Pasadena

Population: 149,345
Median household income: $64,270
Median home value: $193,600

Located in Harris County, Texas, Pasadena is a community with a population of 149,345. The median household income of $64,270 is below the Harris County median ($73,104).

From 2019 to 2023, Pasadena's population declined 2.6% from 153,350 to 149,345, while its median home value rose 55.9% from $124,200 to $193,600.

Owners occupy 54.2% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 32.8 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 149,345
Median age: 32.8 yrs
Median household income: $64,270
Median home value: $193,600
Median gross rent: $1,201
Housing units: 54,416
Homeownership rate: 54.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.1%
Unemployment rate: 8.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

153,350149,345

Median household income

$55,039$64,270

Median home value

$124,200$193,600

Median gross rent

$963$1,201

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	153,350	$55,039	$124,200	$963
2020	152,537	$57,781	$132,300	$993
2021	151,964	$61,182	$142,900	$1,053
2022	150,620	$64,698	$171,600	$1,159
2023	149,345	$64,270	$193,600	$1,201

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 57.5%

5 to 1721.3%

18 to 2410.3%

25 to 3414.0%

35 to 4412.4%

45 to 5411.5%

55 to 6411.6%

65 to 747.4%

75 and over4.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	11,207	7.5%
5 to 17	31,825	21.3%
18 to 24	15,416	10.3%
25 to 34	20,879	14.0%
35 to 44	18,490	12.4%
45 to 54	17,153	11.5%
55 to 64	17,325	11.6%
65 to 74	10,982	7.4%
75 and over	6,068	4.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	34,583	23.2%
Black or African American	4,454	3.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	143	0.1%
Asian	2,553	1.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	211	0.1%
Two or more races	2,180	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	105,221	70.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma27.4%

High school graduate30.7%

Some college or associate's25.8%

Bachelor's degree10.7%

Graduate or professional degree5.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	24,942	27.4%
High school graduate	27,903	30.7%
Some college or associate's	23,436	25.8%
Bachelor's degree	9,689	10.7%
Graduate or professional degree	4,927	5.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone76.8%

Carpooled11.6%

Public transit0.2%

Walked1.2%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home8.6%

Other means1.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	48,971	76.8%
Carpooled	7,401	11.6%
Public transit	132	0.2%
Walked	735	1.2%
Bicycle	83	0.1%
Worked from home	5,491	8.6%
Other means	929	1.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	14,381	24.7%
15 to 29 min	20,896	35.9%
30 to 44 min	13,191	22.6%
45 to 59 min	4,836	8.3%
60+ min	4,947	8.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.98
Poverty rate: 18.3% (27,175 of 148,280)

	Count	Share
Family households	37,518	75.4%
Nonfamily households	12,273	24.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1976

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	49,791	91.5%
Vacant	4,625	8.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	27,011	54.2%
Renter-occupied	22,780	45.8%

1-unit, detached58.3%

1-unit, attached1.7%

2 to 4 units4.8%

5 to 19 units13.3%

20 or more units17.7%

Mobile home & other4.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	31,723	58.3%
1-unit, attached	919	1.7%
2 to 4 units	2,630	4.8%
5 to 19 units	7,214	13.3%
20 or more units	9,636	17.7%
Mobile home & other	2,294	4.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4856000
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 44 sq mi
Water area: 1.06 sq mi
Center point: 29.6550, -95.1511