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 5,319 people and two associated neighborhoods, South Pasadena is the 276th largest community in Florida.

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

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 13.56% 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.

South 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 terms of college education, South Pasadena is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 21.84% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 31.72% of adults in South Pasadena have a college degree.

The per capita income in South Pasadena in 2022 was $46,038, which is upper middle income relative to Florida, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $184,152 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 Irish, German, English, Italian, and French.

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