Pasadena

Population: 136,462
Median household income: $103,778
Median home value: $1,045,000

Pasadena is a community in Los Angeles County, California, home to 136,462 residents. At $103,778, its median household income sits above Los Angeles County's $87,760.

From 2019 to 2023, Pasadena's population declined 3.4% from 141,258 to 136,462, while its median home value rose 33.0% from $785,700 to $1,045,000.

The median resident is 40.1 years old. The largest age group is 25 to 34, 18.3% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 136,462
Median age: 40.1 yrs
Median household income: $103,778
Median home value: $1,045,000
Median gross rent: $2,218
Housing units: 62,853
Homeownership rate: 42.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 56.0%
Unemployment rate: 5.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

141,258136,462

Median household income

$83,068$103,778

Median home value

$785,700$1,045,000

Median gross rent

$1,710$2,218

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	141,258	$83,068	$785,700	$1,710
2020	142,017	$85,129	$822,100	$1,787
2021	138,771	$89,661	$863,100	$1,904
2022	137,554	$97,818	$981,600	$2,100
2023	136,462	$103,778	$1,045,000	$2,218

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

Age distribution

Under 54.8%

5 to 1711.5%

18 to 247.0%

25 to 3418.3%

35 to 4415.5%

45 to 5413.6%

55 to 6412.3%

65 to 749.0%

75 and over8.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	6,611	4.8%
5 to 17	15,660	11.5%
18 to 24	9,501	7.0%
25 to 34	24,914	18.3%
35 to 44	21,151	15.5%
45 to 54	18,559	13.6%
55 to 64	16,759	12.3%
65 to 74	12,245	9.0%
75 and over	11,062	8.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	48,085	35.2%
Black or African American	10,090	7.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	185	0.1%
Asian	23,798	17.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	94	0.1%
Some other race	703	0.5%
Two or more races	6,945	5.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	46,562	34.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.9%

High school graduate13.1%

Some college or associate's21.0%

Bachelor's degree30.0%

Graduate or professional degree26.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	10,342	9.9%
High school graduate	13,720	13.1%
Some college or associate's	21,950	21.0%
Bachelor's degree	31,415	30.0%
Graduate or professional degree	27,263	26.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone58.7%

Carpooled4.7%

Public transit4.1%

Walked4.7%

Bicycle1.1%

Worked from home23.6%

Other means3.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	42,660	58.7%
Carpooled	3,399	4.7%
Public transit	3,009	4.1%
Walked	3,388	4.7%
Bicycle	826	1.1%
Worked from home	17,156	23.6%
Other means	2,203	3.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	14,374	25.9%
15 to 29 min	18,403	33.2%
30 to 44 min	12,194	22.0%
45 to 59 min	4,578	8.3%
60+ min	5,936	10.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.30
Poverty rate: 13.2% (17,670 of 133,751)

	Count	Share
Family households	30,837	54.0%
Nonfamily households	26,294	46.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1960

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	57,131	90.9%
Vacant	5,722	9.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	24,047	42.1%
Renter-occupied	33,084	57.9%

1-unit, detached42.5%

1-unit, attached6.1%

2 to 4 units7.5%

5 to 19 units17.4%

20 or more units26.5%

Mobile home & other0.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	26,697	42.5%
1-unit, attached	3,844	6.1%
2 to 4 units	4,695	7.5%
5 to 19 units	10,911	17.4%
20 or more units	16,674	26.5%
Mobile home & other	32	0.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0656000
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 23 sq mi
Water area: 0.14 sq mi
Center point: 34.1606, -118.1380

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