East Pasadena vs South Monrovia Island

A side-by-side comparison of East Pasadena and South Monrovia Island: population, income, housing, and more.

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

South Monrovia Island has the higher population (7,072 vs 5,592 in East Pasadena). South Monrovia Island has the higher median household income ($109,730 vs $105,714 in East Pasadena). East Pasadena has the higher median home value ($1,002,700 vs $660,800 in South Monrovia Island).

Population, income & housing

	East Pasadena	South Monrovia Island
Population	5,592	7,072
Median age	44.3 yrs	34.4 yrs
Median household income	$105,714	$109,730
Median home value	$1,002,700	$660,800
Median gross rent	$2,038	$1,985
Housing units	2,322	1,696
Homeownership rate	72.6%	66.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	53.2%	27.2%
Unemployment rate	2.2%	5.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East Pasadena	South Monrovia Island
Population	6,143 → 5,592 (-9.0%)	6,572 → 7,072 (+7.6%)
Median household income	$92,979 → $105,714 (+13.7%)	$63,750 → $109,730 (+72.1%)
Median home value	$829,900 → $1,002,700 (+20.8%)	$465,000 → $660,800 (+42.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,741 → $2,038 (+17.1%)	$1,481 → $1,985 (+34.0%)

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

South Monrovia Island

Population

6,5727,072

Median household income

$63,750$109,730

Median home value

$465,000$660,800

Median gross rent

$1,481$1,985

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	East Pasadena	South Monrovia Island
Under 5	6.2%	8.0%
5 to 17	13.5%	19.3%
18 to 24	6.0%	5.9%
25 to 34	9.8%	18.2%
35 to 44	16.4%	14.2%
45 to 54	16.9%	11.1%
55 to 64	9.7%	13.4%
65 to 74	12.3%	5.3%
75 and over	9.1%	4.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East Pasadena	South Monrovia Island
White (non-Hispanic)	26.4%	11.5%
Black or African American	2.5%	3.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	33.5%	8.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.5%	0.1%
Some other race	0.0%	0.4%
Two or more races	2.5%	5.4%
Hispanic or Latino	34.6%	70.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	East Pasadena	South Monrovia Island
No high school diploma	12.1%	24.4%
High school graduate	13.7%	25.6%
Some college or associate's	21.0%	22.7%
Bachelor's degree	31.7%	17.0%
Graduate or professional degree	21.5%	10.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East Pasadena	South Monrovia Island
Drove alone	63.2%	74.8%
Carpooled	14.8%	12.7%
Public transit	3.4%	1.4%
Walked	2.0%	1.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.5%
Worked from home	12.8%	6.9%
Other means	3.8%	2.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East Pasadena	South Monrovia Island
1-unit, detached	85.7%	82.5%
1-unit, attached	4.4%	12.0%
2 to 4 units	2.7%	1.9%
5 to 19 units	0.9%	1.1%
20 or more units	6.0%	1.1%
Mobile home & other	0.2%	1.3%

Poverty & households

	East Pasadena	South Monrovia Island
Poverty rate	6.4%	6.0%
Average household size	2.74	4.06
Mean commute (minutes)	27	27
Median year structure built	1951	1954