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Pasadena, California

City in Los Angeles County, California · ZIP 91101, 91103, 91104

  • Los Angeles County
  • Census data · ACS 2019-2023
  • 23 public schools
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  • 137,195 (2024 estimate)Population
  • 57,131Households
  • $103,778Median household income
  • $1,045,000Median home value
  • 23Public schools
  • 7ZIP codes

About Pasadena

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Population, 2000 to 2020+3.6%
132k134k136k138k140k2000: 133,93620002010: 137,12220102020: 138,6992020133,936138,699
Population of Pasadena at each census
CensusPopulation
2000133,936
2010137,122
2020138,699

As counted at each census, within the boundaries the area had then; the current estimate is in the glance card.

Sources: Census 2000 Summary File 1: total population, place level, state 06, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2010 Summary File 1: total population, place level, state 06, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2020 Redistricting Data (P.L. 94-171): total population, place level, state 06, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Household income in Pasadena
Under $50k25.2%
$50k to $100k23.1%
$100k to $150k16.6%
$150k to $200k12.7%
$200k and over22.4%

Median household income $103,778 · Share of households by income, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table S1901.

Source: American Community Survey 5-year subject table S1901 (household income) 2019–2023, place level, state 06, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Housing tenure in Pasadena
Owner occupied
24,047 units
Renter occupied
33,084 units
Vacancy rate
9.1%

Occupied housing units by tenure and the share of all units vacant, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table DP04.

Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, place level, state 06, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Pasadena compared with its county and state
Pasadena compared with its county and state, American Community Survey 2019-2023
MeasurePasadenaLos Angeles CountyCalifornia
Population136,4629,848,40639,242,785
Median household income$103,778$87,760$96,334
Median age40.137.937.6
Median home value$1,045,000$783,300$695,400
Bachelor’s degree or higher56.0%35.5%36.5%
Foreign-born residents29.2%33.4%26.7%
Owner-occupied homes42.1%46.1%55.8%
Mean commute to work27.3 minutes30.8 minutes29.0 minutes

Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, place level, state 06, retrieved November 14, 2026.

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Schools

Public schools in Pasadena23
Public schools in Pasadena, NCES directory 2023–2024
SchoolTypeGradesDistrict
Alma Fuerte PublicCharterK–8Alma Fuerte Public District
Aveson School of LeadersCharterK–5Aveson School of Leaders District
Don Benito FundamentalPublicK–5Pasadena Unified
Field (Eugene) ElementaryPublicK–5Pasadena Unified
Longfellow (Henry W.) ElementaryPublicK–5Pasadena Unified
Madison ElementaryPublicK–5Pasadena Unified
McKinleyPublicK–8Pasadena Unified
Norma Coombs ElementaryPublicK–5Pasadena Unified
Odyssey CharterCharterK–8Odyssey Charter District
Pasadena Rosebud AcademyCharterK–8Pasadena Rosebud Academy District
San Rafael ElementaryPublicK–5Pasadena Unified
Twentieth Street ElementaryPublicK–5Los Angeles Unified
Washington Elementary STEM MagnetPublicK–5Pasadena Unified
Willard ElementaryPublicK–5Pasadena Unified
Octavia E. Butler MagnetPublic6–8Pasadena Unified
Aveson Global Leadership AcademyCharter6–12Aveson Global Leadership Academy District
Blair HighPublic6–12Pasadena Unified
John Muir HighPublic9–12Pasadena Unified
Learning WorksCharter7–12Learning Works District
Marshall FundamentalPublic6–12Pasadena Unified
Pasadena HighPublic9–12Pasadena Unified
Rose City High (Continuation)Alternative9–12Pasadena Unified
CIS AcademyAlternativeK–12Pasadena Unified

Open public schools in the NCES directory for 2023–2024, placed by their listed location; private schools are not in the source. Enrollment and ratings are not shown.

Sources: NCES Common Core of Data, public school directory 2023–2024, retrieved November 14, 2026; NCES EDGE public school geocodes 2024–2025, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Legislative districts

Legislative districts for Pasadena4
Congressional and state legislative districts for Pasadena
ChamberDistrictShare of Pasadena
U.S. House of RepresentativesCongressional District 28 (CA-28)82%
U.S. House of RepresentativesCongressional District 30 (CA-30)18%
State legislature, lower chamberAssembly District 41All
State legislature, upper chamberState Senate District 25All

Boundaries from the Census Bureau’s TIGER/Line district files, matched to Pasadena’s own boundary; a town split between districts lists each with the share of its land inside it. Who holds each seat appears on the People page once the official records are approved.

Sources: Census cartographic boundaries 2025: congressional districts, 119th Congress, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census cartographic boundaries 2025: state legislative districts, upper chamber, state 06, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census cartographic boundaries 2025: state legislative districts, lower chamber, state 06, retrieved November 14, 2026.

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