COMPARING TWO PLACES
Bucks Lake vs Paradise
PLACE A
Bucks Lake, California
VS
PLACE B
Paradise, Texas
Bucks Lake is 98% smaller than Paradise. Paradise earns more, with a median household income $26,369 higher. Bucks Lake has grown faster since 2000 (120% vs 8%).
BUCKS LAKEPARADISEDIFFERENCE
Total population20807−98% vs Paradise
Population density2387−385
Population growth120.0%7.7%+112.3 pts
Median age41.731.6+10.1
Male0.0%55.2%−55.2 pts
Female100.0%44.8%+55.2 pts
Foreign-born0.0%3.2%−3.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic100.0%54.9%+45.1 pts
Black0.0%3.0%−3.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%40.2%−40.2 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other0.0%1.9%−1.9 pts
Median household income$56,250$82,619−$26,369
Per capita income$23,571$31,347−$7,776
Poverty rate0.0%8.8%−8.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)–0.365–
Bachelor's degree or higher0.0%22.2%−22.2 pts
Graduate degree0.0%5.3%−5.3 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%1.5%−1.5 pts
Labor force participation100.0%73.8%+26.2 pts
Median home value$225,000$319,600−$94,600
Median gross rent$0$1,781−$1,781
Owner-occupied100.0%88.3%+11.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate89.5%9.3%+80.2 pts
Rent-burdened households–60.0%–
Average commute–36.4–
Worked from home0.0%15.6%−15.6 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured0.0%27.4%−27.4 pts
Population, 2000 – 2024