Altadena

Population & Demographics

Altadena, CA

Altadena is home to 41,705 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 21,203 resident workers commute each day.

CaliforniaCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
41,705
people
Population

41,705 residents

Median age 46.4 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Altadena population & demographics

Who lives in Altadena — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
41,705
Median age
46.4yrs
Median household income
$128,720
Median home value
$1,120,000
Median gross rent
$2,355/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
53.3%
Poverty rate
7.9%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Altadena

How Altadena breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

White41.3%
Hispanic or Latino26.7%
Black16.9%
Two or more races8.0%
Asian6.3%
Some other race0.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.0%

Race across Altadena

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Altadena.

Altadena at a glance
Employed Residents
21,203
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
15.6mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
5.1%
Share working within the area
Work from home
25.4%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Los Angeles
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Altadena proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Altadena commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

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How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Altadena

21,203 commutes, one dot at a time

Altadena

Where 21,203 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Altadena, by worker count.

1Los Angeles15.6 mi5,791
2Pasadena2.3 mi3,433
3Burbank11.2 mi1,631
4Altadena0.0 mi1,088
5Glendale7.1 mi738
6San Diego112.3 mi257
7Monrovia8.1 mi224
8Arcadia6.6 mi224

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Altadena.

1Los Angeles15.6 mi1,298
2Altadena0.0 mi1,088
3Pasadena2.3 mi986
4Glendale7.1 mi290
5Monrovia8.1 mi112
6Alhambra7.3 mi98
7Arcadia6.6 mi86
8Santa Clarita26.7 mi75

Top industries

The sectors that employ Altadena’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance34.1%
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services13.8%
EDEducational Services7.1%
COConstruction6.4%
AFAccommodation and Food Services6.1%
RTRetail Trade5.8%
OSOther Services (except Public Administration)5.4%
FIFinance and Insurance4.7%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services4.6%
Connectivity

Internet options for Altadena

The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.

4 providers · 2 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps100%
5 Gbps100%
8 Gbps
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