Moving to Pasadena, California

About Pasadena, California
Pasadena

Pasadena ( PAS-ə-DEE-nə) is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States, 11 miles (18 km) northeast of downtown Los Angeles. It is the most populous city and the primary cultural center of the San Gabriel Valley. Old Pasadena is the city's original commercial district.

Its population was 138,699 at the 2020 census, making it the 45th-largest city in California and the ninth-largest in Los Angeles County. Pasadena was incorporated on June 19, 1886, 36 years after the city of Los Angeles but still one of the first in what is now Los Angeles County.

Pasadena is home to many scientific, educational, and cultural institutions, including the California Institute of Technology, Pasadena City College, Kaiser Permanente Bernard J. Tyson School of Medicine, Fuller Theological Seminary, Theosophical Society, Parsons Corporation, Art Center College of Design, the Planetary Society, Pasadena Playhouse, the Ambassador Auditorium, the Norton Simon Museum, and the USC Pacific Asia Museum.

Pasadena hosts the annual Rose Bowl football game and Tournament of Roses Parade each New Year's Day.

Gender
Gender Pasadena California Country
Female 51.8% 50.3% 50.8%
Male 48.2% 49.7% 49.2%
Gender
Created with Raphaël 2.2.052%48%Female51.8%

 Female Male
Household Income
Created with Raphaël 2.2.07%5%6%6%7%14%12%17%11%15%$100K to $150K17%

 < $10000 $10K to $15K $15K to $25K $25K to $35K $35K to $50K $50K to $75K $75K to $100K $100K to $150K $150K to $200K $200K or more

Income Pasadena California Country
Less than $10,000 7.2% 4.7% 5.8%
$10,000 to $14,999 4.6% 3.9% 4.1%
$15,000 to $24,999 6.1% 6.9% 8.5%
$25,000 to $34,999 5.7% 7.1% 8.6%
$35,000 to $49,999 7.3% 10% 12.0%
$50,000 to $74,999 13.7% 15.3% 17.2%
$75,000 to $99,999 12.4% 12.3% 12.8%
$100,000 to $149,999 17% 17.1% 15.6%
$150,000 to $199,999 10.6% 9.4% 7.1%
$200,000 or more 15.4% 13.3% 8.3%
Education
Created with Raphaël 2.2.07%4%14%16%6%28%16%5%4%Bachelor Degree28%

 < 9th Grade 9-12th Grade High School or GED Other College Associate Degree Bachelor Degree Masters Degree Professional Degree Doctorate Degree

Education Pasadena California Country
< 9th Grade 7% 8% 5.0%
9-12th Grade 4% 7% 7.0%
High School or GED 14% 20% 27.0%
Other College 16% 21% 20.0%
Associate's Degree 6% 8% 9%
Bachelor's Degree 28% 22% 20.0%
Master's Degree 16% 9% 9.0%
Professional Degree 5% 3% 2.0%
Doctorate Degree 4% 2% 1.0%
Household Income
 Pasadena California  Country
Created with Raphaël 2.2.005101520>$200K$150K$200K$100K$150K$75K$100K$50K$75K$35K$50K$25K$35K$15K$25K$10K$15K<$10K7.24.75.84.63.94.16.16.98.55.77.18.67.3101213.715.317.212.412.312.81717.115.610.69.47.115.413.38.3
Education
 Pasadena California  Country
Created with Raphaël 2.2.007.51522.530Dr.DegreeProf.DegreeMastersDegreeBachelorDegreeAssociateDegreeOtherCollegeHighSchool9-12thGrade< 9thGrade7854771420271621206892822201699532421
Race / Ethnicity
Created with Raphaël 2.2.035%8%0%18%35%0%4%0%Hispanic34.9%

 White African American American Indian Asian Hispanic Hawaiian Mixed Other

Ethnicity Pasadena California Country
White 34.6% 36.5% 60.1%
African American 8% 5.4% 12.2%
American Indian 0.1% 0.3% 0.6%
Asian 17.9% 14.6% 5.6%
Hawaiian 0.2% 0.3% 0.2%
Other 0.3% 0.3% 0.3%
Multiracial 4.1% 3.4% 2.8%
Hispanic 34.9% 39.1% 18.2%
Race / Ethnicity
 Pasadena California  Country
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