Arnold vs Pasadena

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

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

Pasadena has the higher population (32,717 vs 23,866 in Arnold). Arnold has the higher median household income ($137,799 vs $119,393 in Pasadena). Arnold has the higher median home value ($547,800 vs $406,900 in Pasadena).

Population, income & housing

	Arnold	Pasadena
Population	23,866	32,717
Median age	38.2 yrs	35.4 yrs
Median household income	$137,799	$119,393
Median home value	$547,800	$406,900
Median gross rent	$2,177	$2,247
Housing units	8,989	12,301
Homeownership rate	85.6%	80.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	59.4%	35.1%
Unemployment rate	3.1%	3.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Arnold	Pasadena
Population	23,406 → 23,866 (+2.0%)	29,918 → 32,717 (+9.4%)
Median household income	$126,310 → $137,799 (+9.1%)	$96,575 → $119,393 (+23.6%)
Median home value	$441,300 → $547,800 (+24.1%)	$314,400 → $406,900 (+29.4%)
Median gross rent	$1,927 → $2,177 (+13.0%)	$1,792 → $2,247 (+25.4%)

Arnold

Population

23,40623,866

Median household income

$126,310$137,799

Median home value

$441,300$547,800

Median gross rent

$1,927$2,177

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)

	Arnold	Pasadena
Under 5	5.6%	6.6%
5 to 17	20.2%	14.5%
18 to 24	7.9%	9.8%
25 to 34	9.1%	18.4%
35 to 44	15.8%	14.2%
45 to 54	12.7%	11.3%
55 to 64	13.6%	14.6%
65 to 74	9.0%	6.8%
75 and over	6.2%	3.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Arnold	Pasadena
White (non-Hispanic)	75.3%	66.1%
Black or African American	4.4%	16.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	3.9%	3.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.1%
Two or more races	5.8%	6.0%
Hispanic or Latino	10.3%	7.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Arnold	Pasadena
No high school diploma	2.0%	6.6%
High school graduate	11.3%	28.9%
Some college or associate's	27.3%	29.4%
Bachelor's degree	33.8%	21.9%
Graduate or professional degree	25.5%	13.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Arnold	Pasadena
Drove alone	70.3%	75.0%
Carpooled	6.1%	4.9%
Public transit	0.4%	0.4%
Walked	0.4%	0.1%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.1%
Worked from home	21.2%	19.1%
Other means	1.2%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Arnold	Pasadena
1-unit, detached	69.1%	56.1%
1-unit, attached	23.6%	31.1%
2 to 4 units	0.4%	2.2%
5 to 19 units	5.7%	4.8%
20 or more units	0.6%	5.6%
Mobile home & other	0.6%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Arnold	Pasadena
Poverty rate	3.0%	6.1%
Average household size	2.77	2.69
Mean commute (minutes)	30	31
Median year structure built	1980	1995