East Pasadena vs Ladera Heights

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

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

Ladera Heights has the higher population (7,249 vs 5,592 in East Pasadena). Ladera Heights has the higher median household income ($153,403 vs $105,714 in East Pasadena). Ladera Heights has the higher median home value ($1,593,500 vs $1,002,700 in East Pasadena).

Population, income & housing

	East Pasadena	Ladera Heights
Population	5,592	7,249
Median age	44.3 yrs	41.0 yrs
Median household income	$105,714	$153,403
Median home value	$1,002,700	$1,593,500
Median gross rent	$2,038	$3,089
Housing units	2,322	2,994
Homeownership rate	72.6%	63.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	53.2%	55.4%
Unemployment rate	2.2%	4.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East Pasadena	Ladera Heights
Population	6,143 → 5,592 (-9.0%)	6,620 → 7,249 (+9.5%)
Median household income	$92,979 → $105,714 (+13.7%)	$101,439 → $153,403 (+51.2%)
Median home value	$829,900 → $1,002,700 (+20.8%)	$1,021,000 → $1,593,500 (+56.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,741 → $2,038 (+17.1%)	$2,018 → $3,089 (+53.1%)

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

Ladera Heights

Population

6,6207,249

Median household income

$101,439$153,403

Median home value

$1,021,000$1,593,500

Median gross rent

$2,018$3,089

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	East Pasadena	Ladera Heights
Under 5	6.2%	6.1%
5 to 17	13.5%	15.1%
18 to 24	6.0%	3.9%
25 to 34	9.8%	18.0%
35 to 44	16.4%	11.8%
45 to 54	16.9%	12.4%
55 to 64	9.7%	12.3%
65 to 74	12.3%	11.4%
75 and over	9.1%	9.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East Pasadena	Ladera Heights
White (non-Hispanic)	26.4%	14.3%
Black or African American	2.5%	58.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.7%
Asian	33.5%	3.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.5%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.5%	9.3%
Hispanic or Latino	34.6%	13.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	East Pasadena	Ladera Heights
No high school diploma	12.1%	6.6%
High school graduate	13.7%	7.4%
Some college or associate's	21.0%	30.6%
Bachelor's degree	31.7%	28.2%
Graduate or professional degree	21.5%	27.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East Pasadena	Ladera Heights
Drove alone	63.2%	70.4%
Carpooled	14.8%	5.6%
Public transit	3.4%	0.6%
Walked	2.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.8%	22.5%
Other means	3.8%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East Pasadena	Ladera Heights
1-unit, detached	85.7%	61.1%
1-unit, attached	4.4%	11.1%
2 to 4 units	2.7%	8.7%
5 to 19 units	0.9%	11.2%
20 or more units	6.0%	7.9%
Mobile home & other	0.2%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	East Pasadena	Ladera Heights
Poverty rate	6.4%	9.3%
Average household size	2.74	2.65
Mean commute (minutes)	27	31
Median year structure built	1951	1962