Pasadena is a somewhat small coastal town (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of Maryland. With a population of 12,002 people and three constituent neighborhoods, Pasadena is the 108th largest community in Maryland.

Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Pasadena is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Pasadena is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Pasadena who work in office and administrative support jobs (15.10%), sales jobs (12.81%), and management occupations (11.41%).

Also of interest is that Pasadena has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

In addition, Pasadena is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates." Urban sophisticates are people who are both educated and wealthy, and thus tend to be older, richer, and more established than young professionals. "Urban sophisticates" is not just about being educated and well-off financially: it is a point of view and state of mind, one that you might call 'urbaneness.' But such people can and do regularly live in small towns, suburbs and rural areas, as well as in big cities. They read, support the arts and high-end shops, and love travel.

Because of many things, Pasadena is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Pasadena a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The town's good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Pasadena has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Pasadena's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

The town is also nautical, which means that parts of Pasadena are somewhat historic and bounded by the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery.

For most residents of Pasadena, getting to work requires a car. In fact, 98.2% of people in Pasadena drive alone to work on most days, making Pasadena a very car-oriented town. In general, car-oriented communities tend to emphasize streets, highways, and ease of parking, often to the detriment of walkability. Strip centers are a feature of Pasadena's landscape.

Being a small town, Pasadena does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Pasadena Information and Demographics

The overall education level of Pasadena citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 31.12% of adults in Pasadena have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 14.96%.

The per capita income in Pasadena in 2000 was $26,626, which is upper middle income relative to Maryland, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $106,504 for a family of four. However, Pasadena contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Pasadena home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Pasadena is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Pasadena include German, Irish, English, Polish, Italian, and French.

The most common language spoken in Pasadena is English.