South Pasadena is a medium-sized city located in the state of California. With a population of 25,656 people and six associated neighborhoods, South Pasadena is the 272nd largest community in California. South Pasadena home prices are not only among the most expensive in California, but South Pasadena real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.South Pasadena is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 94.15% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, South Pasadena is a city of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in South Pasadena who work in management occupations (17.36%), business and financial occupations (11.53%), and office and administrative support (10.59%). Of important note, South Pasadena is also a city of artists. South Pasadena has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape South Pasadena’s character. Also of interest is that South Pasadena has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 29.91% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to South Pasadena, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. South Pasadena is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 73.49% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 21.84%. The per capita income in South Pasadena in 2022 was $76,757, which is wealthy relative to California and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $307,028 for a family of four. South Pasadena is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call South Pasadena home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of South Pasadena residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. South Pasadena also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 19.73% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in South Pasadena include German, Irish, English, Italian, and French. In addition, South Pasadena has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (25.52%). The most common language spoken in South Pasadena is English. Other important languages spoken here include Chinese and Spanish.
