East San Gabriel vs South Pasadena

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

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

South Pasadena has the higher population (26,297 vs 23,521 in East San Gabriel). South Pasadena has the higher median household income ($128,105 vs $107,184 in East San Gabriel). South Pasadena has the higher median home value ($1,545,100 vs $955,000 in East San Gabriel).

Population, income & housing

	East San Gabriel	South Pasadena
Population	23,521	26,297
Median age	41.3 yrs	40.3 yrs
Median household income	$107,184	$128,105
Median home value	$955,000	$1,545,100
Median gross rent	$1,912	$2,218
Housing units	8,279	11,040
Homeownership rate	57.2%	44.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	44.3%	72.7%
Unemployment rate	6.2%	4.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East San Gabriel	South Pasadena
Population	16,256 → 23,521 (+44.7%)	25,661 → 26,297 (+2.5%)
Median household income	$82,716 → $107,184 (+29.6%)	$104,308 → $128,105 (+22.8%)
Median home value	$796,600 → $955,000 (+19.9%)	$1,071,000 → $1,545,100 (+44.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,500 → $1,912 (+27.5%)	$1,802 → $2,218 (+23.1%)

East San Gabriel

Population

16,25623,521

Median household income

$82,716$107,184

Median home value

$796,600$955,000

Median gross rent

$1,500$1,912

South Pasadena

Population

25,66126,297

Median household income

$104,308$128,105

Median home value

$1,071,000$1,545,100

Median gross rent

$1,802$2,218

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	East San Gabriel	South Pasadena
Under 5	4.9%	5.2%
5 to 17	16.8%	18.1%
18 to 24	7.0%	4.2%
25 to 34	11.5%	12.4%
35 to 44	14.9%	18.3%
45 to 54	13.2%	16.8%
55 to 64	13.9%	11.7%
65 to 74	10.7%	7.7%
75 and over	7.1%	5.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East San Gabriel	South Pasadena
White (non-Hispanic)	15.3%	37.7%
Black or African American	1.2%	3.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	53.9%	32.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.1%	0.3%
Two or more races	2.4%	5.7%
Hispanic or Latino	27.1%	20.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	East San Gabriel	South Pasadena
No high school diploma	13.8%	2.9%
High school graduate	16.9%	6.8%
Some college or associate's	25.0%	17.6%
Bachelor's degree	28.5%	39.0%
Graduate or professional degree	15.8%	33.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East San Gabriel	South Pasadena
Drove alone	64.2%	61.1%
Carpooled	11.8%	4.5%
Public transit	3.3%	3.5%
Walked	1.4%	1.3%
Bicycle	1.9%	1.5%
Worked from home	16.8%	26.2%
Other means	0.6%	1.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East San Gabriel	South Pasadena
1-unit, detached	71.3%	44.2%
1-unit, attached	3.0%	7.1%
2 to 4 units	1.5%	14.0%
5 to 19 units	6.5%	23.5%
20 or more units	17.5%	11.0%
Mobile home & other	0.2%	0.2%

Poverty & households

	East San Gabriel	South Pasadena
Poverty rate	10.6%	5.1%
Average household size	3.04	2.51
Mean commute (minutes)	30	30
Median year structure built	1961	1953