Pasadena, CA
Census ZIP code profile for Pasadena, CA - 6 ZIPs, total population 153,114. Median income, home value, education, commute, and demographics from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 2023 5-Year Estimates.
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ACS city ledger plate
Sheet PASADENA-CA · Pasadena, CA 6 ZIPs · 153,114 pop · #3069/25278 · Los Angeles County
INC-TOP · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-MID · OWN-LOW · POP-MID · SPREAD-WIDE · HOME-TOP
- INC-TOP $110,117
- RANK-TOP #3069/25278
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Torrance
- BOOK-MID 6 ZIPs
- OWN-LOW 45% owners
- POP-MID 153,114
- SPREAD-WIDE 91101→91105
- HOME-TOP $1,102,067
Nearest income peer: Torrance, CA ( $2,863 income $)
Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.
Income neighbourhood around Pasadena
Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Pasadena on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.
- Inglewood · lowest
Inglewood · lowest
$73,838 median HH income
- Long Beach · near
Long Beach · near
$92,571 median HH income
- Glendale · near
Glendale · near
$94,632 median HH income
- Whittier · near
Whittier · near
$102,400 median HH income
- Torrance · near
Torrance · near
$107,254 median HH income
- Pasadena · this city · highest
Pasadena · this city · highest
$110,117 median HH income
What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.
National city placement
According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Pasadena, CA sits among US cities with an upper-quartile household income, on a mid-size population base, across a compact ZIP cluster.
- Top 12%
- household income vs 25,278 US cities
- 153,114
- city population (Census)
- 6
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $110,117
- avg ZIP median income
Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.
High-income city with a manageable ZIP set (6 codes). Median household income averages $110,117 against unemployment of 5.3%. Home values around $1,102,067 and rents near $2,347 usually move together, compare two adjacent ZIPs when school-catchment pockets matter.
No other city sharing Los Angeles County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Pasadena. Los Angeles, Long Beach and Whittier sit below it, so a household comparing this county on income alone starts here. Van Nuys marks the far end of that range at $73,875, 33% below Pasadena.
Within-city ZIP comparison
Where the ZIP codes inside Pasadena differ
Pasadena's city average masks two linked splits. Median household income runs from $87,813 in ZIP 91101 to $156,791 in ZIP 91105, while home values span $682,300 in 91101 to $1,671,000 in 91105. Compare the endpoint ZIPs before treating the city-level number as a neighborhood-level answer.
- Income high-to-low ratio
- 1.8×
- Home-value high-to-low ratio
- 2.4×
- Poverty-rate spread
- 12.8 points
91101 to 91105
91101 to 91105
91105 to 91101
Derived from the published ACS 2023 ZIP-level records shown on this site. A high-to-low ratio compares the highest and lowest available ZIP values; it is not a score or forecast.
Population concentration
Pasadena residents fan out across many ZIPs
Population is spread across 6 codes in Pasadena. The densest, 91104, still represents only about 24% of the 153,114 residents, so no single ZIP stands in for the city.
Census ZBP business roll-up
Dense employer mosaic across Pasadena
Citywide ZBP: 7,633 establishments, 97,136 employees , annual payroll $7,710,460k (~50 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 6 of 6 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 91101 (2,134 units) ; leading NAICS Professional, scientific, and technical services (1,555) · also Health care and social assistance · Other services (except public administration) .
ZIP Codes in Pasadena, CA
These ZIP codes sit in Los Angeles County, which covers 290 ZIP codes in all; 6 of them fall in Pasadena. See the Los Angeles County roll-up →
No other city sharing Los Angeles County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Pasadena. Los Angeles, Long Beach and Whittier sit below it, so a household comparing this county on income alone starts here. Van Nuys marks the far end of that range at $73,875, 33% below Pasadena.
Side-by-side: Compare 91104 vs 91107 →
Pasadena roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Pasadena, .