Pasadena is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of California. With a population of 134,211 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.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 20.23% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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 noticeable about Pasadena, although not a huge city, is that it has a large population of people who are young, single, educated, and upwardly-mobile career starters. That’s because Pasadena is full of single people in their 20s and 30s and who have undergraduate or graduate degrees and are starting careers in professional occupations. This makes Pasadena a pretty good place for young, educated career starters looking to find many people like themselves, with good opportunities for friendships, socializing, romance, and fun.

For the size of the city, public transportation in Pasadena is quite heavily used. Mostly, people who use it for their daily commute are taking taxis. For Pasadena, the benefits are reduced air pollution and congestion on the highways.

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.

Foreign born people are also an important part of Pasadena's cultural character, accounting for 29.41% of the city’s population.

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