91103 Zip Code Population and Demographics

In this article, we'll explore the population statistics for the zip code 91103, including popular demographics data like median age, number of households, household income, gender, employment and unemployment rates, occupations, religion, and more.

91103 is a zip code in Los Angeles County, California, which covers Pasadena, with a total population of 26,909 people.

We are using the latest American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year survey data from the US Census Bureau, which is accurate up to 2021.

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Population

There is a lot of data that lets us see how many people live in the 91103 zip code. The most basic data is the total population, which is the total number of people living in 91103.

The estimated population of people living in 91103 is 26,909, with a median age of 38.5.

We can look back at data from previous years to see how the population in the 91103 area has changed over the last 5 years.

Year Population Change 5-Year Change
2021
26,909
+0.27%
-5.37%
2020
26,837
 -2.97% -
2019
27,659
 -2.69% -
2018
28,425
 -0.04% -
2017
28,435
 - -

Population of 91103 by Race and Ethnicity

How much has the race and ethnicity of the population in the 91103 zip code changed? The US Census Bureau gives us a few defined types that the population is broken down into.

Let's look at the total numbers and also the change over the last 5 years.

Race 2021 2017 Change
White
20.3%
19.3%
 +5.18%
Black/African American
14.5%
17.3%
 -16.18%
Native
0.3%
0.2%
 +50.00%
Hispanic
51.1%
53.5%
 -4.49%
Asian
11%
7.5%
 +46.67%
Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
0%
0%
 0.00%
Two Or More Races
2.5%
1.9%
 +31.58%
Other
0.2%
0.2%
 0.00%

This data can be very important for anybody studying the 91103 zip for a number of reasons, including social and economic research, planning and development, and marketing to a multi-cultural population.

Note that the Native group includes both Native American and Alaskan Native people.

Population of 91103 by Age and Gender

We can also monitor the change of the age and gender in the 91103 zip code to track track trends in the population over time.

We can see how the population in 91103 has changed over the last 5 years by median age as a total, and also by male and female.

Year Total Male Female
2021 38.5 0% 37.1 -1.07% 40.1 0%
2020 38.5 +0.79% 37.5 +1.63% 40.1 +0.75%
2019 38.2 +3.8% 36.9 +2.5% 39.8 +5.01%
2018 36.8 +1.1% 36 +4.05% 37.9 -0.52%
2017 36.4 - 34.6 - 38.1 -

The median age of the 91103 zip gives you an idea of the age distribution, with half of the population being older than the median age and half being younger.

This can then be used to infer and compare against birth rates, parent ages, and more metrics to understand the population. For example, an increasing median age indicates an aging population in the 91103 area, which can be a sign of a declining population in terms of birth rates and workforce participation.

Age 2021 2017
(Years) Male Female Male Female
0 to 9 1,757 -28.67% 1,681 -12.73% 1,288 1,475
10 to 19 1,826 +6.25% 1,684 +0.64% 1,913 1,693
20 to 29 2,383 -25.41% 2,151 -2.72% 1,802 2,073
30 to 39 2,197 -20.55% 2,127 -9.62% 1,768 1,922
40 to 49 1,954 -7.09% 1,797 +2.5% 1,819 1,821
50 to 59 1,756 -13.4% 1,694 +8.19% 1,529 1,833
60 to 69 1,166 +15.05% 1,521 +0.58% 1,344 1,527
70+ 1,021 +6.37% 1,720 +17.28% 1,075 2,027

Median Household Income

The latest median household income for the 91103 zip code is $73,705.00.

In simple terms, the median income is the middle income of a group of people. Half of the people in the group make more than the median income, and half make less.

The median income is a good indicator of the overall income of a group of people, and can be used to compare against other metrics such as the average income, per capita income, and more.

Median Income by Age

We can also look at the median income by age to see how the median income varies by age, and how it compares to the overall median income for 91103.

  • Under 25
    $42,159.00
  • 25 to 44
    $85,685.00
  • 45 to 64
    $76,437.00
  • 65 and over
    $51,632.00

Average Household Income

Whenever we ask what is the average household income in the 91103 zip code, we are actually talking about the mean household income.

This is calculated by adding up all the incomes of all the households in 91103, and then dividing that number by the total number of households.

This is a good way to get a general idea of the average income of a group of people, but it can be skewed by a very high or very low incomes.

The average household income of 91103 is currently $113,673.00.

In terms of accurately summarizing income at a geographic level, the median income is a better metric than the average income because it isn't affected by a small number of very high or very low incomes.

If you had an area where the average income was greater than the median, it can mean that there is significant income inequality, with income being concentrated in a small number of wealthy households.

14.29% of households in 91103 are classed as high income households (making $200,000+ per year).

Household Income Tiers

The US Census Bureau divides households into income tiers based on the median income for the area. This is a good way to compare the income of 91103 against other zip codes.

