Pasadena, CA

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2024 Population

136,969

US Senator

Alex Padilla

Democratic Party

US Senator

Adam Schiff

Democratic Party

2024 Poverty Rate

13.3%

0.772% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$105,192

1.36% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$1.09M

4.62% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

74,325

0.0862% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Pasadena, CA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

88% of the residents in Pasadena, CA are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Pasadena, CA are Pasadena City College (8,485 degrees awarded in 2024), University of the People (5,751 degrees), and Art Center College of Design (608 degrees).

In 2024, the median property value in Pasadena, CA was $1.09M, and the homeownership rate was 42.5%.

Most people in Pasadena, CA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 26.9 minutes. The average car ownership in Pasadena, CA was 2 cars per household.

Photo by Dennis Rex

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Population & Diversity

Pasadena, CA is home to a population of 137k people, from which 88% are citizens. As of 2024, 28.2% of Pasadena, CA residents were born outside of the country (38.6k people).

In 2024, there were 2.05 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (47.8k people) in Pasadena, CA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 23.3k Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 22.8k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

88%

2024 Citizenship

87%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 88% of Pasadena, CA residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Pasadena, CA was 87%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Pasadena, CA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Pasadena, CA

White (Non-Hispanic)
47.8k ± 1.84k
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
23.3k ± 1.2k
Other (Hispanic)
22.8k ± 1.88k

34%

Hispanic Population

46.5k people

34% of the people in Pasadena, CA are hispanic (46.5k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Pasadena, CA as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for California.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
3,877,888 ± 45,899 people
Philippines
827,719 ± 22,100 people
China
695,724 ± 20,296 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of California was Mexico, the natal country of 3,877,888 California residents, followed by Philippines with 827,719 and China with 695,724.

Foreign-Born Population

28.2%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

38.6k people

29.2%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

39.8k people

As of 2024, 28.2% of Pasadena, CA residents (38.6k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Pasadena, CA was 29.2%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Pasadena, CA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
1,172 ± 270
Gulf War (2001-)
893 ± 288
Korea
255 ± 107

Pasadena, CA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.31 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Pasadena, CA.

Health

94.3% of the population of Pasadena, CA has health coverage, with 48.7% on employee plans, 20.1% on Medicaid, 11.4% on Medicare, 13.6% on non-group plans, and 0.508% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in California see 1,233 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,233 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1076 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 213 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.3% were men and 50.7% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 17.8% under 18 years, 24% between 18 and 34 years, 41.2% between 35 and 64 years, and 17% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.3% were men and 50.7% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

5.68%

Uninsured

48.7%

Employer Coverage

20.1%

Medicaid

11.4%

Medicare

13.6%

Non-Group

0.508%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Pasadena, CA declined by 10.5% from 6.34% to 5.68%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Pasadena, CA changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Economy

The economy of Pasadena, CA employs 74.3k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Pasadena, CA were Health Care & Social Assistance (11,311 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (10,097 people), and Educational Services (9,258 people), and the highest paying industries were Finance & Insurance ($120,078), Utilities ($120,000), and Manufacturing ($108,662).

Employment

Occupations

74.3k

2024 Value

± 2,189

0.0862%

1 Year growth

± 4.15%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Pasadena, CA grew at a rate of 0.0862%, from 74.3k employees to 74.3k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Pasadena, CA, are Management Occupations (9,885 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (6,271 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (6,246 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Pasadena, CA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for California.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in California (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

74.3k

2024 Value

± 2,189

0.0862%

1 Year growth

± 4.15%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Pasadena, CA grew at a rate of 0.0862%, from 74.3k employees to 74.3k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Pasadena, CA, are Health Care & Social Assistance (11,311 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (10,097 people), and Educational Services (9,258 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Pasadena, CA, though some of these residents may live in Pasadena, CA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$67,647

Median earning men ± $4,477

$62,800

Median earning women ± $4,346

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Manufacturing ($117,083), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($112,500), and Public Administration ($109,032).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Manufacturing ($103,511), Construction ($101,313), and Public Administration ($101,044).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for California.

Y-Axis

2.57%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 17.9M people employed in California. This represents a 2.57% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 14%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in California.

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in California went to Kamala Harris with 58.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (38.3%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.25%).

Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff are the senators currently representing the state of California. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

California is currently represented by 51 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Pasadena, CA. Showing the available data for California.

