San Fernando vs South Pasadena

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

San Fernando 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 23,716 in San Fernando). South Pasadena has the higher median household income ($128,105 vs $79,694 in San Fernando). South Pasadena has the higher median home value ($1,545,100 vs $630,700 in San Fernando).

Population, income & housing

	San Fernando	South Pasadena
Population	23,716	26,297
Median age	36.3 yrs	40.3 yrs
Median household income	$79,694	$128,105
Median home value	$630,700	$1,545,100
Median gross rent	$1,690	$2,218
Housing units	6,611	11,040
Homeownership rate	62.5%	44.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.1%	72.7%
Unemployment rate	7.1%	4.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	San Fernando	South Pasadena
Population	24,535 → 23,716 (-3.3%)	25,661 → 26,297 (+2.5%)
Median household income	$58,425 → $79,694 (+36.4%)	$104,308 → $128,105 (+22.8%)
Median home value	$431,100 → $630,700 (+46.3%)	$1,071,000 → $1,545,100 (+44.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,342 → $1,690 (+25.9%)	$1,802 → $2,218 (+23.1%)

San Fernando

Population

24,53523,716

Median household income

$58,425$79,694

Median home value

$431,100$630,700

Median gross rent

$1,342$1,690

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)

	San Fernando	South Pasadena
Under 5	5.0%	5.2%
5 to 17	17.5%	18.1%
18 to 24	9.1%	4.2%
25 to 34	16.7%	12.4%
35 to 44	15.2%	18.3%
45 to 54	12.8%	16.8%
55 to 64	11.1%	11.7%
65 to 74	8.2%	7.7%
75 and over	4.4%	5.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	San Fernando	South Pasadena
White (non-Hispanic)	4.5%	37.7%
Black or African American	0.8%	3.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.1%
Asian	1.9%	32.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.0%	0.3%
Two or more races	0.5%	5.7%
Hispanic or Latino	92.1%	20.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	San Fernando	South Pasadena
No high school diploma	35.4%	2.9%
High school graduate	27.0%	6.8%
Some college or associate's	21.5%	17.6%
Bachelor's degree	11.0%	39.0%
Graduate or professional degree	5.1%	33.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	San Fernando	South Pasadena
Drove alone	75.9%	61.1%
Carpooled	13.5%	4.5%
Public transit	2.2%	3.5%
Walked	1.2%	1.3%
Bicycle	0.1%	1.5%
Worked from home	5.0%	26.2%
Other means	2.1%	1.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	San Fernando	South Pasadena
1-unit, detached	74.0%	44.2%
1-unit, attached	8.6%	7.1%
2 to 4 units	5.7%	14.0%
5 to 19 units	7.6%	23.5%
20 or more units	3.5%	11.0%
Mobile home & other	0.7%	0.2%

Poverty & households

	San Fernando	South Pasadena
Poverty rate	10.5%	5.1%
Average household size	3.78	2.51
Mean commute (minutes)	30	30
Median year structure built	1956	1953