  • Less than $24,999
    24.10%
  • $25,000 to $49,999
    13.40%
  • $50,000 to $74,999
    13.53%
  • $75,000 to $99,999
    10.88%
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    16.01%
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    7.78%
  • $200,000 or more
    14.29%

Per Capita Income

The per capita income in 91103 is $37,741.00.

Per capita income is the average income of a person in a given area. It is calculated by dividing the total income of 91103 by the total population of 91103.

This is different from the average or mean income because it includes and accounts for all people living in the 91103 area, including people like children, the elderly, unemployed people, retired people, and more.

Education Levels

We can also look at the education levels in 91103 to see how many people have a high school degree, a bachelor's degree, or a graduate degree.

Educational attainment is a good indicator of the overall education level of a population, and can be used to compare against other metrics such as the average income, per capita income, and more to see how education levels affect income, unemployment rates, and more.

  • Master's degree or higher
    17.12%
  • Bachelor's degree
    34.38%
  • Some college or associate's degree
    8.22%
  • High school diploma or equivalent
    36.53%
  • Less than high school diploma
    3.75%

Employment

Employment rates are all based around the total population in 91103 that are over the age of 16.

Currently, the total population of the 91103 zip over the age of 16 is 21,909.

Of those people, a total of 60.90% are working or actively looking for work. This is called the labor force participation rate.

The participation rate is a useful market measure because it shows the relative amount of labor resources available to the economy.

The employment to total population rate in 91103 is 57.40%.

Employment by Age

We can look at the employment rates by age to see how it compares to the overall employment rate. Here's how that breaks down for the 91103 zip code.

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
16 to 19 years 1,369 20.10% 0.00%
20 to 24 years 1,764 74.30% 9.00%
25 to 29 years 2,111 75.70% 10.30%
30 to 34 years 1,887 84.50% 7.80%
35 to 44 years 3,856 83.20% 4.60%
45 to 54 years 3,288 78.30% 2.10%
55 to 59 years 1,661 62.00% 1.70%
60 to 64 years 1,585 56.50% 10.80%
65 to 74 years 2,301 32.90% 2.80%
75 years and over 2,087 4.30% 0.00%

Employment by Race

Another very interesting employment statistic we can look at is the employment and unemployment rates by race in 91103. The table below shows the rates for each of the ethnicity groups types defined by the US Census Bureau (which we mentioned earlier in this article).

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
White 7,727 64.10% 3.90%
Black or African American 3,576 47.10% 21.40%
American Indian and Alaska Native 129 60.50% 0.00%
Asian 2,412 56.80% 1.70%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 19 100.00% 0.00%
Other 6,620 64.60% 2.60%
Two or more races 1,426 66.90% 5.50%
Hispanic or Latino 10,654 64.50% 2.60%
Not Hispanic or Latino 4,787 64.30% 5.20%

Occupations

In this section we can look at the most common occupations for people living in the 91103 area as well as the gender breakdown and earnings of them.

The total population of civilian employees that are 16 years old or older in 91103 is 12,586, with median earnings of $33,886.00.

Women in 91103 are earning approximately 89.60% of the men's earnings.

Population Earnings
Total 12,586 $33,886.00
Male 6,584 $36,047.00
Female 6,002 $32,308.00

Occupations by Category

In the table below, we can break down the population and earnings for 91103 even further by occupation. The list of occupation categories below will show you how many people are employed in each category and the median earnings of each profession.

Occupation Employed Earnings
Management 956 $87,273.00
Business and Financial 692 $84,518.00
Computer and Mathematical 305 $68,875.00
Architecture and Engineering 178 $142,500.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 192 $67,344.00
Community and Social Service 285 $60,685.00
Legal 437 $99,107.00
Educational and Library 839 $53,850.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 673 $67,173.00
Healthcare Practitioners 609 $63,692.00
Healthcare Support 510 $21,940.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 254 $24,400.00
Law Enforcement 37 $0.00
Food Preparation and Serving 1,047 $20,413.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 1,406 $21,966.00
Personal Care and Service 221 $14,740.00
Sales 1,076 $21,279.00
Office and Administrative Support 1,301 $24,968.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 0 $0.00
Construction and Extraction 578 $31,983.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 130 $26,275.00
Production 399 $31,399.00
Transportation and Material Moving 338 $25,038.00

Occupations by Gender

Now we can also look at the occupations by category for 91103 when it is broken down by male and female.

This lets us see how many male and females work in each occupation, the median earnings, and the male to female ratio of earnings for 91103.

That last metric is important because it can be used to look at the gender pay gap between men and women.

