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Pasadena

Texas · 148,539 residents (2025 est.) · 43.7 sq mi
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Pasadena is home to 149,433 people in Texas. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 16% of adults. This skews young, with a median age of 33.0. 27% of locals were born outside the United States. There are 3,420 people per square mile. Owners hold 54% of the housing stock.

At a glance
Lower income
below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 33.0
US median: 38.9
Less educated
16% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 70%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
149,433
+5%since 2000
from 141,674 in 2000
148,539 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
3,420 / sq mi
+2%since 2009
from 3,342 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
33.0
+13%since 2000
from 29.2 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
43.7 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
116K126K137K147K158K19902000201020202024Pasadena
2024149K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 57.3%(10,966)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 97.5%(11,238)
US avg: 6%
10 to 148.1%(12,038)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 198.4%(12,490)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 247.2%(10,795)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3414.5%(21,695)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4412.1%(18,133)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5411.3%(16,905)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6411.7%(17,541)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 747.5%(11,235)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 843.4%(5,013)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over0.9%(1,384)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$64,927
−7%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $38,522 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$29,029
+78%since 2000
from $16,301 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
44.0%
+17.2 ptssince 2009
from 26.8% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
18.9%
+2.9 ptssince 2000
from 16.0% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.457
+3%since 2010
from 0.442 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information14%
US avg: 10.8%
Wholesale trade13.7%
US avg: 6.9%
Retail trade11%
US avg: 9.9%
Finance & insurance6.4%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical5.9%
US avg: 5.1%
Other services4.1%
US avg: 6.7%
Transportation & warehousing2.3%
US avg: 2.2%
Public administration2.2%
US avg: 4.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing1.4%
US avg: 1.6%
Manufacturing1.1%
US avg: 0.4%
Education & health services0.6%
US avg: 0.9%
Arts, entertainment, food0.5%
US avg: 1.9%
Construction0.3%
US avg: 1.2%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$209,600
+70%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $67,600 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,213
+25%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $534 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
54.5%
−1.6 ptssince 2000
from 56.1% in 2000
45.5% rent
Vacancy rate
7.8%
−3.9 ptssince 2009
from 11.7% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.99 people
−4%since 2009
from 3.10 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
22.3%
−5.4 ptssince 2009
from 27.7% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
50.4%
+4.2 ptssince 2009
from 46.2% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
3.2
+41%since 2009
from 2.3 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
53
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic47.2%(66,923)
Black1.5%(2,068)
Hispanic / Latino48.2%(68,348)
Asian1.8%(2,531)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic22.1%(33,084)
Black3.4%(5,123)
Hispanic / Latino70.9%(105,892)
Asian1.8%(2,706)
Other1.8%(2,628)
Diversity Score
56
−15%since 2009
from 66 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican56.7%(84,709)
Central American8.2%(12,200)
Honduran3.6%(5,341)
Salvadoran2.7%(4,107)
Guatemalan1.1%(1,713)
Cuban1.1%(1,645)
Puerto Rican1.1%(1,626)
South American0.9%(1,299)
Nicaraguan0.6%(920)
Colombian0.4%(572)
Spaniard0.3%(434)
Ecuadorian0.2%(229)
+ 7 more hispanic origin groups with data
Peruvian0.1%(197)
Dominican0.1%(188)
Venezuelan0.1%(186)
Bolivian0%(59)
Argentine0%(43)
Asian origin
Vietnamese0.6%(909)
Asian Indian0.4%(640)
Chinese0.3%(455)
Pakistani0.2%(289)
Filipino0.1%(207)
Nepalese0.1%(99)
Korean0%(68)
Cambodian0%(35)
Japanese0%(24)
Thai0%(13)
Pacific Islander origin
Ancestry
English5.3%(7,886)
Irish3.6%(5,433)
American3.4%(5,048)
German3.4%(5,048)
Italian1.2%(1,859)
French0.8%(1,248)
Scottish0.8%(1,134)
Scotch-Irish0.6%(826)
Dutch0.5%(723)
Polish0.5%(684)
Welsh0.4%(524)
+ 36 more ancestry groups with data
Swedish0.3%(409)
Czech0.2%(300)
British0.2%(292)
Arab0.2%(291)
Austrian0.1%(220)
Russian0.1%(200)
Danish0.1%(164)
Armenian0.1%(162)
