Annapolis vs Pasadena

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

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

Annapolis has the higher population (40,744 vs 32,717 in Pasadena). Pasadena has the higher median household income ($119,393 vs $104,257 in Annapolis). Annapolis has the higher median home value ($510,200 vs $406,900 in Pasadena).

Population, income & housing

	Annapolis	Pasadena
Population	40,744	32,717
Median age	40.9 yrs	35.4 yrs
Median household income	$104,257	$119,393
Median home value	$510,200	$406,900
Median gross rent	$1,855	$2,247
Housing units	19,186	12,301
Homeownership rate	59.8%	80.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	53.7%	35.1%
Unemployment rate	4.0%	3.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Annapolis	Pasadena
Population	39,278 → 40,744 (+3.7%)	29,918 → 32,717 (+9.4%)
Median household income	$85,636 → $104,257 (+21.7%)	$96,575 → $119,393 (+23.6%)
Median home value	$420,500 → $510,200 (+21.3%)	$314,400 → $406,900 (+29.4%)
Median gross rent	$1,583 → $1,855 (+17.2%)	$1,792 → $2,247 (+25.4%)

Annapolis

Population

39,27840,744

Median household income

$85,636$104,257

Median home value

$420,500$510,200

Median gross rent

$1,583$1,855

Pasadena

Population

29,91832,717

Median household income

$96,575$119,393

Median home value

$314,400$406,900

Median gross rent

$1,792$2,247

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Annapolis	Pasadena
Under 5	6.6%	6.6%
5 to 17	15.0%	14.5%
18 to 24	8.2%	9.8%
25 to 34	13.8%	18.4%
35 to 44	12.2%	14.2%
45 to 54	11.7%	11.3%
55 to 64	13.3%	14.6%
65 to 74	10.9%	6.8%
75 and over	8.4%	3.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Annapolis	Pasadena
White (non-Hispanic)	56.9%	66.1%
Black or African American	18.5%	16.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.7%	3.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.1%
Two or more races	3.1%	6.0%
Hispanic or Latino	18.6%	7.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Annapolis	Pasadena
No high school diploma	10.1%	6.6%
High school graduate	13.8%	28.9%
Some college or associate's	22.4%	29.4%
Bachelor's degree	28.3%	21.9%
Graduate or professional degree	25.4%	13.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Annapolis	Pasadena
Drove alone	64.5%	75.0%
Carpooled	7.2%	4.9%
Public transit	4.0%	0.4%
Walked	4.6%	0.1%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.1%
Worked from home	17.4%	19.1%
Other means	1.9%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Annapolis	Pasadena
1-unit, detached	39.2%	56.1%
1-unit, attached	24.2%	31.1%
2 to 4 units	5.5%	2.2%
5 to 19 units	20.3%	4.8%
20 or more units	10.7%	5.6%
Mobile home & other	0.1%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Annapolis	Pasadena
Poverty rate	7.2%	6.1%
Average household size	2.29	2.69
Mean commute (minutes)	29	31
Median year structure built	1974	1995