Pasadena is a relatively large city located in the state of California. With a population of 133,560 people and 37 associated neighborhoods, Pasadena is the 44th largest community in California.

Pasadena home prices are not only among the most expensive in California, but Pasadena real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.

Of important note, Pasadena is also a city of artists. Pasadena has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Pasadena’s character.

Also of interest is that Pasadena has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

A relatively large number of people in Pasadena telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 20.23% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

One thing that you will notice about Pasadena is that there is a good-sized population of people who are young, single, educated, and upwardly-mobile career starters. Many singles consider Pasadena a good place to live without being in a really big city, with opportunities for friendships and fun with others like themselves.

Like elsewhere in America, most people in Pasadena use a private automobile to get to work. But notably, a substantial number of Pasadena‘s citizens do make use of public transit in their daily commute, primarily riding taxis. This helps more people get to work with less air pollution, and require fewer highways to get them there.

Do you have a 4-year college degree or graduate degree? If so, you may feel right at home in Pasadena. 54.48% of adults here have a 4-year degree or graduate degree, whereas the national average for all cities and towns is just 21.84%.

The per capita income in Pasadena in 2022 was $59,655, which is upper middle income relative to California, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $238,620 for a family of four. However, Pasadena contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Pasadena is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Pasadena home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Pasadena, accounting for 35.29% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Pasadena residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Pasadena include English, German, Irish, Italian, and Armenian.

Pasadena also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 29.41%.

The most common language spoken in Pasadena is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.