East Pasadena vs La Habra Heights

A side-by-side comparison of East Pasadena and La Habra Heights: population, income, housing, and more.

East Pasadena and La Habra Heights are places in California. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

East Pasadena has the higher population (5,592 vs 5,546 in La Habra Heights). La Habra Heights has the higher median household income ($186,837 vs $105,714 in East Pasadena). La Habra Heights has the higher median home value ($1,114,100 vs $1,002,700 in East Pasadena).

Population, income & housing

	East Pasadena	La Habra Heights
Population	5,592	5,546
Median age	44.3 yrs	47.9 yrs
Median household income	$105,714	$186,837
Median home value	$1,002,700	$1,114,100
Median gross rent	$2,038	$1,186
Housing units	2,322	2,077
Homeownership rate	72.6%	91.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	53.2%	54.4%
Unemployment rate	2.2%	1.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East Pasadena	La Habra Heights
Population	6,143 → 5,592 (-9.0%)	6,574 → 5,546 (-15.6%)
Median household income	$92,979 → $105,714 (+13.7%)	$115,762 → $186,837 (+61.4%)
Median home value	$829,900 → $1,002,700 (+20.8%)	$928,200 → $1,114,100 (+20.0%)
Median gross rent	$1,741 → $2,038 (+17.1%)	$1,645 → $1,186 (-27.9%)

East Pasadena

Population

6,1435,592

Median household income

$92,979$105,714

Median home value

$829,900$1,002,700

Median gross rent

$1,741$2,038

La Habra Heights

Population

6,5745,546

Median household income

$115,762$186,837

Median home value

$928,200$1,114,100

Median gross rent

$1,645$1,186

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	East Pasadena	La Habra Heights
Under 5	6.2%	5.2%
5 to 17	13.5%	11.3%
18 to 24	6.0%	6.7%
25 to 34	9.8%	10.2%
35 to 44	16.4%	11.4%
45 to 54	16.9%	17.5%
55 to 64	9.7%	13.9%
65 to 74	12.3%	14.2%
75 and over	9.1%	9.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East Pasadena	La Habra Heights
White (non-Hispanic)	26.4%	54.5%
Black or African American	2.5%	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	1.7%
Asian	33.5%	17.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.5%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	5.2%
Two or more races	2.5%	4.9%
Hispanic or Latino	34.6%	15.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	East Pasadena	La Habra Heights
No high school diploma	12.1%	4.2%
High school graduate	13.7%	11.1%
Some college or associate's	21.0%	30.4%
Bachelor's degree	31.7%	25.4%
Graduate or professional degree	21.5%	28.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East Pasadena	La Habra Heights
Drove alone	63.2%	70.0%
Carpooled	14.8%	8.8%
Public transit	3.4%	1.2%
Walked	2.0%	2.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.8%	16.5%
Other means	3.8%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East Pasadena	La Habra Heights
1-unit, detached	85.7%	94.8%
1-unit, attached	4.4%	3.5%
2 to 4 units	2.7%	0.7%
5 to 19 units	0.9%	0.5%
20 or more units	6.0%	0.4%
Mobile home & other	0.2%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	East Pasadena	La Habra Heights
Poverty rate	6.4%	3.6%
Average household size	2.74	2.80
Mean commute (minutes)	27	35
Median year structure built	1951	1965