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Pasadena, Texas

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The 2000 Census showed that Pasadena had a population of 141,674 people.^<1> This represents 0.68% of the total population of Texas, making it the state's 15th most populous community.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. Other than 2000, the population counts have been estimated by the Census Bureau.

Year	Population	Change Since 2000	Year-to-Year Change
2008	146,439	+3.36%	+0.62% since 2007
2007	145,539	+2.73%	-1.02% since 2006
2006	147,039	+3.79%	+1.14% since 2005
2005	145,388	+2.62%	+0.11% since 2004
2004	145,223	+2.51%	+0.2% since 2003
2003	144,936	+2.3%
2002	144,832	+2.23%	+1.17% since 2001
2001	143,161	+1.05%	+1.05% since 2000
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2000	141,674	The Last Census

Below is a list of similarily sized communities (rank is based on the 2000 Census):

Rank	Community	Direction	Distance ^<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
12	Irving	NW	245 mi [394.3 km]	201,358	5.08% increase
13	Laredo	SW	300 mi [482.8 km]	221,659	25.53% increase
14	Amarillo	NW	545 mi [877 km]	187,236	7.84% increase
-15-	Pasadena			146,439	3.36% increase
16	Brownsville	SW	289 mi [465.1 km]	175,494	25.6% increase
17	Grand Prairie	NW	236 mi [379.8 km]	160,641	26.07% increase
18	Mesquite	N	230 mi [370.1 km]	132,123	6.1% increase

The city of Pasadena is located in Harris County and for a more general look at the area, please visit our Census Page for Harris County.

To learn more about neighboring communities, please visit the Neighborhood Page for Pasadena.

Pasadena had 50,367 Housing Units ^<3> at the time of the 2000 Census.

The 2000 Census shows that Pasadena has an area ^<4> of 44.16 square miles [114.4 km²].

Using the above population and land area values, Pasadena had a 2000 population density of 3,208 people per square mile [1,238 people/km²], making it the state's 37th most densely populated area.

Harris County

Pasadena is located in Harris County.

The county had a population of 3,413,931 people at the 2000 Census. With it's population of 141,674 people, Pasadena contained 4.15% of the Harris County total.

In addition, where the community of Pasadena has a population density of 3,208 people per square mile [1,238 people/km²], Harris County averages 1,974 people per square mile [762 people/km²].

For more information, please visit our Census Page for Harris County.

US Census QuickFacts

The Census Bureau has created documents containing demographic information called QuickFacts. Although they don't create QuickFacts for all communities, they do have one for Pasadena. Not only does the QuickFact have details about Pasadena, it also contains a comparison between Pasadena and the state of Texas.

Click here for the Pasadena QuickFact (QF-4856000).

A Census Quickfact is available for Harris County (QF-48201).

Below are QuickFacts for the counties that border Harris County.

County	Census QuickFact	Direction	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
Brazoria	QF-48039	S	301,044	23.82% increase
Chambers	QF-48071	E	29,356	12.2% increase
Fort Bend	QF-48157	SW	532,141	48.33% increase
Galveston	QF-48167	SE	288,239	14.97% increase
Liberty	QF-48291	NE	75,333	6.76% increase
Montgomery	QF-48339	N	429,953	44.6% increase
Waller	QF-48473	NW	35,995	9.61% increase

Miscellaneous Information

The Federal government has assigned identifying codes to each community, county and state. The following FIPS codes apply to Pasadena:

	State Code:	48 (Texas)
	County Code:	201 (Harris County)
	Place Code:	56000 (Pasadena)

	State & County Code:	48201 (Texas/Harris County)

	State & Place Code:	4856000 (Texas/Pasadena)

Pasadena is located in Census Region #3 (the South Region) and in Division #7 (the West South-Central Division).

For more information about various Federal Codes, please visit our Misc. Page for Pasadena.

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Footnotes

<1>	Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. - Return to Citation
<2>	Our distances are calculated as a straight-line (or point-to-point) distance between Pasadena and the indicated community. The distance should be treated as an estimate and not as the driving distance. - Return to Citation
<3>	A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live (whether occupied or temporarily vacant), such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway). - Return to Citation
<4>	The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Pasadena. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group. - Return to Citation


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