Azusa vs Rosemead

A side-by-side comparison of Azusa and Rosemead: population, income, housing, and more.

Azusa and Rosemead are places in California. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Rosemead has the higher population (50,340 vs 49,318 in Azusa). Azusa has the higher median household income ($85,727 vs $72,248 in Rosemead). Rosemead has the higher median home value ($729,600 vs $607,400 in Azusa).

Population, income & housing

	Azusa	Rosemead
Population	49,318	50,340
Median age	33.9 yrs	44.5 yrs
Median household income	$85,727	$72,248
Median home value	$607,400	$729,600
Median gross rent	$1,831	$1,728
Housing units	15,288	15,220
Homeownership rate	55.4%	48.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.9%	21.9%
Unemployment rate	5.8%	5.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Azusa	Rosemead
Population	49,753 → 49,318 (-0.9%)	54,282 → 50,340 (-7.3%)
Median household income	$68,216 → $85,727 (+25.7%)	$57,999 → $72,248 (+24.6%)
Median home value	$418,800 → $607,400 (+45.0%)	$556,600 → $729,600 (+31.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,468 → $1,831 (+24.7%)	$1,353 → $1,728 (+27.7%)

Azusa

Population

49,75349,318

Median household income

$68,216$85,727

Median home value

$418,800$607,400

Median gross rent

$1,468$1,831

Rosemead

Population

54,28250,340

Median household income

$57,999$72,248

Median home value

$556,600$729,600

Median gross rent

$1,353$1,728

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Azusa	Rosemead
Under 5	5.6%	3.7%
5 to 17	15.2%	13.4%
18 to 24	14.0%	7.9%
25 to 34	16.5%	12.5%
35 to 44	13.8%	13.3%
45 to 54	12.0%	14.8%
55 to 64	11.0%	14.5%
65 to 74	7.6%	11.6%
75 and over	4.4%	8.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Azusa	Rosemead
White (non-Hispanic)	15.0%	3.7%
Black or African American	2.5%	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.3%
Asian	14.6%	64.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.2%
Some other race	0.6%	0.3%
Two or more races	2.1%	0.9%
Hispanic or Latino	64.9%	29.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Azusa	Rosemead
No high school diploma	19.8%	33.8%
High school graduate	25.2%	26.0%
Some college or associate's	28.0%	18.2%
Bachelor's degree	17.4%	17.5%
Graduate or professional degree	9.5%	4.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Azusa	Rosemead
Drove alone	69.1%	74.9%
Carpooled	13.6%	12.1%
Public transit	2.6%	1.9%
Walked	4.9%	0.9%
Bicycle	0.9%	1.2%
Worked from home	7.9%	7.7%
Other means	1.0%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Azusa	Rosemead
1-unit, detached	48.3%	71.0%
1-unit, attached	15.8%	14.3%
2 to 4 units	10.7%	3.0%
5 to 19 units	8.7%	4.9%
20 or more units	11.8%	4.8%
Mobile home & other	4.7%	2.0%

Poverty & households

	Azusa	Rosemead
Poverty rate	12.6%	14.1%
Average household size	3.15	3.48
Mean commute (minutes)	31	28
Median year structure built	1969	1959