South Pasadena vs Walnut

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

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

Walnut has the higher population (27,857 vs 26,297 in South Pasadena). Walnut has the higher median household income ($133,762 vs $128,105 in South Pasadena). South Pasadena has the higher median home value ($1,545,100 vs $972,500 in Walnut).

Population, income & housing

	South Pasadena	Walnut
Population	26,297	27,857
Median age	40.3 yrs	46.4 yrs
Median household income	$128,105	$133,762
Median home value	$1,545,100	$972,500
Median gross rent	$2,218	$3,120
Housing units	11,040	9,034
Homeownership rate	44.0%	82.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	72.7%	55.3%
Unemployment rate	4.8%	3.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	South Pasadena	Walnut
Population	25,661 → 26,297 (+2.5%)	29,903 → 27,857 (-6.8%)
Median household income	$104,308 → $128,105 (+22.8%)	$108,669 → $133,762 (+23.1%)
Median home value	$1,071,000 → $1,545,100 (+44.3%)	$774,400 → $972,500 (+25.6%)
Median gross rent	$1,802 → $2,218 (+23.1%)	$2,359 → $3,120 (+32.3%)

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

Walnut

Population

29,90327,857

Median household income

$108,669$133,762

Median home value

$774,400$972,500

Median gross rent

$2,359$3,120

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	South Pasadena	Walnut
Under 5	5.2%	4.1%
5 to 17	18.1%	16.0%
18 to 24	4.2%	6.5%
25 to 34	12.4%	10.6%
35 to 44	18.3%	11.0%
45 to 54	16.8%	12.5%
55 to 64	11.7%	15.8%
65 to 74	7.7%	15.7%
75 and over	5.5%	7.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	South Pasadena	Walnut
White (non-Hispanic)	37.7%	8.9%
Black or African American	3.4%	2.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	32.2%	67.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.6%
Some other race	0.3%	0.3%
Two or more races	5.7%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino	20.6%	18.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	South Pasadena	Walnut
No high school diploma	2.9%	6.1%
High school graduate	6.8%	15.1%
Some college or associate's	17.6%	23.5%
Bachelor's degree	39.0%	37.2%
Graduate or professional degree	33.7%	18.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	South Pasadena	Walnut
Drove alone	61.1%	68.0%
Carpooled	4.5%	9.0%
Public transit	3.5%	2.4%
Walked	1.3%	0.5%
Bicycle	1.5%	0.3%
Worked from home	26.2%	18.5%
Other means	1.9%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	South Pasadena	Walnut
1-unit, detached	44.2%	93.8%
1-unit, attached	7.1%	2.2%
2 to 4 units	14.0%	1.0%
5 to 19 units	23.5%	0.5%
20 or more units	11.0%	2.3%
Mobile home & other	0.2%	0.2%

Poverty & households

	South Pasadena	Walnut
Poverty rate	5.1%	8.6%
Average household size	2.51	3.26
Mean commute (minutes)	30	34
Median year structure built	1953	1983