Pasadena is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 141,731 people and 28 constituent neighborhoods, Pasadena is the 15th largest community in Texas.

Pasadena is a blue-collar town, with 35.6% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 24.7%. Overall, Pasadena is a city of sales and office workers, construction workers and builders, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Pasadena who work in office and administrative support jobs (16.51%), sales jobs (11.12%), and management occupations (6.87%).

Pasadena Information and Demographics

The citizens of Pasadena are slightly less educated than the national average of 14.96% for the average city or town: 12.68% of adults in Pasadena have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Pasadena in 2000 was $16,301, which is middle income relative to Texas, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $65,204 for a family of four.

Pasadena is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Pasadena home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Pasadena is White, followed by Asian. Pasadena also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 48.29% of the city's residents. Important ancestries of people in Pasadena include German, Irish, and English.

Foreign born people are also an important part of Pasadena's cultural character, accounting for 21.73% of the city's population.

The most common language spoken in Pasadena is English. Some people also speak Spanish.