Pasadena is a medium-sized coastal town (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of Maryland. With a population of 32,979 people and 14 associated neighborhoods, Pasadena is the 35th largest community in Maryland. Pasadena has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Pasadena, where the median household income is $119,393.00.

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.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 19.10% 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.

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

In Pasadena, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 30.76 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

The education level of Pasadena citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (21.84%): 35.11% of adults in Pasadena have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Pasadena in 2022 was $52,442, which is middle income relative to Maryland, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $209,768 for a family of four.

Pasadena is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Pasadena home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. 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 German, Irish, English, Polish, and Italian.

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