Pasadena

Population & Demographics

Pasadena, TX

Pasadena is home to 149,433 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 61,672 resident workers commute each day.

TexasCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
149,433
people
Population

149,433 residents

Median age 33.0 · 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
149,433
Median age
33.0yrs
Median household income
$64,927
Median home value
$209,600
Median gross rent
$1,213/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
16.2%
Poverty rate
18.9%

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 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).

Hispanic or Latino70.9%
White22.1%
Black3.4%
Asian1.8%
Two or more races1.6%
Some other race0.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.0%

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
61,672
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
14.6mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
16.7%
Share working within the area
Work from home
7.9%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Houston
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

53 / 100

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

Pasadena

61,672 commutes, one dot at a time

Pasadena

Where 61,672 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

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

1Houston14.6 mi24,460
2Pasadena0.0 mi10,309
3Deer Park3.6 mi3,017
4La Porte7.9 mi1,640
5League City13.2 mi1,107
6Baytown13.4 mi1,031
7Pearland12.0 mi970
8Webster9.9 mi870

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Pasadena.

1Houston14.6 mi15,812
2Pasadena0.0 mi10,309
3League City13.2 mi2,308
4Pearland12.0 mi2,146
5Deer Park3.6 mi2,014
6La Porte7.9 mi1,982
7Baytown13.4 mi1,901
8Channelview8.4 mi882

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%)
COConstruction15.1%
EDEducational Services12.8%
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance11.6%
RTRetail Trade9.6%
TRTransportation and Warehousing7.7%
AFAccommodation and Food Services7.6%
WSWholesale Trade7.4%
MFManufacturing7.0%
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services6.4%
Connectivity

Internet options for Pasadena

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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