Norwegian0.1%(159)
West Indian0.1%(127)
Canadian0.1%(125)
Greek0.1%(112)
Moroccan0.1%(90)
Nigerian0.1%(87)
Egyptian0.1%(86)
Swiss0.1%(80)
Israeli0%(71)
Lebanese0%(52)
Belgian0%(50)
Romanian0%(38)
Croatian0%(32)
Jamaican0%(22)
Hungarian0%(21)
Haitian0%(21)
Ghanaian0%(15)
Syrian0%(13)
Brazilian0%(11)
Bulgarian0%(11)
Iranian0%(6)
Finnish0%(4)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
16.2%
+3.5 ptssince 2000
from 12.7% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
73.3%
+6.1 ptssince 2000
from 67.1% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
5.9%
+1.3 ptssince 2000
from 4.5% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
26.6 min
+55%since 2000
from 17.2 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
75.2%
−2.5 ptssince 2009
from 77.7% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
13.4%
−1.9 ptssince 2009
from 15.3% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
0.3%
−0.3 ptssince 2009
from 0.6% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
7.9%
+5.8 ptssince 2009
from 2.1% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
1.3%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 1.5% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.1%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 0.3% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
6.1%
+0.3 ptssince 2009
from 5.8% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
8.6%
−0.9 ptssince 2011
from 9.4% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
63.5%
−1.3 ptssince 2011
from 64.8% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
64.8%
−0.6 ptssince 2020
from 65.4% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
11.9%
+1.6 ptssince 2009
from 10.3% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
24.0%
+1.1 ptssince 2009
from 22.8% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
50.5%
+0.7 ptssince 2009
from 49.9% in 2009
Female
49.5%
−0.7 ptssince 2009
from 50.1% in 2009
Foreign born
26.9%
+1.7 ptssince 2009
from 25.2% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
2.7%
−4.6 ptssince 2009
from 7.3% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
13.1%
+2.4 ptssince 2012
from 10.7% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
28.5%
−3.2 ptssince 2013
from 31.7% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
91.6%
+13.4 ptssince 2017
from 78.2% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
96.5%
+3.3 ptssince 2020
from 93.2% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
84.9%
+3.0 ptssince 2020
from 81.9% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
46.1%
−10.0 ptssince 2016
from 56.1% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
51.8%
+10.7 ptssince 2016
from 41.1% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married39.2%(22,681)
Married50.8%(29,349)
Widowed2.6%(1,524)
Divorced7.4%(4,269)
Women 15+
Never married32.8%(18,819)
Married49.8%(28,593)
Widowed8.1%(4,632)
Divorced9.3%(5,324)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
28.5%
−3.2 ptssince 2013
from 31.7% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
36.4%
−3.2 ptssince 2020
from 39.6% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
8.0%
+1.1 ptssince 2020
from 6.9% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
12.3%
+2.1 ptssince 2020
from 10.2% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
23.6%
−0.2 ptssince 2020
from 23.8% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
0.7%
−0.4 ptssince 2020
from 1.1% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
43.5%
−2.5 ptssince 2020
from 46.0% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
33.6%
+1.2 ptssince 2020
from 32.4% in 2020
US average: 36.7%

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)30.9%(912)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)20.7%(612)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era37.6%(1,109)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War1.3%(37)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.7%(50)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 2,951 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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Frequently asked

How many people live in Pasadena, Texas?

Pasadena, Texas has about 149,433 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Pasadena, Texas?

The typical household in Pasadena, Texas earns about $64,927 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Pasadena, Texas expensive?

In Pasadena, Texas, the median home is worth about $209,600, and the typical rent is about $1,213 a month.

How educated are people in Pasadena, Texas?

About 16.2% of adults age 25 and over in Pasadena, Texas hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Pasadena, Texas?

About 18.9% of people in Pasadena, Texas live below the federal poverty line.

Has Pasadena, Texas grown since 1990?

Yes, Pasadena, Texas has grown since 1990. The population has added about 30,070 residents, a change of about 25 percent over that period.

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