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.

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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

Climate · 2021–2025 average

Clear days 97^/yr Mostly or fully clear sky

Days with rain 64^/yr 0.01 in or more

Days with snow 1^/yr

Days above 90° 51^/yr

Below freezing 0^/yr

Annual rainfall 26.1ⁱⁿ Inches per year, scaled to 70 in — the rows above count days

Warmest month

August

Average high 90°F

Coldest month

January

Average low 45°F

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

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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