Demographics of Pasadena city, Texas

Pasadena city, Texas had 148,539 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −2,862 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Pasadena city, in four figures

148,539
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 149,433 ±52.; −1.9%
Change since July 2020: −2,862 people.; 33.0 ±0.8
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $64,927 ±$3,020
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Pasadena city, Texas's population shrank 1.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Pasadena city, Texas's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns

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Pasadena city, Texas's population shrank 1.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Pasadena city, Texas's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	151,401	100.0	100.0
2021	148,750	98.2	100.2
2022	148,599	98.1	100.7
2023	148,596	98.1	101.6
2024	149,276	98.6	102.5
2025	148,539	98.1	103.1

Population of Pasadena city, Texas on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	151,401	—
2021	148,750	−2,651
2022	148,599	−151
2023	148,596	−3
2024	149,276	+680
2025	148,539	−737

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 33.0 ±0.8: for men 32.2 ±1.3 and for women 33.9 ±1.2. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Pasadena city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Texas	United States
Under 5	10,966 ±1,014	7.3% ±0.7	6.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	30,878 ±1,739	20.7% ±1.2	18.6% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	15,683 ±1,195	10.5% ±0.8	9.7% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	39,828 ±1,796	26.7% ±1.2	28.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	34,446 ±1,738	23.1% ±1.2	23.3% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	17,632 ±1,133	11.8% ±0.8	13.4% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $64,927 ±$3,020, and income per person $29,029 ±$1,240, in 2024 dollars. The median is $78,476 ±$263 in Texas and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Pasadena city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Texas	United States
Under $25,000	8,375 ±826	16.9% ±1.6	14.6% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	10,755 ±983	21.7% ±1.9	17.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	8,617 ±919	17.4% ±1.8	16.1% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	7,165 ±643	14.5% ±1.3	12.8% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	7,519 ±773	15.2% ±1.5	17.3% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	3,576 ±679	7.2% ±1.4	9.5% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	3,553 ±461	7.2% ±0.9	12.5% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Pasadena city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Texas	United States
All ages	28,050 ±2,581	18.9% ±1.7	13.8% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	11,653 ±1,423	28.1% ±3.1	18.7% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	13,174 ±1,275	16.2% ±1.5	12.2% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	3,223 ±514	12.7% ±1.9	12.0% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Pasadena city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Pasadena city	Texas	United States
Housing units	53,756 ±978	12,128,515 ±1,574	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	92.2% ±1.2	90.6% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	7.8% ±0.9	9.4% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	54.5% ±1.9	62.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	45.5% ±1.9	37.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$209,600 ±$5,996	$283,800 ±$738	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,213 ±$27	$1,403 ±$4	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1977 ±2	1992 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Pasadena city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Texas	United States
Hispanic or Latino	105,892 ±2,412	70.9% ±1.6	39.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	33,084 ±2,208	22.1% ±1.5	39.1% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	5,123 ±957	3.4% ±0.6	11.9% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	2,706 ±587	1.8% ±0.4	5.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	30 to 188	< 0.1% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 26	0% to < 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	49 to 329	< 0.1% to 0.2%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	2,321 ±670	1.6% ±0.4	3.1% ±<0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Pasadena city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Texas	United States
Born in the state	88,730 ±2,376	59.4% ±1.6	58.3% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	18,026 ±1,507	12.1% ±1.0	22.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	2,542 ±574	1.7% ±0.4	1.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	40,135 ±2,383	26.9% ±1.6	17.6% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	13,957 ±1,459	9.3% ±1.0	7.4% ±<0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	26,178 ±1,909	17.5% ±1.3	10.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Pasadena city among the places of Texas

21st of 428 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Texas page.

Places of Texas near Pasadena city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Amarillo city	201,885 ±74
Grand Prairie city	201,883 ±335
Brownsville city	189,177 ±60
Killeen city	158,159 ±50
Denton city	152,866 ±90
Pasadena city	149,433 ±52
Mesquite city	149,299 ±335
McAllen city	145,385 ±95
Waco city	143,570 ±93
Midland city	136,640 ±33
Carrollton city	133,740 ±234

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Pasadena city, Texas

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026