Pasadena is a relatively large city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 147,662 people and 34 associated neighborhoods, Pasadena is the 21st largest community in Texas.When you are in Pasadena, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 36.51% of Pasadena’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. Overall, Pasadena is a city of sales and office workers, construction workers and builders, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Pasadena who work in office and administrative support (11.22%), sales jobs (10.04%), and management occupations (6.48%). Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 8.66% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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 terms of college education, the citizens of Pasadena rank slightly lower than the national average. 15.94% of adults 25 and older in Pasadena have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 21.84% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community. The per capita income in Pasadena in 2022 was $27,913, which is middle income relative to Texas, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $111,652 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. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Pasadena, accounting for 70.38% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Pasadena residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Pasadena include English, German, Irish, European, and Italian. Pasadena also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 26.19%. The most common language spoken in Pasadena is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Vietnamese.
