glendale is approximately 3.5 miles (5.6 km) north of Hattiesburg on Mississippi Highway 42 and a part of the Hattiesburg, Mississippi Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2020 census, Glendale had a population of 1,681.
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- Area
- 1.6 sq mi
- Elevation
- 167 ft
Questions about Glendale
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Glendale, MS expensive?
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A.