South Pasadena is also nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery.
Being a small city, South Pasadena does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The education level of South Pasadena citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (21.84%): 34.78% of adults in South Pasadena have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.
The per capita income in South Pasadena in 2022 was $48,948, which is upper middle income relative to Florida, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $195,792 for a family of four. However, South Pasadena contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
South Pasadena is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call South Pasadena home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of South Pasadena residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in South Pasadena include German, English, Irish, Italian, and French.
The most common language spoken in South Pasadena is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.
