Altadena is a medium-sized town located in the state of California. With a population of 42,846 people and eight associated neighborhoods, Altadena is the 208th largest community in California. Altadena home prices are not only among the most expensive in California, but Altadena real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.Altadena is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 88.49% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Altadena is a town of professionals, managers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Altadena who work in management occupations (15.83%), teaching (9.02%), and office and administrative support (8.49%). Of important note, Altadena is also a town of artists. Altadena has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Altadena’s character. Also of interest is that Altadena has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 20.24% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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. In addition, Altadena is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates". Urban sophisticates are educated, wealthy, executives and professionals, who have urbane tastes in books, food, and travel, whether they actually live in a big city, or choose to reside in a small town. In big or medium-sized cities, urban sophisticates tend to frequent art institutions such as opera, symphonies, ballet, live theatre, and museums.Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Altadena, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Altadena is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 52.51% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 21.84%. The per capita income in Altadena in 2022 was $61,334, which is wealthy relative to California and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $245,336 for a family of four. However, Altadena contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Altadena is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Altadena home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Altadena residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Altadena also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 26.93% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Altadena include German, English, Irish, Armenian, and Italian. In addition, Altadena has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (21.40%). The most common language spoken in Altadena is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Armenian.
