Pasadena

Population & Demographics

Pasadena, CA

Pasadena is home to 136,969 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 65,319 resident workers commute each day.

CaliforniaCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
136,969
people
Population

136,969 residents

Median age 40.1 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Pasadena population & demographics

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

Population
136,969
Median age
40.1yrs
Median household income
$105,192
Median home value
$1,093,300
Median gross rent
$2,265/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
56.1%
Poverty rate
13.3%

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 Pasadena

How Pasadena 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).

White34.9%
Hispanic or Latino34.0%
Asian17.0%
Black8.0%
Two or more races5.4%
Some other race0.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%

Race across Pasadena

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 Pasadena.

Pasadena at a glance
Employed Residents
65,319
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
14.7mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
19.9%
Share working within the area
Work from home
27.6%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Los Angeles
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Pasadena 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 Pasadena 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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Commute Score

52 / 100

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

Pasadena

65,319 commutes, one dot at a time

Pasadena

Where 65,319 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

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

1Los Angeles14.7 mi18,759
2Pasadena0.0 mi13,025
3Burbank11.3 mi4,558
4Glendale7.1 mi2,252
5Altadena2.3 mi986
6Arcadia5.6 mi851
7San Diego110.4 mi680
8Alhambra5.0 mi650

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Pasadena.

1Los Angeles14.7 mi21,865
2Pasadena0.0 mi13,025
3Glendale7.1 mi3,690
4Altadena2.3 mi3,433
5Alhambra5.0 mi2,395
6Arcadia5.6 mi2,046
7Monrovia7.6 mi1,750
8El Monte8.2 mi1,622

Top industries

The sectors that employ Pasadena’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 Assistance21.6%
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services14.8%
EDEducational Services12.7%
AFAccommodation and Food Services9.3%
FIFinance and Insurance8.0%
RTRetail Trade7.6%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services4.6%
OSOther Services (except Public Administration)3.3%
WSWholesale Trade3.0%
Connectivity

Internet options for Pasadena

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

7 providers · 3 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps86%
5 Gbps86%
8 Gbps
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