Pasadena, California Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

by btobers · Published June 5, 2019 · Updated September 5, 2024

Population: 133,936. Estimated population in July 2024: 143,731 (+7.3% change)
Males: 65,495 (48.9%), Females: 68,441 (51.1%)

Los Angeles County

Zip codes: 91101, 91103, 91104, 91105, 91106, 91107.

Demographics

Median resident age: 34.5 years
Median household income: $46,012
Median house value: $286,400

Population by Race

Races in Pasadena:

White Non-Hispanic (39.1%)
Hispanic (33.4%)
Other race (16.0%)
Black (14.4%)
Two or more races (5.4%)
Chinese (3.3%)
Filipino (2.1%)
Japanese (1.6%)
American Indian (1.5%)
Korean (1.0%)
Other Asian (0.8%)
Asian Indian (0.7%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: German (7.4%), English (7.1%), Irish (6.1%), Italian (3.4%), United States (2.2%), French (1.9%).

Elevation: 865 feet

Land area: 23.1 square miles

Map of Pasadena, CA

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Pasadena

High school or higher: 79.5%
Bachelor’s degree or higher: 41.3%
Graduate or professional degree: 17.8%
Unemployed: 6.7%
Mean travel time to work: 25.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Pasadena city

Never married: 35.2%
Now married: 46.8%
Separated: 2.9%
Widowed: 6.0%
Divorced: 9.2%

32.3% Foreign born (18.1% Latin America, 10.2% Asia).

Population change in the 1990s: +2,021 (+1.5%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers in Pasadena:

COLUMBIA LAS ENCINAS HOSPITAL (2900 E DEL MAR BLVD)
HUNTINGTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (100 W CALIFORNIA BLVD)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Pasadena:

ALHAMBRA HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER (about 5 miles; ALHAMBRA, CA)
SAN GABRIEL VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER (about 6 miles; SAN GABRIEL, CA)
GLENDALE ADVENTIST MEDICAL CENTER (about 7 miles; GLENDALE, CA)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Pasadena:

BURBANK-GLENDALE-PASADENA (about 16 miles; BURBANK, CA; Abbreviation: BUR)
LONG BEACH /DAUGHERTY FIELD/ (about 24 miles; LONG BEACH, CA; Abbreviation: LGB)
LOS ANGELES INTL (about 25 miles; LOS ANGELES, CA; Abbreviation: LAX)

Other public-use airports nearest to Pasadena:

EL MONTE (about 9 miles; EL MONTE, CA; Abbreviation: EMT)
WHITEMAN (about 20 miles; LOS ANGELES, CA; Abbreviation: WHP)
COMPTON/WOODLEY (about 21 miles; COMPTON, CA; Abbreviation: CPM)

Amtrak station:
PASADENA (150 S. ROBLES AVE.) – Bus Station. Services: fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, full-service food facilities, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, taxi stand, public transit connection.

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/Universities in Pasadena:

PASADENA CITY COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 11,867; Location: 1570 E COLORADO BLVD; Public; Website: www.paccd.cc.ca.us)
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (Full-time enrollment: 1,968; Location: 1200 E CALIFORNIA BLVD; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.caltech.edu; Offers Doctor’s degree)
FULLER THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY IN CALIFORNIA (Full-time enrollment: 1,501; Location: 135 N OAKLAND AVE; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.fuller.edu; Offers Doctor’s degree)
ART CENTER COLLEGE OF DESIGN (Full-time enrollment: 1,459; Location: 1700 LIDA ST; Private, not-for-profit; Offers Master’s degree)
WATTERSON COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 498; Location: 150 S LOS ROBLES BLVD STE 100; Private, for-profit)
PACIFIC OAKS COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 386; Location: 5 WESTMORELAND PL; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.pacificoaks.edu; Offers Master’s degree)
NORTH-WEST COLLEGE OF MEDICAL AND DENTAL ASSISTANT (Full-time enrollment: 73; Location: 530 E UNION; Private, for-profit; Website: www.north-westcollege.com)
WILLIAM CAREY INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY (Full-time enrollment: 29; Location: 1539 E HOWARD ST; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.wciu.edu; Offers Doctor’s degree)
NAZARENE BIBLE COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 14; Location: 1605 E ELIZABETH ST; Private, not-for-profit)
HUNTINGTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL SCHOOL OF XRAY TECHN (Full-time enrollment: 7; Location: 100 W CALIFORNIA BLVD; Private, not-for-profit)
LIVING WORD BIBLE COLLEGE (Location: 2495 E MOUNTAIN ST; Private, not-for-profit)
FLS LANGUAGE CENTER (Location: 87 E GREEN ST STE 204; Private, for-profit)
ESQUIRE COLLEGE OF PARALEGAL (Location: 37 N HOLLISTON AVE; Private, for-profit)
HEMPHILL SCHOOLS (Location: 2562 E COLORADO BLVD; Private, for-profit)
BERLITZ LANGUAGE CENTERS (Location: 600 S LAKE AVE; Private, for-profit)
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE FOR COUNSELING STUDIES (Location: 770 E GREEN; Private, for-profit)

Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near Pasadena:

CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY-LOS ANGELES (about 6 miles; LOS ANGELES, CA; Full-time enrollment: 14,556)
GLENDALE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 8 miles; GLENDALE, CA; Full-time enrollment: 7,964)
EAST LOS ANGELES COLLEGE (about 8 miles; MONTEREY PARK, CA; Full-time enrollment: 12,670)
EAST LOS ANGELES OCCUPATIONAL CENTER (about 10 miles; LOS ANGELES, CA; Full-time enrollment: 2,186)
LOS ANGELES CITY COLLEGE (about 13 miles; LOS ANGELES, CA; Full-time enrollment: 8,298)
LOS ANGELES TRADE TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 13 miles; LOS ANGELES, CA; Full-time enrollment: 8,528)
FASHION INSTITUTE OF DESIGN AND MERCH-LOS ANGELES (about 13 miles; LOS ANGELES, CA; Full-time enrollment: 2,112)

Schools

Public high schools in Pasadena:

PASADENA HIGH (Students: 2,530; Location: 2925 E. SIERRA MADRE BLVD.; Grades: 09 – 12)
MUIR HIGH (Students: 1,439; Location: 1905 LINCOLN AVE.; Grades: 09 – 12)
BLAIR HIGH (Students: 1,154; Location: 1201 S. MARENGO AVE.; Grades: 07 – 12)
ROSE CITY HIGH (CONT.) (Students: 276; Location: 325 SOUTH OAK KNOLL AVE.; Grades: 09 – 12)

Private high schools in Pasadena:

POLYTECHNIC SCHOOL (Students: 850; Location: 1030 E CALIFORNIA BLVD; Grades: PK – 12)
LA SALLE HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 759; Location: 3880 E SIERRA MADRE BLVD; Grades: 9 – 12)
WESTRIDGE SCHOOL (Students: 475; Location: 324 MADELINE DRIVE; Grades: 4 – 12; Girls only)
MAYFIELD SENIOR SCHOOL (Students: 258; Location: 500 BELLEFONTAINE; Grades: 9 – 12; Girls only)
WAVERLY SCHOOL (Students: 243; Location: 396 SO PASADENA AVE; Grades: PK – 12)
HILLSIDES EDUCATION CENTER (Students: 60; Location: 940 AVE 64; Grades: 2 – 12)
CAMELLIA J ROWE CHRISTIAN ACDY (Students: 24; Location: 1541 N RAYMOND AVE; Grades: 1 – 12)
ROSEMARY (Students: 12; Location: 3244 E. GREEN ST.; Grades: 9 – 12; Girls only)

Biggest public primary/middle schools in Pasadena:

MARSHALL FUNDAMENTAL (Students: 1,778; Location: 990 N. ALLEN AVE.; Grades: 06 – 12)
WILSON MIDDLE (Students: 1,381; Location: 300 S. MADRE AVE.; Grades: 06 – 08)
OPTIONS FOR YOUTH – UPLAND CHARTER (Students: 1,301; Location: 199 S. LOS ROBLES, SUITE 700; Grades: KG – 12)
MCKINLEY (Students: 892; Location: 325 SOUTH OAK KNOLL AVE.; Grades: KG – 08)
WASHINGTON MIDDLE (Students: 713; Location: 1505 N. MARENGO AVE.; Grades: 06 – 08)
DON BENITO FUNDAMENTAL (Students: 702; Location: 3700 DENAIR ST.; Grades: KG – 05)
LONGFELLOW ELEMENTARY (Students: 684; Location: 1065 E. WASHINGTON BLVD.; Grades: KG – 06)
JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY (Students: 683; Location: 1500 E. VILLA ST.; Grades: KG – 05)
MADISON ELEMENTARY (Students: 676; Location: 515 ASHTABULA ST.; Grades: KG – 06)
WASHINGTON ACCELERATED ELEMENTARY (Students: 630; Location: 1520 N. RAYMOND AVE.; Grades: KG – 05)

Biggest private primary/middle schools in Pasadena:

PASADENA CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 536; Location: 1515 NORTH LOS ROBLES; Grades: KG – 8)
MAYFIELD JUNIOR SCHOOL (Students: 425; Location: 405 S EUCLID; Grades: KG – 8)
CHANDLER SCHOOL (Students: 420; Location: 1005 ARMADA DRIVE; Grades: KG – 8)
PASADENA TOWNE COUNTRY SCHOOL (Students: 369; Location: 200 S SIERRA MADRE BLVD; Grades: PK – 8)
HIGH POINT ACADEMY (Students: 350; Location: 1720 KINNELOA CANYON RD; Grades: KG – 8)
ASSUMPTION-B V M ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 298; Location: 2660 EAST ORANGE GROVE; Grades: KG – 8)
ST ANDREW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 297; Location: 42 CHESTNUT STREET; Grades: KG – 8)
SAN MARINO MONTESSORI (Students: 241; Location: 444 S SIERRA MADRE BLVD; Grades: PK – 6)
WALDEN SCHOOL (Students: 234; Location: 74 SOUTH SAN GABRIEL BLVD; Grades: PK – 6)
ST GREGORYS A M HOUSEPIAN SCHO (Students: 233; Location: 2215 E COLORADO BLVD; Grades: PK – 8)

Libraries

Library in Pasadena:

PASADENA PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $9,045,278; Location: 285 E. WALNUT ST.; 734,715 books; 6,879 audio materials; 7,823 video materials; 1,207 serial subscriptions)