COMPARING TWO PLACES
Oroville vs Paradise
PLACE A
Oroville, Washington
VS
PLACE B
Paradise, Texas
Oroville is 140% larger than Paradise. Paradise earns more, with a median household income $42,864 higher.
OROVILLEPARADISEDIFFERENCE
Total population1,935807+140% vs Paradise
Population density1,145387+758
Population growth6.5%7.7%−1.2 pts
Median age49.331.6+17.7
Male54.8%55.2%−0.4 pts
Female45.2%44.8%+0.4 pts
Foreign-born22.6%3.2%+19.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic56.2%54.9%+1.3 pts
Black2.7%3.0%−0.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino24.0%40.2%−16.1 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other17.0%1.9%+15.1 pts
Median household income$39,755$82,619−$42,864
Per capita income$31,122$31,347−$225
Poverty rate26.9%8.8%+18.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5260.365+0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher8.5%22.2%−13.7 pts
Graduate degree1.8%5.3%−3.5 pts
Unemployment rate5.5%1.5%+4.0 pts
Labor force participation54.3%73.8%−19.5 pts
Median home value$175,200$319,600−$144,400
Median gross rent$738$1,781−$1,043
Owner-occupied62.2%88.3%−26.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate6.4%9.3%−2.9 pts
Rent-burdened households57.5%60.0%−2.5 pts
Average commute10.636.4−25.7
Worked from home10.7%15.6%−4.9 pts
Public transit to work3.9%0.0%+3.9 pts
Uninsured16.5%27.4%−10.9 pts
Population, 2000 – 2025