Occupation Male Female
Population Earnings Population Earnings
Management 628 $106,103.00 328 $85,833.00
Business and Financial 326 $84,485.00 366 $84,565.00
Computer and Mathematical 270 $67,321.00 35 $132,250.00
Architecture and Engineering 169 $142,888.00 9 $0.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 40 $79,643.00 152 $65,556.00
Community and Social Service 104 $115,250.00 181 $43,365.00
Legal 238 $113,750.00 199 $98,393.00
Educational and Library 318 $44,324.00 521 $54,850.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 376 $59,000.00 297 $74,950.00
Healthcare Practitioners 132 $128,696.00 477 $57,039.00
Healthcare Support 80 $25,385.00 430 $21,866.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 151 $23,450.00 103 $63,220.00
Law Enforcement 0 $0.00 37 $0.00
Food Preparation and Serving 712 $22,391.00 335 $14,485.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 842 $25,632.00 564 $20,438.00
Personal Care and Service 36 $19,167.00 185 $12,986.00
Sales 395 $36,607.00 681 $19,104.00
Office and Administrative Support 408 $22,641.00 893 $26,575.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 0 $0.00 0 $0.00
Construction and Extraction 555 $32,478.00 23 $0.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 130 $26,275.00 0 $0.00
Production 318 $31,845.00 81 $14,219.00
Transportation and Material Moving 288 $24,707.00 50 $53,864.00

Households and Family Size

A household is defined by the US Census Bureau as a group of people who occupy a housing unit. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, group of rooms, or single room occupied as separate living quarters.

There are currently 8,480 households in 91103, with an average household size of 3.04 people.

A family is defined as a group of two or more people related by birth, marriage, or adoption who live together in the same household.

There are 5,614 families living in the 91103 zip code with an average family size of 3.69 people.

Households by Marital Status

The four categories of household by marital status are:

  • Married-couple family
  • Male householder with no spouse present
  • Female household with no spouse present
  • Nonfamily household

The table below shows the total number of households and families, with the average sizes of each, that live in 91103:

Married Male Female Nonfamily
Total Households 3,472 520 1,622 2,866
Average Household Size 3.92 4.16 3.7 1.4
Total Families 3,472 520 1,622 0
Average Household Size 3.81 3.6 3.46 0

Poverty

Of the 5,614 families living in 91103, 13.10% are considered to be below the poverty threshold.

The table below shows the latest poverty thresholds in 91103:

Household Size Poverty Threshold
1 Person $14,580.00
2 People $19,720.00
3 People $24,860.00
4 People $30,000.00
5 People $35,140.00
6 People $40,280.00
7 People $45,420.00
8 People $50,560.00

Housing

There are 9,258 housing units in 91103.

The table below shows the split between occupied and vacant units:

Total Percentage
Occupied 8,480 91.60%
Vacant 778 8.40%

47.43% of the total 9,258 housing units in 91103 are rental units. This is approximately 4,391 properties.

For owner-occupied housing units, a total of 3,847 are occupied by the owner - or 41.55% of the total.

Rental Rates

The median rent for a property in 91103 is $1,690.00.

In the chart below, we can look at the number of rental properties in 91103 that fall into a particular rent range. These can then be used to compare with other areas, or to see how they have changed over time.

  • No rent paid
    242
  • Less than $500
    544
  • $500 to $999
    377
  • $1,000 to $1,499
    886
  • $1,500 to $1,999
    1,024
  • $2,000 to $2,499
    867
  • $2,500 to $2,999
    308
  • $3,000 or more
    385

Property Value

The median value of a property in 91103 is $780,200.00.

Just like with rental rates, we can look at the number of properties in 91103 that fall into a particular value range.

  • Less than $50,000
    8
  • $50,000 to $99,999
    0
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    34
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    0
  • $200,000 to $299,999
    49
  • $300,000 to $499,999
    446
  • $500,000 to $999,999
    2,141
  • $1,000,000 or more
    1,169

Property Age

We can also look at the age of properties in 91103. The chart below shows the number of properties in 91103 that fall into a particular age range.

  • 1939 or earlier
    3,040
  • 1940 to 1949
    948
  • 1950 to 1959
    947
  • 1960 to 1969
    1,195
  • 1970 to 1979
    1,134
  • 1980 to 1989
    690
  • 1990 to 1999
    600
  • 2000 to 2009
    429
  • 2010 to 2013
    275
  • 2014 or later
    0

Vehicles per Household

The number of vehicles available per household can be a good indicator of the level of affluence in an area. The chart below shows the number of households in 91103 that have a particular number of vehicles available.

  • No vehicles available
    1,093
  • 1 vehicle available
    2,447
  • 2 vehicles available
    2,945
  • 3 or more vehicles available
    1,995

Commuting to Work

In this section, we can also look at how people in 91103 get to work. The chart below shows the number of people in 91103 that commute to work in a particular way.

27.9 minutes is the average travel time to work for people in 91103.

These commute times can be compared to other date like income and educational levels to see how they relate to each other and if there are any trends in the data that might suggest a correlation.

  • Less than 5 minutes
    122
  • 5 to 9 minutes
    769
  • 10 to 14 minutes
    1,858
  • 15 to 19 minutes
    1,790
  • 20 to 24 minutes
    1,204
  • 25 to 29 minutes
    384
  • 30 to 34 minutes
    1,859
  • 35 to 39 minutes
    282
  • 40 to 44 minutes
    593
  • 45 to 59 minutes
    918
  • 60 to 89 minutes
    957
  • 90 or more minutes
    296

Summary

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