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 (5,351 degrees awarded in 2023), University of the People (4,321 degrees), and California Institute of Technology (617 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.

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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.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Pasadena, CA
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    47.8k ± 1.84k
  2. Asian (Non-Hispanic)
    23.3k ± 1.2k
  3. Other (Hispanic)
    22.8k ± 1.88k
34%
Hispanic Population
46.5k 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.

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.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for California.
Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    3,862,617 ± 45,816 people
  2. Philippines
    824,246 ± 22,054 people
  3. China
    687,951 ± 20,184 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of California was Mexico, the natal country of 3,862,617 California residents, followed by Philippines with 824,246 and China with 687,951.

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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.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    1,172 ± 270
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    893 ± 288
  3. Korea
    255 ± 107

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

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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.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

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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.

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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).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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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.

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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 52 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Voting results are not available for Pasadena, CA. Showing the available data for California.
2024 Election Results
  1. Kamala Harris (58.5%)
    Democratic Party
  2. Donald J. Trump (38.3%)
    Republican Party
  3. 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.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from California

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Alex Padilla
Senator from California3
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 California1
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.

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Education

In 2023, universities in Pasadena, CA awarded 12,519 degrees. The student population of Pasadena, CA in 2023 is skewed towards men, with 39,192 male students and 37,536 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Pasadena, CA are Unknown (3,812 and 32.2%), Hispanic or Latino (3,129 and 26.5%), Asian (2,265 and 19.2%), and White (1,807 and 15.3%).

The largest universities in Pasadena, CA by number of degrees awarded are Pasadena City College (5,351 and 42.7%), University of the People (4,321 and 34.5%), and California Institute of Technology (617 and 4.93%).

The most popular majors in Pasadena, CA are General Business Administration & Management (3,133 and 25%), Liberal Arts & Sciences (925 and 7.39%), and Biological & Physical Sciences (835 and 6.67%).

The median tuition cost in Pasadena, CA for private four year colleges is $42,464.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University
Measure

In 2023 in Pasadena, CA, the percentage of applicants admitted was 12.4%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 37.1%. The number of students enrolled in 2023 was 76,728 (51.1% men and 48.9% women).

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Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2023 there were 76,728 students enrolled in Pasadena, CA, 51.1% men and 48.9% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in Unknown with 37,723 records, of which 43.7% were women and 56.3% men.

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Completions

Concentrations

Most Common
  1. Liberal Arts & Sciences
    900 degrees awarded
  2. Biological & Physical Sciences
    835 degrees awarded
  3. General Business Administration & Management
    1,537 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Pasadena, CA was Liberal Arts & Sciences with 900 degrees awarded.

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Universities

Gender
Race
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
  1. Pasadena City College
    5,351 degrees awarded
  2. University of the People
    4,321 degrees awarded
  3. California Institute of Technology
    617 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Pasadena City College with 5,351 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

University

In 2023, 6,113 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Pasadena, CA, which is 0.954 times less than the 6,406 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was Unknown students. These 3,812 degrees mean that there were 1.22 times more degrees awarded to Unknown students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 3,129 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($42,464) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Private for-profit, 4-year or above ($1,200) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

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

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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.

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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%.

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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.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Pasadena, CA is from California.
0.495
2023 Wage GINI in California
0.498
2022 Wage GINI in California

In 2023, the income inequality in California was 0.495 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.573% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for California was higher than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in California in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (55.5%)
  2. Worked At Home (27.6%)
  3. 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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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%.

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