Paradise, CA Demographic Data
Paradise, CA Summary
Paradise is located in Butte County in California
- Population: 26,176
- Area: 18.32 sq. miles
- Land Area: 18.31 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.01 sq. miles
- Population Density: 1,428.66 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 1,782.15 ft
- Time Zone: Pacific Standard Time (GMT -8)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Paradise, CA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
13,500
51%
50.8
Male
12,896
49%
49.2
Total Population
26,396
323,128,000
Paradise, CA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
1,026
3.9%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
1,143
4.3%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
1,352
5.1%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
1,164
4.4%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
1,846
7.0%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
2,714
10.3%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
2,419
9.2%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
3,255
12.3%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
2,381
9.0%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
2,476
9.4%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
3,477
13.2%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
1,972
7.5%
4.4
85 Years and Over
1,171
4.4%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
22,046
83.5%
77.2
Female
11,273
51.1%
51.3
Male
10,773
48.9%
48.7
21 Years and over
21,364
80.9%
73.1
62 Years and over
7,895
29.9%
18.8
65 Years and over
6,620
25.1%
15.2
Female
3,959
59.8%
55.8
Male
2,661
40.2%
44.2
Median Age (years)
50
0.0%
0.0
Paradise, CA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
25,216
95.5%
96.8
White
24,393
92.4%
72.6
Black or African American
23
0.1%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
383
1.5%
0.8
Asian
311
1.2%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
79
0.3%
1.3
Filipino
67
0.3%
0.9
Japanese
35
0.1%
0.2
Korean
50
0.2%
0.4
Vietnamese
80
0.3%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
106
0.4%
5.1
Two or More Races
1,180
4.5%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
1,839
7.0%
17.8
Mexican
1,296
4.9%
11.2
Puerto Rican
62
0.2%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
481
1.8%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
24,557
93.0%
82.2
Paradise, CA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
568
2.9%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
1,288
6.5%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
4,765
24.0%
27.2
Some college, no degree
6,431
32.4%
20.6
Associate's Degree
2,078
10.5%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
3,235
16.3%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
1,500
7.6%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
1,856
9.4%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
18,009
90.8%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
4,735
23.9%
31.2
Paradise, CA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
6,208
27.1%
33.7%
Now Married
10,563
46.2%
47.5
Divorced
3,367
14.7%
11.0%
Separated
467
2.0%
2.0
Widowed
2,270
9.9
5.8%
Paradise, CA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
24,106
95.0%
78.4%
Languages other than english
1,264
5.0%
21.6%
Spanish
663
2.6%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
328
1.3%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
263
1.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
10
0.0%
1.1%
Paradise, CA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
716
6.6%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
600
5.5%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
1,423
13.1%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
1,455
13.4%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
1,408
13.0%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
2,162
20.0%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
1,064
9.8%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
1,365
12.6%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
389
3.6%
5.8
$200,000 or more
245
2.3%
6.4
Median household income
47,533
57,617
Per capita income
26,914
31,128
Paradise, CA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
257
2.6%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
882
8.8%
9.8
Construction
579
5.8%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
3,433
34.2%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
557
5.6%
6.6
Information
248
2.5%
2.1
Manufacturing
517
5.2%
10.1
Other services except public administration
514
5.1%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
676
6.7%
11.4
Public administration
551
5.5%
4.6
Retail trade
1,319
13.2%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
304
3.0%
5.2
Wholesale trade
187
1.9%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
976
9.7%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
3,686
36.8%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
1,108
11.1%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
2,105
21.0%
23.3%
Service occupations
2,149
21.4%
18.1%
Paradise, CA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
9,841
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
7,617
77.4%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
1,022
10.4%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
251
2.6%
5.1
Walked
159
1.6%
2.7
Other means
90
0.9%
1.8
Worked at home
702
7.1%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
23.4
26.6
Paradise, CA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
609
5.6%
8.7
1 vehicles
3,436
31.7%
33.2
2 vehicles
4,244
39.2%
37.1
3 or more
2,538
23.4%
21.0
Paradise, CA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
10,827
87.0%
87.6
Owner Occupied
7,638
70.5%
63.1
Renter Occupied
3,189
29.5%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
1,621
13.0%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
3
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
6
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.3
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.6
0.0%
2.5
Paradise, CA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
12,448
1 room
287
2.3%
2.4
2 rooms
512
4.1%
2.7
3 rooms
939
7.5%
9.1
4 rooms
2,297
18.5%
16.5
5 rooms
3,203
25.7%
19.8
6 rooms
2,522
20.3%
17.8
7 rooms
1,247
10.0%
12.0
8 rooms
640
5.1%
8.6
9 rooms or more
801
6.4%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Paradise, CA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
12,448
1-unit, detached
9,159
73.6%
61.5
1-unit, attached
310
2.5%
5.9
2-units
294
2.4%
3.6
3 or 4 units
337
2.7%
4.4
5 to 9 units
89
0.7%
4.8
10 to 19 units
103
0.8%
4.4
20 or more units
378
3.0%
9.0
Mobile home
1,749
14.1%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
29
0.2%
0.1
Paradise, CA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
619
5.0%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
911
7.3%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
1,761
14.1%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
1,938
15.6%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
3,277
26.3%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
1,998
16.1%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
970
7.8%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
909
7.3%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
65
0.5%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Paradise, CA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
7,320
67.6%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
468
4.3%
4.7
Electricity
1,765
16.3%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
23
0.2%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
1,111
10.3%
1.9
Solar energy
27
0.2%
0.1
Other fuel
45
0.4%
0.5
No fuel used
68
0.6%
1.1
Paradise, CA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
4,586
47295100.0
Less than $500
87
1.9%
1.6%
$3,000 or more
180
3.9%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
246
5.4%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
535
11.7%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
867
18.9%
20.1%
$500 to $999
1,116
24.3%
20.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
1,555
33.9%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
1,451
32.3%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
694
15.5%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
660
14.7%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
421
9.4%
7.0%
35.0% or more
1,263
28.1%
21.3%
Not Computed
97
0.0%
0.0%
Paradise, CA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
2,940
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
60
2.0%
1.8%
$2,000 to $2,499
83
2.8%
4.4%
Less than $500
100
3.4%
10.7%
$1,500 to $1,999
228
7.8%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
979
33.3%
28.3%
$500 to $999
1,490
50.7%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
249
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
976
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
353
12.1%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
340
11.6%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
329
11.2%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
279
9.5%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
359
12.3%
9.0%
35.0% or more
1,267
43.3%
40.7%
Not Computed
262
0.0%
0.0%
Paradise, CA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
7,638
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
880
11.5%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
510
6.7%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
867
11.4%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
1,541
20.2%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
2,118
27.7%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
1,512
19.8%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
201
2.6%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
9
0.1%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
200,900
205,000