COMPARING TWO PLACES
Meadow Valley vs Paradise
PLACE A
Meadow Valley, California
VS
PLACE B
Paradise, Texas
Meadow Valley is 55% smaller than Paradise. Paradise earns more, with a median household income $21,295 higher. Paradise has grown faster since 2000 (8% vs -2%).
MEADOW VALLEYPARADISEDIFFERENCE
Total population363807−55% vs Paradise
Population density43387−344
Population growth-2.4%7.7%−10.1 pts
Median age61.731.6+30.1
Male54.3%55.2%−0.9 pts
Female45.7%44.8%+0.9 pts
Foreign-born1.9%3.2%−1.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic94.8%54.9%+39.9 pts
Black3.3%3.0%+0.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.9%40.2%−38.3 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other0.0%1.9%−1.9 pts
Median household income$61,324$82,619−$21,295
Per capita income$42,627$31,347+$11,280
Poverty rate0.0%8.8%−8.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3970.365+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher19.4%22.2%−2.9 pts
Graduate degree14.7%5.3%+9.4 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%1.5%−1.5 pts
Labor force participation31.5%73.8%−42.3 pts
Median home value$306,400$319,600−$13,200
Median gross rent$1,168$1,781−$613
Owner-occupied64.0%88.3%−24.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate46.4%9.3%+37.1 pts
Rent-burdened households53.7%60.0%−6.3 pts
Average commute23.236.4−13.2
Worked from home50.0%15.6%+34.4 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured4.7%27.4%−22.7 pts
Population, 2000 – 2024