Odenton vs Pasadena

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

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

Odenton has the higher population (45,585 vs 32,717 in Pasadena). Odenton has the higher median household income ($126,455 vs $119,393 in Pasadena). Odenton has the higher median home value ($408,400 vs $406,900 in Pasadena).

Population, income & housing

	Odenton	Pasadena
Population	45,585	32,717
Median age	36.6 yrs	35.4 yrs
Median household income	$126,455	$119,393
Median home value	$408,400	$406,900
Median gross rent	$2,174	$2,247
Housing units	18,686	12,301
Homeownership rate	64.9%	80.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	50.8%	35.1%
Unemployment rate	2.8%	3.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Odenton	Pasadena
Population	41,846 → 45,585 (+8.9%)	29,918 → 32,717 (+9.4%)
Median household income	$99,601 → $126,455 (+27.0%)	$96,575 → $119,393 (+23.6%)
Median home value	$323,500 → $408,400 (+26.2%)	$314,400 → $406,900 (+29.4%)
Median gross rent	$1,837 → $2,174 (+18.3%)	$1,792 → $2,247 (+25.4%)

Odenton

Population

41,84645,585

Median household income

$99,601$126,455

Median home value

$323,500$408,400

Median gross rent

$1,837$2,174

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)

	Odenton	Pasadena
Under 5	4.6%	6.6%
5 to 17	19.8%	14.5%
18 to 24	8.4%	9.8%
25 to 34	14.9%	18.4%
35 to 44	16.4%	14.2%
45 to 54	12.6%	11.3%
55 to 64	10.5%	14.6%
65 to 74	7.8%	6.8%
75 and over	5.1%	3.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Odenton	Pasadena
White (non-Hispanic)	49.7%	66.1%
Black or African American	26.1%	16.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	5.2%	3.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.1%
Two or more races	9.0%	6.0%
Hispanic or Latino	9.3%	7.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Odenton	Pasadena
No high school diploma	2.9%	6.6%
High school graduate	17.5%	28.9%
Some college or associate's	28.7%	29.4%
Bachelor's degree	27.0%	21.9%
Graduate or professional degree	23.9%	13.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Odenton	Pasadena
Drove alone	70.3%	75.0%
Carpooled	6.1%	4.9%
Public transit	3.3%	0.4%
Walked	1.6%	0.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.1%
Worked from home	17.8%	19.1%
Other means	0.9%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Odenton	Pasadena
1-unit, detached	30.4%	56.1%
1-unit, attached	36.2%	31.1%
2 to 4 units	1.0%	2.2%
5 to 19 units	18.4%	4.8%
20 or more units	13.4%	5.6%
Mobile home & other	0.7%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Odenton	Pasadena
Poverty rate	4.0%	6.1%
Average household size	2.52	2.69
Mean commute (minutes)	29	31
Median year structure built	1998	1995