Pasadena's 26,939 people 65 and older, ZIP by ZIP
In the six ZIP codes, 17.8 percent of people are 65 or older: 26,939 out of 151,001. The countywide share is 15.2 percent. The share varies a lot from one ZIP code to the next. Around the Arroyo, in 91105, it reaches 27.6 percent, with a median age of 47.6 and a median household income of $156,791. East Pasadena's 91107 has 7,313 people 65 or older, 22.6 percent of the ZIP. Near the colleges, in 91106, the share drops to 11.6 percent. Downtown, in 91101, the median age is 36.5, and owners live in only 15.2 percent of occupied homes. In all six ZIP codes together, owners live in 28,319 of the 63,192 occupied homes, or 44.8 percent. Of Pasadenans 5 and older, 57.0 percent speak only English at home and 23.5 percent speak Spanish. Another 6.1 percent speak Chinese, rising to 10.6 percent in 91107. And 5.5 percent speak a language in the group the Census calls other Indo-European, which includes Armenian and Persian. Lara can do the entire review in Spanish. Every figure here is a Census Bureau estimate from the 2020 to 2024 American Community Survey. For the 65 and older counts, we totaled the survey's age brackets.
Huntington, and the hospitals past the city line
Huntington Hospital, at 100 W California Blvd, is the one general hospital inside Pasadena, and California licenses it for 493 beds. Las Encinas, on Del Mar, is a psychiatric hospital, not a general one. General hospitals in neighboring cities include USC Arcadia Hospital (300 W Huntington Dr, 348 beds), Adventist Health Glendale (1509 E Wilson Terrace, 415) and USC Verdugo Hills Hospital (1812 Verdugo Blvd, 110). Kaiser Foundation Hospital Los Angeles, at 4867 Sunset Blvd, is licensed for 492, and except in an emergency it is open only to Kaiser members. The county hospital, Los Angeles General Medical Center at 2051 Marengo St, is licensed for 572. We read the bed counts in the state's licensing records in September 2026. Huntington, USC, Adventist and Kaiser are four separate systems. With Medicare Advantage, the medical group behind your doctor often decides which hospital you use. A plan built around a group in Arcadia or Glendale may steer you there rather than to Huntington. Two plans sold under one insurer's name may use different groups, and the contracts get renegotiated from one year to the next. That is why, before you enroll, Lara searches each plan she compares for Huntington, or whichever hospital you count on, and for your doctors and pharmacy. Every fall, when the new plan details come out, she looks again.
The Arroyo, downtown, and families from Altadena
In 91105, around the Arroyo, more than one person in four is 65 or older, and a review there often starts with a plan you or a parent has had for years. The question is whether a Medicare Supplement or a $0 premium Medicare Advantage plan fits better now. A Supplement has a monthly premium, but your costs are easier to predict. A Medicare Advantage plan can work well if its medical group includes your doctors. If you own your home, Lara can also talk with you about long term care in a separate conversation, not during the Medicare review. That talk is about paying for care if you ever need it, and what happens to the house under Medi-Cal's rules. Downtown, where most households rent, and in 91106 near the colleges, the questions tend to be about signing up for the first time. You may be able to hold off on Part B if you turn 65 while still working and on the health plan of an employer with 20 or more employees. If money is tight, ask about Extra Help, which helps with Part D drug costs when income and resources are limited. If you have Medi-Cal too, a Dual Eligible Special Needs Plan is another option. Lara can screen you for both in a few minutes. Since the Eaton Fire in January 2025, some Altadena families have been living in Pasadena. A permanent move outside your plan's service area opens a Special Enrollment Period, a window to pick a new plan. Lara can tell you where your plan stands, and the Altadena page goes into more detail.
Medicare Advantage across Los Angeles County in 2027
About 57 percent of Los Angeles County's 1.7 million Medicare beneficiaries are enrolled in Medicare Advantage or another Medicare health plan (CMS, May 2026). The county has 70 Medicare Advantage plans open to general enrollment in 2027, plus 54 Special Needs Plans, and 60 of the 70 charge a $0 monthly plan premium (CMS 2027 Landscape file). What varies far more is the out of pocket maximum, the most you pay in a year for covered care in network: our analysis of the same file puts the average at $2,232 and the median at $1,500, with a range from $199 to $9,850.
Lara is a licensed insurance agent. Insurance companies pay her when you enroll, so her help costs you nothing and your premium is the same with or without her.
How Lara is paidIndependent Medicare help in Pasadena
Goulson Insurance Services Inc. is an independent insurance agency, and our agents work as licensed brokers for Pasadena families. No single insurance company employs us or decides what we recommend, so the comparison starts with your doctors, your prescriptions and your budget. We put Medicare Advantage, Medicare Supplement and Part D plans from several carriers side by side, and you enroll only if one fits. The agency holds CA license 6020069, Lara Goulson holds CA license 0E69969, and we work in English, Spanish and Hebrew.
Beyond the Medicare comparison
Lara can also help with life insurance, long term care and final expense coverage. She takes each one up in a separate conversation, never during a Medicare appointment. If a plan denies a claim after you enroll, she will join you on the call to the plan. She will also phone your doctor's office with you, or go over a bill that looks wrong.
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