Humidity & wind
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Population
135,804
US Census estimate, July 2025
Median home value
$1,093,300
Owner-occupied units
Pasadena, CA
California · 34.161° N, 118.138° W · 23 sq mi
Pasadena is a city in California, with a population of 135,804 and about 5,915 residents per square mile. The median household earns $105,192 a year, and the median home is worth $1,093,300.
Conditions
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Size & density
Land area
23 sq mi
Water excluded
Population density
5,915
People per square mile
Rank by population
#222
Of cities on this site
Rank by area
#585
Of cities on this site
Money & housing
Median household income
$105,192
US median ≈ $78,538
Median gross rent
$2,265
Per month
Homeownership
42.5%
US ≈ 65%
Average commute
26.9 min
One way
People
Median age
40.1
US median 39.1
Bachelor's degree +
56.1%
Age 25 and over
Foreign born
28.2%
Households
57,425
2.3 people each
What people here do for work
Education & health care 27.7%
Professional & business services 17.8%
Arts, food & hospitality 11.5%
Retail trade 7.7%
Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024
Wealthiest person in California
Name
Mark Zuckerberg
Forbes, Apr 2025
Net worth
$189B
As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live
Lives in
Palo Alto
Source of wealth
Meta
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.
Largest employer in California · private sector
Employer
University of California
Sector
Education
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.
Largest public company in California
Company
Apple
Revenue
$391.0B
Fiscal year 2024
Headquarters
Cupertino
Ticker
AAPL
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.
State of California
State bird
California Quail
State flower
California Poppy
State capital
Sacramento
Nickname
The Golden State
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Cities near Pasadena
- Alhambra, CA5 mi · 79,820
- Glendale, CA6 mi · 187,160
- Arcadia, CA6 mi · 54,117
- Monterey Park, CA8 mi · 57,457
- East Los Angeles, CA9 mi · 111,647
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- Montebello, CA10 mi · 60,693
- Burbank, CA11 mi · 102,988
Cities about the same size
- Fargo, ND136,275
- Dayton, OH136,688
- Kent, WA134,871
- Carrollton, TX134,562
- Warren, MI137,138
- Hampton, VA137,315
- West Valley City, UT137,491
- Sterling Heights, MI133,931
More in California
- Los Angeles3,869,089
- San Diego1,406,106
- San Jose989,814
- San Francisco826,079
- Fresno555,549
- Sacramento536,449
- Long Beach450,469
- Oakland440,838