Pasadena is a relatively large city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 146,716 people and 34 associated neighborhoods, Pasadena is the 21st largest community in Texas.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 8.61% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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.

The citizens of Pasadena are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 16.08% of adults in Pasadena have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree

The per capita income in Pasadena in 2022 was $28,351, which is middle income relative to Texas, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $113,404 for a family of four. However, Pasadena contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Pasadena is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Pasadena home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Pasadena, accounting for 70.46% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Pasadena residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Pasadena include English, German, Irish, European, and Italian.

Pasadena also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 26.25%.

The most common language spoken in Pasadena is Spanish. Other important languages spoken here include English and Vietnamese.