South Pasadena is a somewhat small coastal city (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of Florida. With a population of 5,288 people and two associated neighborhoods, South Pasadena is the 276th largest community in Florida.South Pasadena is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 90.74% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, South Pasadena is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in South Pasadena who work in teaching (17.41%), office and administrative support (14.95%), and sales jobs (13.40%). Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 21.57% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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. One of the nice things about South Pasadena is that it is nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Because of this, visitors and locals will often go to these areas to take in the scenery or to enjoy waterfront activities. Being a small city, South Pasadena does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The education level of South Pasadena citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (21.84%): 34.78% of adults in South Pasadena have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in South Pasadena in 2022 was $48,948, which is upper middle income relative to Florida, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $195,792 for a family of four. However, South Pasadena contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. South Pasadena is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call South Pasadena home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of South Pasadena residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in South Pasadena include German, English, Irish, Italian, and French. The most common language spoken in South Pasadena is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.
