Pasadena is a relatively large city located in the state of California. With a population of 133,560 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.Pasadena is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 91.62% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Pasadena is a city of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Pasadena who work in management occupations (13.96%), sales jobs (8.50%), and office and administrative support (8.01%). 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. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 23.62% 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. Like elsewhere in America, most people in Pasadena use a private automobile to get to work. But notably, a substantial number of Pasadena‘s citizens do make use of public transit in their daily commute, primarily riding taxis. This helps more people get to work with less air pollution, and require fewer highways to get them there.Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Pasadena, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Pasadena is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 56.05% 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 Pasadena in 2022 was $63,513, which is wealthy relative to California and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $254,052 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. The greatest number of Pasadena residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Pasadena also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 34.12% of the city’s residents. 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 29.20% of the city’s population. The most common language spoken in Pasadena is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.
