COMPARING TWO PLACES
Corning vs Paradise
PLACE A
Corning, Ohio
VS
PLACE B
Paradise, Texas
Corning is 40% smaller than Paradise. Paradise earns more, with a median household income $51,786 higher. Paradise has grown faster since 2000 (8% vs -16%).
CORNINGPARADISEDIFFERENCE
Total population485807−40% vs Paradise
Population density1,128387+741
Population growth-16.3%7.7%−24.0 pts
Median age34.231.6+2.6
Male45.1%55.2%−10.1 pts
Female54.9%44.8%+10.1 pts
Foreign-born0.0%3.2%−3.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic94.2%54.9%+39.3 pts
Black0.4%3.0%−2.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%40.2%−40.2 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other5.4%1.9%+3.5 pts
Median household income$30,833$82,619−$51,786
Per capita income$17,510$31,347−$13,837
Poverty rate45.9%8.8%+37.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4440.365+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher4.1%22.2%−18.1 pts
Graduate degree0.4%5.3%−4.9 pts
Unemployment rate4.3%1.5%+2.9 pts
Labor force participation46.8%73.8%−27.0 pts
Median home value$59,100$319,600−$260,500
Median gross rent$831$1,781−$950
Owner-occupied68.6%88.3%−19.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate15.7%9.3%+6.3 pts
Rent-burdened households52.5%60.0%−7.5 pts
Average commute33.836.4−2.6
Worked from home0.0%15.6%−15.6 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured2.6%27.4%−24.8 pts
Population, 2000 – 2025