Crofton vs Pasadena

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

Crofton 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 29,878 in Crofton). Crofton has the higher median household income ($147,250 vs $119,393 in Pasadena). Crofton has the higher median home value ($507,000 vs $406,900 in Pasadena).

Population, income & housing

	Crofton	Pasadena
Population	29,878	32,717
Median age	37.1 yrs	35.4 yrs
Median household income	$147,250	$119,393
Median home value	$507,000	$406,900
Median gross rent	$2,193	$2,247
Housing units	10,898	12,301
Homeownership rate	81.8%	80.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	60.8%	35.1%
Unemployment rate	3.8%	3.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Crofton	Pasadena
Population	29,136 → 29,878 (+2.5%)	29,918 → 32,717 (+9.4%)
Median household income	$123,858 → $147,250 (+18.9%)	$96,575 → $119,393 (+23.6%)
Median home value	$387,400 → $507,000 (+30.9%)	$314,400 → $406,900 (+29.4%)
Median gross rent	$1,928 → $2,193 (+13.7%)	$1,792 → $2,247 (+25.4%)

Crofton

Population

29,13629,878

Median household income

$123,858$147,250

Median home value

$387,400$507,000

Median gross rent

$1,928$2,193

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)

	Crofton	Pasadena
Under 5	7.1%	6.6%
5 to 17	21.3%	14.5%
18 to 24	6.0%	9.8%
25 to 34	13.3%	18.4%
35 to 44	15.0%	14.2%
45 to 54	14.1%	11.3%
55 to 64	11.9%	14.6%
65 to 74	7.2%	6.8%
75 and over	4.1%	3.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Crofton	Pasadena
White (non-Hispanic)	59.2%	66.1%
Black or African American	17.7%	16.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	8.4%	3.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.6%	0.1%
Two or more races	4.5%	6.0%
Hispanic or Latino	9.6%	7.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Crofton	Pasadena
No high school diploma	3.3%	6.6%
High school graduate	12.6%	28.9%
Some college or associate's	23.3%	29.4%
Bachelor's degree	33.4%	21.9%
Graduate or professional degree	27.4%	13.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Crofton	Pasadena
Drove alone	73.0%	75.0%
Carpooled	4.8%	4.9%
Public transit	1.2%	0.4%
Walked	0.3%	0.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.1%
Worked from home	19.5%	19.1%
Other means	1.2%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Crofton	Pasadena
1-unit, detached	46.8%	56.1%
1-unit, attached	45.5%	31.1%
2 to 4 units	0.6%	2.2%
5 to 19 units	4.3%	4.8%
20 or more units	2.9%	5.6%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Crofton	Pasadena
Poverty rate	2.6%	6.1%
Average household size	2.77	2.69
Mean commute (minutes)	33	31
Median year structure built	1988	1995