1 census tracts · pop 1,386 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6.7/10
· range 6.7–6.7
Old Pasadena is a one-tract quarter of Pasadena, CA and houses 1,386 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 6.7/10, in the Elevated tier. 40% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate.
Against a Pasadena baseline of 31.5%, 73% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line. What pushes the score up most is tenant-organizing strength at 9.5/10.
Running cool is economic stress, at 1.1/10. 3.6% of adults report being unable to pay a utility bill, below a 9.2% national figure. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two.
4.0% of adults carry no health insurance against 11.3% nationally, a common route into sudden unpayable debt. At $2,536 a month, rents sit 12% over what the rest of Pasadena commands. That places it #6 of 7 neighborhoods in Pasadena.
At 11% renter-occupied, this is predominantly owner territory, and rental comps have to be drawn from further out. The closest comparables inside the same city are Lamanda Park and Madison Heights. Poverty sits at 4%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.
Annual rent works out to 24% of average household income of $126,250.
One tract means one number: 6.7/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
6.7
Elevated
1 tracts · population-weighted
Old Pasadena vs PasadenaHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority61%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport21%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Old Pasadena
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
7.7%Housing insecurity
3.6%Utility shutoff threat
8.1%Food insecurity
6.9%SNAP enrollment
4.0%No health insurance
25.7%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Old Pasadena
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Old Pasadena?
Old Pasadena scores 6.7/10 (Elevated tier) across 1 census tracts. The pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income and poverty signals.
Q2
How does Old Pasadena compare to Pasadena overall?
Old Pasadena scores 1.4 points lower than Pasadena overall (8.1/10). Renters spend 73% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $2,536 vs $2,265.
Q3
What is the average rent in Old Pasadena?
Average gross rent in Old Pasadena eviction risk is $2,536/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 73% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Old Pasadena residents are renters?
11% of Old Pasadena households are renter-occupied (vs 57% in Pasadena). The neighborhood has 1,386 residents.
Q5
Is Old Pasadena a high social-vulnerability area?
Old Pasadena sits in the 27th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
How safe is Old Pasadena for landlords?
Old Pasadena eviction risk carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6.7/10). Pop-weighted across 1 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Pasadena as a whole (8.1/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Old Pasadena?
Old Pasadena has 1,344 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (53.8%), Hispanic / Latino (19.6%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (14.6%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
