Race, Diversity, and Ethnicity in East Pasadena, CA

The map below shows majority race by area in East Pasadena, as self-identified on the US census. Darker shades indicate a larger racial majority in that neighborhood. This page also contains data and maps on East Pasadena racial diversity and diversity scores. Click here to scroll to diversity data.

East Pasadena, CA map of race and ethnicity
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Majority race by area

The majority race in East Pasadena overall is asian, making up 33.5% of residents. The next most-common racial group is hispanic at 32.9%. There are more asian people in the south areas of the city. People who identify as hispanic are most likely to be living in the north places. The data below shows how many people identify themselves as each of the following races, which most Americans base on their family's national origin:

Race in East Pasadena

 
Self-Identified Race
East Pasadena, CA Population
White
28.0%
Hispanic
32.9%
Black
2.9%
Asian
33.5%
Native American
0.0%
Other
2.8%
   

Diversity and Diversity Scores for East Pasadena, CA

The map below shows diversity in East Pasadena. Areas in green are more diverse, while areas in red are much less diverse. Diversity, in this case, means a mixture of people with different race and ethnicity living close to one another. For example, all-black and all-white areas in the city would both be considered lacking diversity.

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East Pasadena Diversity Score

70.0

More diverse than 99% of US cities

East Pasadena has a diversity score of 70.0: the chance, in percent, that two residents picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups, from ACS race counts. A place where everyone shares one group scores 0, and an even mix of the six groups in the chart above scores the maximum, 83.3. East Pasadena is much more diverse than other US cities, more diverse than 99% of them. Within East Pasadena's proper boundaries, the most diverse area is east East Pasadena, and the least diverse areas are in south East Pasadena.

Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from the U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2020-2024 5-year estimates (race and Hispanic origin); proprietary data mapping and analysis. Special thanks to the University of Virginia.