Altadena is a medium-sized town located in the state of California. With a population of 42,846 people and eight associated neighborhoods, Altadena is the 208th largest community in California.

Altadena home prices are not only among the most expensive in California, but Altadena real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.

Of important note, Altadena is also a town of artists. Altadena has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Altadena’s character.

Also of interest is that Altadena has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

A relatively large number of people in Altadena telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 20.24% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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.

In addition, Altadena is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates", which are people who are not only wealthy and employed in professional occupations, but highly educated to boot. Urban sophisticates have urbane tastes - whether they reside in a big or small city, a suburb, or a little town. Urban sophisticates support bookstores, quality clothing stores, enjoy luxury travel, and in big cities, they are truly the patrons of the arts, attending and supporting institutions such as opera, symphony, ballet, and theatre.

If knowledge is power, Altadena is a pretty powerful place. 52.51% of the adults in Altadena have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns.

The per capita income in Altadena in 2022 was $61,334, which is wealthy relative to California and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $245,336 for a family of four. However, Altadena contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Altadena is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Altadena home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Altadena residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Altadena also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 26.93% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Altadena include German, English, Irish, Armenian, and Italian.

In addition, Altadena has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (21.40%).

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