COMPARING TWO PLACES
Paradise vs Chico
PLACE A
Paradise, Texas
VS
PLACE B
Chico, Texas
Paradise is 28% smaller than Chico. Paradise earns more, with a median household income $6,880 higher. Paradise has grown faster since 2000 (8% vs -6%).
PARADISECHICODIFFERENCE
Total population8071,116−28% vs Chico
Population density387735−348
Population growth7.7%-5.6%+13.3 pts
Median age31.632.2−0.6
Male55.2%50.7%+4.5 pts
Female44.8%49.3%−4.5 pts
Foreign-born3.2%3.6%−0.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic54.9%77.0%−22.1 pts
Black3.0%3.2%−0.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino40.2%16.9%+23.3 pts
Asian0.0%0.5%−0.5 pts
Other1.9%2.4%−0.5 pts
Median household income$82,619$75,739+$6,880
Per capita income$31,347$26,154+$5,193
Poverty rate8.8%10.5%−1.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3650.359Even
Bachelor's degree or higher22.2%14.0%+8.2 pts
Graduate degree5.3%7.0%−1.7 pts
Unemployment rate1.5%14.7%−13.2 pts
Labor force participation73.8%65.4%+8.4 pts
Median home value$319,600$170,300+$149,300
Median gross rent$1,781$1,317+$464
Owner-occupied88.3%66.9%+21.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate9.3%13.7%−4.4 pts
Rent-burdened households60.0%34.2%+25.8 pts
Average commute36.426.5+9.9
Worked from home15.6%8.0%+7.6 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured27.4%20.0%+7.4 pts
Population, 2000 – 2025