2024 Election Results

Kamala Harris (58.5%)
Democratic Party
Donald J. Trump (38.3%)
Republican Party
Robert Kennedy (1.25%)
Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in California went to Kamala Harris with 58.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (38.3%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.25%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in California for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from California

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for California.

Alex Padilla

Senator from California

Assumed office on January 20, 2021
Appointed to the seat following the resignation of Kamala Harris, who had become Vice President of the United States.

Adam Schiff

Senator from California

Assumed office on December 8, 2024
Elected to the seat to succeed Laphonza Butler, who had been appointed to the seat following the death of Dianne Feinstein.

Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff are the senators currently representing California.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in California over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

Education

In 2024, universities in Pasadena, CA awarded 17,039 degrees. The student population of Pasadena, CA in 2024 is skewed towards men, with 38,503 male students and 38,393 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Pasadena, CA are Unknown (4,956 and 30.5%), Hispanic or Latino (4,540 and 28%), Asian (3,360 and 20.7%), and White (2,265 and 14%).

The largest universities in Pasadena, CA by number of degrees awarded are Pasadena City College (8,485 and 49.8%), University of the People (5,751 and 33.8%), and Art Center College of Design (608 and 3.57%).

The most popular majors in Pasadena, CA are General Business Administration & Management (4,283 and 25.1%), Liberal Arts & Sciences (1,235 and 7.25%), and General Computer & Information Sciences (1,077 and 6.32%).

The median tuition cost for private four year colleges is $44,562.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University

Measure

In 2024 in Pasadena, CA, the percentage of applicants admitted was 11.9%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 35.3%. The number of students enrolled in 2024 was 76,896 (50.1% men and 49.9% women).

The line chart shows the evolution of the percentage of applicants admitted, admitted who enrolled or the number of students enrolled according to the option selected in the upper button.

Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2024 there were 76,896 students enrolled in Pasadena, CA, 50.1% men and 49.9% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in Unknown with 37,549 records, of which 45.4% were women and 54.6% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

General Business Administration & Management
2,322 degrees awarded
Liberal Arts & Sciences
1,208 degrees awarded
Biological & Physical Sciences
1,021 degrees awarded

In 2024, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Pasadena, CA was General Business Administration & Management with 2,322 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Associates Degree from schools in Pasadena, CA according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

Pasadena City College
8,485 degrees awarded
University of the People
5,751 degrees awarded
Art Center College of Design
608 degrees awarded

In 2024, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Pasadena City College with 8,485 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

University

In 2024, 8,269 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Pasadena, CA, which is 0.943 times less than the 8,770 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2024, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was Unknown students. These 4,956 degrees mean that there were 1.09 times more degrees awarded to Unknown students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 4,540 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($44,562) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2024.

Private for-profit, 4-year or above ($3,540) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2024.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($1,728) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Pasadena, CA was $1.09M in 2024, which is 3.29 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $1.05M to $1.09M, a 4.62% increase. The homeownership rate in Pasadena, CA is 42.5%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Pasadena, CA have an average commute time of 26.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Pasadena, CA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$1.09M

Median Property Value 2024

±$24,508

$24,409

Median Property Taxes

±$1,131

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Pasadena, CA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Pasadena, CA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

42.5%

Homeownership

2024

68.6%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 42.5% of the housing units in Pasadena, CA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 42.1%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Pasadena, CA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$105,192

Median Household Income

± $3,444

57.4k

Number of Households

± 1,843

In 2024, the median household income of the 57.4k households in Pasadena, CA grew to $105,192 from the previous year's value of $103,778.

The following chart displays the households in Pasadena, CA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $200k+ range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Pasadena, CA is from California.

0.493

2024 Wage GINI in California

0.495

2023 Wage GINI in California

In 2024, the income inequality in California was 0.493 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.424% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for California was higher than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in California in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in California across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (55.5%)
Worked At Home (27.6%)
Carpooled (4.87%)

In 2024, 55.5% of workers in Pasadena, CA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (27.6%) and those who carpooled to work (4.87%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

26.9 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Pasadena, CA have a longer commute time (26.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.57% of the workforce in Pasadena, CA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Pasadena, CA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Pasadena, CA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Pasadena, CA have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

13.3% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Pasadena, CA (17.9k out of 134k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 45 - 54, followed by Females 75+ and then Females 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Pasadena, CA is Hispanic, followed by White and Other.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.