East Pasadena is a city of 5,479 people in California. Home values have roughly tripled since 2000, reaching $1,069,200. 57% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, against 36% nationally. The foreign-born share is 35%. Few US cities rank higher on income. At a median age of 45.0, this is an older place than the country as a whole.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $109,136, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 45.0
US median: 38.9
More educated
57% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 83%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about East Pasadena
What changed most since 1990
Asian share15.3% → 32.0%(+16.6 pts)US over the same years: +3.1 pts
White share52.7% → 27.8%(−24.9 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree34.3% → 56.8%(+22.5 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)10.1%(9)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)16.9%(15)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era55.1%(49)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War5.6%(5)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II14.6%(13)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 89 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
East Pasadena, decade by decade
East Pasadena population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
5,910
$97,628
$719,541
34.3%
75.9
2000
6,045
$97,236
$583,112
39.9%
86.1
2010
6,144
$99,715
$908,314
40.5%
87.1
2020
6,021
$111,068
$1,006,962
48.2%
87.8
2024
5,479
$109,136
$1,069,200
56.8%
87.7
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
