California · Census place 56000
Pasadena city, CA
Quick answer
Pasadena city has 136,462 residents, ranking #44 of 1618 places in California. Median household income is $103,778, the median home is worth $1,045,000 and median gross rent runs $2,218 a month.
- Population
- 136,462Pasadena city residents
- Median household income
- $103,778Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $1,045,000Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $2,218Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 40.1 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 42.1%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Pasadena city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Pasadena city median would spend about 25.6% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 10.1× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 13.2% of residents and 42.1% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in California.
- Visalia city 142,649
- Fullerton city 141,278
- Orange city 138,723
- Victorville city 135,983
- Santa Clara city 129,239
- Simi Valley city 125,769
- Thousand Oaks city 125,676
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